Collier Miller, a rising sixth grade student from Bolton Academy, is usually pretty shy according to his mother, Dr. Veronica Collier, but the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Xanadu summer program provided an opportunity for him to explore outside of his comfort zone and shine as the lead in the Triple Threat theater class production of […]
The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Xanadu summer program students put their amazing talents on display at “The Big Show” to celebrate what they learned throughout the course of the program. The Xanadu summer program is an APS initiative for gifted and high-achieving students where students can participate in a variety of enrichment activities and take […]
Summertime in Atlanta brings two things for certain: hot weather and Xanadu in Atlanta Public Schools. The annual summer enrichment program, sponsored by the district’s Office of Gifted and Talented Education, has been a staple in the district for more than 20 years. The four-week initiative, for rising first graders through 12th graders, provides students […]
About 275 gifted and talented students participated in the summer Xanadu Gifted and Talented Summer program, which concluded with a performance Thursday at Maynard H. Jackson High. The four-week summer enrichment program offers APS elementary students a chance to express themselves in classes that incorporate math and science as well as creativity. A partnership with […]
Who wouldn’t want to attend a class called “The Mad Scientist Club”? We were too tempted when we saw the silly putty, students staring at their chemistry glasses and the grand experiments taking place inside classrooms at Parkside Elementary — this year’s host of APS’ Xanadu Gifted and Talented Summer Program. We were particularly impressed […]
UPDATE: Watch video of a teacher and student discussing Xanadu here. Watch photo gallery here. Elaine Nevers-Williams (pictured above, bottom right) has taught at several levels in her 13 years in Atlanta Public Schools (17 overall). So what made Nevers-Williams, currently a kindergarten teacher at M. Agnes Jones Elementary, decide to become certified to teach […]