APS Staff Community partners Community Service Elementary Schools Events Health & Wellness Middle Schools Nutrition Schools Students APS celebrates health and wellness efforts 31 Mar 2010 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools’ District Wellness Council partnered with Family 2 Family, Aetna and The Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.) Inc., to host the Children’s Wellness Expo/Student Wellness…
Community Service Dr. Hall Events Carver Early College helps celebrate Women’s History Month 31 Mar 2010 talkupaps Every now and then we ask others to help give us a window into a given special event. This time around we were very fortunate to get the perspectives of…
Elementary Schools Professional Development Teachers Toomer Elementary teacher joins mammal research team with Earthwatch Institute 31 Mar 2010 talkupaps Megan Dosmann, a first-grade teacher at Toomer Elementary School, joined an Earthwatch Institute research team for a 13-day expedition in Nova Scotia to help scientists understand how the mammals of…
Curriculum High Schools Social Studies Student honors Students APS students take top awards at annual state social studies fair 31 Mar 2010 talkupaps Five APS students earned top honors at the 2010 Georgia Social Studies Fair held earlier this month in Hampton. The district fostered more winning entries than any other district. APS…
Atlanta Board of Education Community partners Dr. Hall Events Facilities Schools Uncategorized Ribbon-cutting for newly renovated Jean Childs Young Middle School set for Friday 31 Mar 2010 talkupaps A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Jean Childs Young Middle School is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, April 2. Ambassador Andrew Young, founding principal and co-chairman of Goodworks International,…
Uncategorized Parents as Partners Academic Center hosts first annual Mother & Daughter Retreat 30 Mar 2010 talkupaps Mothers and daughters were treated to an all-day retreat at the Parents as Partners Academic Center over this past month. This year’s theme of “I am because you are” focused…
Communities In Schools Community partners Community Service Elementary Schools Principals Schools Students Uncategorized Perkerson Elementary’s community partners share their passion for reading 30 Mar 2010 talkupaps Celebrated author and prolific writer Elizabeth Hardwick once observed, “The greatest gift is a passion for reading.” On March 26, 30 of Atlanta’s leading citizens shared their passion for reading…
Community partners Curriculum Dr. Hall Middle Schools Principal Honors School Honors Students Teachers Teachers Honors Long Middle School triples up on debate awards 30 Mar 2010 talkupaps Long Middle School earned a nice share of spotlight recently with three special honors from the Atlanta Urban Debate League out of Emory University. Principal Dr. Elizabeth L. Harris (pictured…
Curriculum High Schools APS students have more options via Move on When Ready 29 Mar 2010 talkupaps The Georgia Department of Education’s Move on When Ready program is a dual-enrollment opportunity for students to attend a postsecondary institution full-time during their junior and/or senior year of high…
Community Service High Schools Student honors Students North Atlanta High School student wins race-relations prize 29 Mar 2010 talkupaps Sultana Begum, a sophomore at North Atlanta High School, is the winner of the Atlanta Princeton Prize in Race Relations for 2010. This is the first time in the six-year…
