Sports_Leadership_and_Management_Charter_School Knowpia

Sports Leadership and Management Charter School (SLAM) is a public charter school for intermediate and secondary grade levels in Little Havana, Miami, Florida.

There are two other SLAM campuses: By 2015 the Henderson, Nevada campus opened, and in 2016 the West Palm Beach, Florida campus opened.^[1]

The rapper Pitbull founded SLAM, which opened in 2013. He chose to focus the school on vocational studies to attract students who were uninterested in academic subjects.^[2] He formed a partnership between the school and the Miami Marlins.^[3]

Programs edit

By 2021 the Miami campus had the only high school student-operated Sirius XM station.^[4]

References edit

^ Farzan, Antonia Noori (2016-08-22). "Pitbull's Charter School Opens in West Palm Beach". Broward Palm Beach New Times. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
^ Sanchez, Claudio (2013-10-15). "Is Pitbull 'Mr. Education'? Rapper Opens Charter School In Miami". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
^ Caputo, Marc (2013-07-15). "¡Dale! Rapper Pitbull a new school-choice voice and 305 charter school booster". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
^ Kaufman, Michhelle (2021-03-04). "SLAM Radio, the nation's first student-run Sirius XM station, is in Little Havana". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-13.