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Well... Ian made his visit to Florida, largely sparring Greater Fort Lauderdale. But Naples and Sarasota, not so much. Schools and businesses were closed the last couple of days but there's still lot's to do this weekend. At least we aren't getting the 12-18 inches of September snow that is forecast for the Midwest later today โ ๐ฑ
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If you've stayed with us this far, you know by now that this newsletter is created and sponsored by Acton Academy Fort Lauderdale. What you MIGHT NOT KNOW however, is why Acton is different.
There are a bunch of AMAZING microschools in South Florida, and powered by some of the most AMAZING educators you will ever meet. Shiren Rattigan at Colossal Academy is one of those workhorses. Whatever she is eating, we need to order up to get energy like that!
But what if you COULDN'T rely on rockstar educators to orchestrate the magic? THAT's what makes Acton different. Making up 2/3rds of the microschool marketplace nationwide, the Acton Network of schools started over a dozen years ago, by turning the traditional school model (NO TEACHERS and NO ANSWERING QUESTIONS) upside down.
Here's how it is different:
Here are some interesting stats about the Greater Fort Lauderdale area (courtesy of Visit Lauderdale).
Did you know that our beloved "Venice of America" includes:
๐ 24 miles of beaches
๐ 300 miles of waterways
๐ 1.8 million people
๐ 31 municipalities
๐ 147 different languages
๐ 38,000+ hotel rooms not counting Airbnbโs
๐ 14 new properties since 2021
๐ Worlds second biggest international boat show
๐ 1.3 billion expansion of convention center to attract major industry events
๐ Record breaking hotel revenue ($1.3b in 2021)
Last weekend you might have visited the Flamingo Market at Tarpon River Brewing, and picked up some vintage vinyl records. You might have even impressed the younger members of the family who have never seen you spin the vinyl before (let alone cassette mix-tapes, or even 8-Tracks).
Want to impress them even more? Share this curious website that details how a record player works by looking at the vinyl record grooves at a microscopic level. Super cool!
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And most importantly, what FTL businesses and experiences should we be highlighting?
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Thursday, May 16th - 2024 - Whew! What a week. Last weekend the Children's Business Fair. This year we finished our standardized testing at the school (the only tests we take all year). And getting this week's newsletter out a couple of days late. But there is still a basket of goodies below ๐ Big heartfelt thanks to the sponsors of this year's Fort Lauderdale Children's Business Fair. Our sponsors Museum of Discovery & Science, Yacht Sales International, Heal The Planet, Munive Yachting, the...
Tuesday, May 7th - 2024 - If you've read the FFFTL newsletter before, you know that the upcoming Children's Business Fair is one of our big events each year. All year long we share ALL the cool things happening in the Greater Fort Lauderdale area. But on Saturday, we play hosts to the COOLEST event in town! ๐ We want to share a big shout-out to the Museum of Discovery & Science, Yacht Sales International, Heal The Planet, Munive Yachting, the Downtown Development Authority, Ben Sorensen...
Hello Reader; You are receiving this email because you and your child were accepted for the Children's Business Fair on Saturday, May 11th. This is one of a series of emails we will be sending in preparation for the big event. Please do not unsubscribe as you may miss key notifications in the follow-up emails for this event or others in the future. With just a week to go until the big event, here are two things we need your help with for the big day: PLEASE INVITE 10 PEOPLE to come out...