MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (June 24, 2025) – The 2026 Miami Host Committee, in partnership with the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers, is proud to unveil three fully renovated Innovation Spaces in South Florida middle schools. These dynamic, tech-forward media centers are designed to inspire creativity, collaboration, and curiosity among students and educators alike.
This year’s selected schools, Georgia Jones Middle in Miami-Dade County, along with Bair Middle and Apollo Middle in Broward County, now feature reimagined learning hubs complete with flexible furnishings and cutting-edge tools, including newly introduced virtual reality headsets that provide immersive educational experiences.
Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held at all three campuses, bringing together educators, students, community leaders, and partners to celebrate the transformations. Florida Lottery Secretary John F. Davis joined the celebrations at Georgia Jones and Apollo Middle, highlighting the importance of their partnerships in advancing educational opportunities across Florida. The Florida Lottery, a proud supporter of education statewide, played a key role in helping make these Innovation Spaces possible.
By delivering modern technology and adaptable learning environments, these transformations energize campuses, promote critical thinking, and support a wide range of learning styles. Teachers are now equipped with engaging tools to deliver hands-on, future-ready instruction that keeps students motivated and inspired.
As the South Florida community prepares to host the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, the 2026 Miami Host Committee along with the Orange Bowl Committee is proud to collaborate with Extra Yard for Teachers on this impactful initiative. The long-term effect of these renovations is expected to be both profound and enduring for students, educators, and the broader school communities.
The Innovation Space Makeover Project is made possible in part by the generous support of our sponsors, including Presenting Sponsor The Anthony R. Abraham Foundation, and Associate Sponsors Amazon, Amerant Bank, AT&T, Bilzin Sumberg, City Furniture, Florida Blue, Florida Lottery, Florida Panthers Foundation, Florida Power & Light Company, IWIT, Kaseya, Moss & Associates, The Related Group, and Royal Caribbean.
For more information about the Orange Bowl Media Center Makeover Project, visit orangebowl.org.
About Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl is a primarily volunteer non-profit sports organization with more than 410 members that promotes and serves the South Florida community. With its primary mission since being created in 1935 to bring tourism to South Florida through an annual football game and events, it has also maintained a legacy of charitable contributions and community outreach. Orange Bowl’s community outreach is embodied by the four pillars of its Orange Bowl Cares program: Youth Sports, Education, Community Engagement, and Legacy Programs. Orange Bowl features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the 2026 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 2026. For more information about Orange Bowl events, including promotional inquiries and volunteer opportunities through the Ambassador Program, log on to orangebowl.org or follow @OrangeBowl and @OrangeBowlCares on social media.
ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $46 billion to enhance education and sending more than 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,500 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $94.2 billion in prizes and made more than 4,000 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.floridalottery.com.
