Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation partnered with Bank of America to conduct financial literacy workshops for the entire student population of Maynard Jackson High School on October 30th. For two class periods, 75 Executives from Bank of America held interactive workshops in each classroom explaining the basics of checking & savings accounts, credit scores, and the […]
The Emory University Health Sciences Pipeline Program is a multiple-year mentoring and academic enrichment experience for high school students from the School of Health and Medical Sciences at South Atlanta. Founded in 2007 by medical students Samuel Funt and Zwade Marshall and managed by volunteer Emory student leadership, the program meets after school once per week for […]
Students at West Manor Elementary are eager and ready to save. At the beginning of the school year, students and staff hosted a school bank ribbon cutting ceremony. The bank officially opened for business on Friday, October 26, 2012. West Manor, in partnership with Capitol City Bank, established the school bank so students can learn […]
APS Superintendent Erroll Davis, Atlanta Falcons football players and Homer the Brave were among the many celebrities and officials who surprised eight outstanding educators in Atlanta Public Schools this week with grants from the Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education (AFAEE). The grants, $7,500 for each teacher or principal, will help fund innovative classroom projects that will […]
Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle, Jonathan Babineaux, donned an apron and chef’s hat at Bunche Middle School to promote healthy lunch programs. Babineaux served lunch to the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students as he encouraged them to make healthy selections during lunchtime. He stressed the importance of students incorporating more nutritional items, such as fruits […]
Every 6th grader at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School was invited to participate in CFY’s Digital Learning Program on Saturday, Oct. 27th. This educational event had a high participation rate as 109 out of 142 sixth graders received a LCD flat-screen computer loaded with fun and educational software. In order to participate, students were […]
Name: Alexia Matthews Grade: 3rd Grade School: Dunbar Elementary Model student, creative thinker, best all around student, and structured for perfection are some of the descriptions a teacher uses to describe Alexia Matthews. “I wish I had a classroom full of her,” the teacher says. Alexia is a bright, talkative, outgoing student who is in love […]
Students and staff at Kennedy Middle School recently took time to discuss the issues of bullying and take the necessary steps to prevent bullying in their school. As a part of the anti-bullying lesson, Kennedy Middle School participated in an assembly with the mother of Jaheem Herrara. Jaheem was an 11-year-old student, in Dekalb Public […]
Thanks to a generous $25,000 grant from Target, Grove Park Intermediate students, teachers and staff will soon find themselves with much needed classroom supplies, new technology, funding for fieldtrips, physical education equipment and more. The one-time, undesignated grant is part of the Give with Target campaign and Target’s Back-to-School celebration. The company awarded the grant […]