Miami Beach Fienberg/Fisher K-8 Center
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Miami Beach Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center is a Miami-Dade County Public Schools K-8 center on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach, serving children from Head Start and Pre-K through 8th grade. Its academics page features the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP), and its vision is "Empowering and nurturing internationally-minded, life-long learners." The school works in partnership with families and a diverse community to develop healthy, civic-minded, innovative students.
The mission of Miami Beach Fienberg-Fisher K-8, in partnership with our families and the diverse community, is to develop healthy, civic minded, innovative individuals. It is our goal to empower students to reach their maximum potential and become caring, reflective, life-long learners with a balanced international perspective and a sense of social responsibility.
Empowering and nurturing internationally-minded, life-long learners.
The 2026-2027 welcome letter greets families to "another year of academic excellence, growth, and discovery," stressing an unwavering commitment to rigor, safety protocols that create a secure and nurturing environment, and a mission to foster global citizenship through empathy, cultural understanding and responsibility, so that students become "compassionate and responsible global citizens."
Programs & academics
IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)
An inquiry-based curriculum framework for students aged 3 to 12, built around six transdisciplinary themes of global significance and focused on developing the whole child as an inquirer.
IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)
A framework for students aged 11 to 16 covering eight subject groups, requiring the study of at least two languages, and culminating in an independent personal project in the final year.
Head Start and VPK / Pre-K
The school's staff roster lists Head Start, Pre-K (including Pre-K with ESE) and VPK classrooms on campus.
YMU Rock Ensemble and Audio-Visual Crew
Rock Ensemble auditions for 2026-2027 are open to all instruments; students can also join an Audio-Visual Crew to gain experience in photography, videography, sound engineering, lighting and graphic design.
Good to know
Compiled from the school’s official website (fienbergfisherk8.net) and its district’s page for the school, September 2026. Schools update their sites often — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.