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Florida communities aim to get youth "Ready by 21"

Florida communities aim to get youth "Ready by 21"

Are you concerned about your child’s future? Well no need to worry, because six leaders from Florida communities have accepted a challenge from a nonprofit organization to help build new ways to get the youth “Ready by 21” for college, careers, and life.

New AP STEM courses hitting Hillsborough high schools next Fall

New AP STEM courses hitting Hillsborough high schools next Fall

Tampa, Florida--  Hillsborough County students can look forward to a wider selection of Advanced Placement courses at 11 high schools this coming fall.

According to Hillsborough Public Schools reps, the schools were selected to participate in the College Board's new AP STEM Access Porgram, designed to increase the number of female and minority students who enroll in the courses nationwide. 

Pregnant silky shark makes it's way to MOSI in Tampa!

Pregnant silky shark makes it's way to MOSI in Tampa!

Tampa, Florida, – Sea Monsters Revealed, the most comprehensive and interactive exhibition on the magic of the deep sea, will reveal another mystery of the ocean this Thursday, May 23, at 5 p.m., when a pregnant shark will arrive at MOSI.. 

Sign up for Summer camps

Sign up for Summer camps

Hillsborough County, Florida -- Take advantage of the many parks of Hillsborough County and sign you child up for County Park Summer Camp!

Registration is now open for camps that will run from June 17 to August 9. The cost for traditional day camps, per two-week sessions is $76 and income-based discounts are available. 

Camps include:

Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation Opens at Busch Gardens

Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation Opens at Busch Gardens

Tampa, Florida -- Busch Gardens® Tampa's newest live stage show "Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation" premieres this Saturday, May 18 in Stanleyville Theater. Guests will party along the characters from DreamWorks Animation's hit Madagascar franchise, including Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo and King Julien on a vacation adventure at Busch Gardens Tampa.

"How Do Dinosaurs Play?"- a part of MOSI's Summer Science Camps

"How Do Dinosaurs Play?"- a part of MOSI's Summer Science Camps

Tampa, Florida-- Go on a dino egg hunt, play T-rex Twister, and learn to roar like a  Parasaurolophus. Stomp, chomp and swish your tail as we find out what makes dinosaurs so cool!

 

It's all part of MOSI's "How do Dinosaurs Play?" two-day camps held July 15th and 17th or July 16th and 18th for two and three year-olds:

Two-day, 'Three Little Pigs' camps at MOSI

Two-day, 'Three Little Pigs' camps at MOSI

Tampa, Florida-- Can you make your house “wolf proof”? Build with sticks, stones, and straw, and have fun blowing it down. Use other silly building materials to make your house too– even edible materials!

It's all part of MOSI's Three Little Pigs two-day camps held July 29 and 31 for two and three year-olds: