On Friday, February 21, 2014, Atlanta Public Schools’ Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Department welcomed 21 employers and 348 students to its 1st annual Youth Job Fair at Atlanta Metropolitan College Student Center. Students attending the job fair ranged from ages 16-21 and are enrolled in schools across Atlanta Public Schools. This job fair allowed […]
The Atlanta Public Schools Nutrition Department and Office of Early Learning collaborated for a first-ever Winter Fun-Land event held at Crim Open Campus. Nearly 500 pre-kindergarten students in the Head Start program were invited to this holiday event for a healthy meal and to learn about nutrition in the process. This four-day event was sponsored […]
The students at Peyton Forest Elementary were treated to a fine dining experience on Nov. 11. Desmond Fannin, executive chef for Sodexo and former Peyton Forest student, started the fine-dining program during the 2009-10 school year. He and his culinary team transformed the school cafeteria into an elegant dining room with crisp linen and fine china […]
Atlanta Public Schools, for the very first time, served local beef from grass-fed, pastured and certified Animal Welfare Approved White Oak Pastures earlier in the week. So, you could say that Atlanta school children ate better than just about everybody else in the metro area – except for the folks dining at the city’s best […]
While Atlanta Public Schools held its 10th annual Principal for a Day event on Tuesday, it was the first ever for its newest school, Springdale Park Elementary. The Druid Hills school welcomed District 6 Atlanta City Council member Anne Fauver, as well as Sue Wasserman, public relations manager for Heery International, and Hossein Akhtarkhavari, district manager for […]