The Tampa Museum of Art’s Architecture project is providing APT 8th grade students the opportunity to become architects. The students will create and design “the new museum.”


Our students will explore the current museum, walk a behind the scenes tour, discover the interior and exterior of a museum, and experience a first peek at the new museum design and location.






The museum will showcase student created museum architectural models at a Student Fair in October. APCT is thrilled to have the Tampa Museum of Art as a new community partner.

Academy Prep is Chosen for Computer Mentor Group’s Annual
"Back-2-School" Computer Giveaway

Computer Mentors Group has embarked on a collaborative effort with Microsoft Corporation to provide free computers Academy Prep students who attend its annual "Back-to-School Computer Giveaway."

Volunteers and staff will distribute about 100 computer systems between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 15th, at the Computer Mentors office at 2802 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in East Tampa. Each of the computers will include a monitor, keyboard, mouse and modem, and installed with the latest Microsoft software including Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office 2007 Professional, and Microsoft Student 2007.

"We can’t think of a better way of pushing forward our mission to provide computers, training, information access and life skill development, than to adopt these students at Academy Prep," said Ralph Smith executive director of Computer Mentors. "We are confident that these acts of kindness will encourage and better prepare these students for the economic, educational and social opportunities that await them."

"It’s the great support that we received from Microsoft Corporation and Hobbs Family Foundation that has allowed us to bless this school with such a generous gift," Smith said.

Also new to the giveaway this year is the Florida Consortium of Information and Telecommunications Executives (CITE). These supporters of Academy Prep are one of the most widely recognized employee resource groups within Verizon Communications. CITE Florida and Microsoft volunteers will be present to on giveaway day to assist the families on an as-need basis for additional instruction.

Thank you
Computer Mentors, Microsoft, the Hobbs Family Foundation and Verizon CITE!

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