
Teacher, Lisa Nguyen, discusses the different sections of a newspaper. PHOTOS BY COASTAL BREEZE NEWS
Coastal Breeze News was honored to be a part of Island Montessori Academy’s Community Heroes Week. The Academy’s annual event invites different members of the Marco area to share how their jobs benefit the community. Students, ages three to nine, listened intently each day as a new guest speaker shared the importance of community involvement.
Coastal Breeze was invited to speak with students on Thursday, May 3. Publisher, Val Simon, shared the different aspects of the newspaper with the students. As each child ruffled

Natalie shares her “stories”.
Val also discussed the different types of news covered in a typical newspaper. She expressed that any interest you may have, there is an area to write about it in the paper. Coastal Breeze covers topics such as sports, art, music, fishing, tennis, environmental concerns, travel, cooking, biking, astronomy, book reviews, jewelry, sailing, fitness and more. Students enjoyed hearing about all the the different topics the news can cover.
Features Editor, Natalie

Students examine the Coastal Breeze.

Students looked at photos, stories and ads in the paper.
The students were very excited to learn that they could share in these same types of adventures if they decided to choose journalism as a career.
Throughout the week, students at Island Montessori Academy were treated to a number of other guest speakers. Officer Al Schettino, of the Marco Island Police Department, spoke

Speakers were thanked with certificates.
Natalie Lahnan of Naples Adventure Bootcamp was the Community Hero Speaker on Tuesday, May 1. Lahnan spoke about the importance of health and fitness and staying active.
Wednesday, May 2, brought Marco Island Environmental Specialist, Nancy Ritchie, to the Academy. Nancy discussed important environmental issues, specifically burrowing owls and gopher tortoises. Nancy even brought a live gopher tortoise and different shells as a part of her speech.
The Marco Island Post Office visited the

Students were all smiles.
Guest speakers were presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for sharing their knowledge and skills with the students.
Island Montessori Academy’s Annual Community Heroes Week is a great way to instill early on, that there are endless career opportunities and ways to make a difference within your community. It really is true – you can be, and do, anything you want if you put your mind to it.
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