“Dinner and a show” took on a new meaning last week when more than 1400 Atlanta Public Schools students and a number of staff chaperones experienced the award-winning Broadway musical “Hamilton” at the Fabulous Fox Theater. The musical retells the life of Alexander Hamilton in a combination of song and rap. Teachers hope the show […]
The Book Boss Program—a Community Sparkplug Project in partnership with The Rensselaerville Institute—recently empowered 24 third, fourth and fifth graders at Miles Elementary School to find their creative voices by writing and illustrating their own stories. Each of the budding authors received 10 copies of the books they wrote and participated in a book-signing event […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Office of Career, Technical and Agricultural Education recently hosted the 1st Annual Code-a-Thon at the Lonnie Johnson Research and Development Center. Over 150 APS middle and high school engineering students participated in this engaging, exciting and STEM-related event. The event was facilitated by Captain Barrington Irving, Executive Director of Flying […]
Kol Greenbaum, a 10th-grade student at Maynard Jackson High School, was selected as the grand-prize winner in the Games 4 Change Student Challenge – Atlanta. Kol’s game, “City Simulator,” was selected among hundreds of submissions from students across the state. At a ceremony held at Georgia Tech on Wednesday May 16, Kol was awarded a […]
The Lowe’s Gives Foundation recently awarded a $94,049.64 grant to Forrest Hill Academy (FHA) for Addressing Trauma through Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Tranquility, and Kinesthetic. Forrest Hill Academy will use the grant to build an outdoor classroom, create a sustainable garden, add peace corners to the classrooms, and beautify the inside of the school. “This […]
Carver Early College High School has been recognized as one of the top high schools in America by U.S. News & World Report. Carver Early College was awarded the “Bronze” distinction by U.S. News & World Report in its highly anticipated annual list of the nation’s “Best High Schools,” released Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The […]
Atlanta Public Schools will host four community meetings to garner feedback on the district’s proposed $815 million budget for the 2018-2019 school year. At each meeting, APS Finance Executive Director Lisa Bracken will explain the district’s budget building process and discuss key aspects of the proposed spending plan for next school year. Meeting attendees are […]