Schools throughout APS celebrated Inclusive Schools Week from Dec. 3-7, 2012. Inclusive Schools Week is an annual event that commemorates the progress schools have made in providing a supportive and quality education to an increasingly diverse student population. The Week also provides an important opportunity for educators, students and parents to discuss what else needs […]
Burgess-Peterson Academy hosted a science week for the first time during the last week of November. Students were engaged in various experiments, active explorations, science projects and presentations on each day of the week. Zoo Atlanta, Big Thinkers, and Young Audiences were key partnerships for the success of this program. Science week started on Monday […]
August 31st was a special day for planting seeds in the garden at Burgess-Peterson Academy. Parents and teachers joined students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the garden from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It was a great experience for students and parents alike as they spent quality time in their garden together. The purpose […]
Ten APS educators surprised with Atlanta Families’ $7,500 grants by Tammy Garnes, Office of Communications Community partners, local personalities and government officials – including Atlanta Board of Education Chair Brenda J. Muhammad, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis, Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall, Atlanta Falcons cheerleaders and football players, and mascots from the Atlanta Braves […]
Representatives from the City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management, Office of Water Efficiency taught Ralph J. Bunche Middle School sixth-graders how to conserve water and explore careers in environmental science through the ‘Be Water Wise Atlanta’ Water Conservation Workshop on Tuesday morning. Be Water Wise is a national program that engages partners from the public, […]
First Lady Michelle Obama marked the first anniversary of her Let’s Move initiative with a visit to Burgess-Peterson Academy on Wednesday afternoon. The school is one of the leaders in Atlanta Public Schools when it comes to health, wellness and nutrition efforts thanks to hard work among faculty, staff, students, parents and its network of […]
UPDATE: Follow @apsupdate on Twitter, and the hashtag #burgessobama for updates on today’s visit! We’ve been hoping for this for months, but it’s almost too good to be true: First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Burgess-Peterson Academy on Wednesday to talk about nutrition and gardening (a passion at the school), according to White House officials […]
UPDATE: Principal Robin Robbins explains Inclusive Schools Week activities here. For Burgess-Peterson Academy‘s Program for Exceptional Children teacher Monetia Hollie, the timing could not have been more perfect. She was thrilled to learn that Inclusive Schools Week (Dec. 6-10) would occur during the same week she had planned a field trip to celebrate the definition […]
Fifth-grade students from Burgess-Peterson Academy joined the ROTC from Maynard H. Jackson High today to wish the senior residents of Branan Towers retirement community a happy Thanksgiving. During the hour-long visit, the students distributed handmade cards and gift bags filled with candy and small essentials.
UPDATE: Check out photo gallery here. Read speeches by Mays High Eagle Leadership Academy students at the luncheon here. Atlanta Public Schools principals happily switched places with several of our community and business partners Thursday as part of the annual Principal Shadow Day — one of the best-ever examples of walking in someone else’s shoes. […]