Destination Spotlight
Lido Beach
Students enjoy discovery time spent on one of the grandest beaches along the Florida gulf coast – Lido Beach. With an average year-round temperature of 75°F, Sarasota’s 35 miles of beaches and six barrier islands are an ideal location to relax and learn.
Did you know:
- John Hamilton Gillespie, the first mayor of Sarasota, is credited with building America’s first golf course.
- John Ringling used some of his circus elephants to construct the bridge that now bears his name.
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