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Civically Relevant Experiences for Students & Teachers (CREST)

CREST programs provide opportunities to explore local industries and potential career paths to engage in a safe space about community issues and to collaborate on finding solutions to real world problems. Civically Relevant Experiences for Students & Teachers strive to provide engaging, hands-on experiences outside of the classroom that provide Broward County Public Schools teachers and students with tools for meaningful engagement with the community. 

OUR MISSION

To inspire minds to think, learn, and grow while helping to better the future through community-based and civic-minded educational programming.

BCPS CREST

"Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Let me do and I understand." - Confucius

Civically Relevant Experiences for Students and Teachers (CREST) strives to provide engaging, hands-on experiences, outside of the classroom, that provide Broward Public Schools teachers and students with tools for meaningful engagement with the community.

CREST programs provide opportunities to:

  • Explore local industries and potential career paths
  • Engage in a safe space about community issues
  • Collaborate on finding solutions to real-world problems

BCPS CREST is actively seeking community businesses and/or organizations to partner with our schools to provide mentorship opportunities, hands-on skills training, and soft skills experience to succeed in any career.

CREST was formerly known as LEEO

Constitution Day 2026

A group of students poses behind a wooden courtroom bench in the foreground, with a wood-paneled wall and a state flag in the background.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students had the opportunity to participate in Constitution Day activities at the federal courthouse on September 17, 2026. During this engaging experience, students learned about law-related career pathways and gained insight into judicial proceedings. A highlight of the day was the opportunity to meet Judge Singhal, giving students a meaningful firsthand connection to the judicial system.

A group of students and adults sit in a row of black chairs in a room with wood-paneled walls.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students had the opportunity to participate in Constitution Day activities at the federal courthouse on September 17, 2026. During this engaging experience, students learned about law-related career pathways and gained insight into judicial proceedings. A highlight of the day was the opportunity to meet Judge Singhal, giving students a meaningful firsthand connection to the judicial system.

People sit in a courtroom with wooden paneling and a blue carpet, facing a judge seated at a high bench in the background.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students had the opportunity to participate in Constitution Day activities at the federal courthouse on September 17, 2026. During this engaging experience, students learned about law-related career pathways and gained insight into judicial proceedings. A highlight of the day was the opportunity to meet Judge Singhal, giving students a meaningful firsthand connection to the judicial system.

Students in professional attire sit in a courtroom-style gallery while a woman speaks and a man gestures from the judge's bench in the background.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students had the opportunity to participate in Constitution Day activities at the federal courthouse on September 17, 2026. During this engaging experience, students learned about law-related career pathways and gained insight into judicial proceedings. A highlight of the day was the opportunity to meet Judge Singhal, giving students a meaningful firsthand connection to the judicial system.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students had the opportunity to participate in Constitution Day activities at the federal courthouse on September 17, 2026. During this engaging experience, students learned about law-related career pathways and gained insight into judicial proceedings. A highlight of the day was the opportunity to meet Judge Singhal, giving students a meaningful firsthand connection to the judicial system.

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