On January 18th, kindergarten and first grade students from Hope-Hill Elementary School met Martin Luther King, Jr.’s sister, Christine King Farris, at The Old Ebenezer Church. Christine King Farris is the eldest sibling of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. A student audience from 5-6 local schools gathered as she read her book, “My […]
After a calendar development process that included a public survey that elicited nearly 6,000 responses, an analysis of APS data and a meeting with representatives of parent and employee groups, the Atlanta Board of Education will review the superintendent’s proposed calendars for 2013-14 and 2014-15 for first reading on February 4, 2013. Click on the […]
Fifth graders at Morningside Elementary School participated in an Ellis Island Immigration Simulation on January 9th, 2013. As 5th graders learn about the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, they begin to correlate their history lessons with their own great-grandparents’ and grandparents’ experiences. Thus, history becomes more “real” to them. A poll taken by the students […]