Every Day. Together.: A Remarkable Start to the New School Year
Students at T.H. Slater Elementary School will soon have even more opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive thanks to a $3,500 Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grant.
PBSA Amplifying Student Voices Through New Student Advisory Council
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the Chief Academic Officer’s Student Advisory Council, composed of students from 5th to 12th grade. The CAO Student Advisory Council is designed to amplify student voices, nurture leadership,…
Purpose Built Schools Atlanta at the Head of the Class in Social Emotional Learning Integration
“Do you want a hug or some space?” This question exemplifies an important skill students at Purpose Built Schools Atlanta are learning about– handling emotions in different ways. Since its inception, Purpose Built Schools has been on a journey to explicitly teach and reinforce social emotional learning (SEL) competencies and skills.
Trust for Public Land Brings Community Schoolyards Program to Price Middle School
This is a series of installments on the progress of a new partnership with Trust for Public Land. [envira-gallery-slider id=”2672″]
Academic Recovery Plan: How We’re Closing the Learning Gap Following the Pandemic
The 2020-21 school year faced unprecedented challenges. Our students, like students across the state and nation, inevitably experienced a learning gap due to the pandemic and school closures. For our students, the shuttering of schools has resulted in a slow-moving tragedy, both from an academic standpoint and from a social-emotional health perspective.
New murals inspire students, celebrate Black excellence
What do Kamala Harris, Colin Kaepernik, John Lewis, George Washington Carver and Barack and Michelle Obama have in common? They are titans of Black excellence in their respective fields. But perhaps most relevant to students in the south Atlanta community: they are the latest additions to a series of inspiring murals at Carver STEAM Academy organized by COR.
Mitigating Negative Impacts of Systemic Racism – It’s Possible and It Starts Right Here
By Greg GiornelliPresident, Purpose Built Schools At the tragic cost of many lives, 2020 shined a harsh spotlight on how systemic racism permeates America. Our goal at Purpose Built Schools is to create life-changing opportunities…
Four PBSA Educators Named CREATE Equity Facilitation Fellows
Purpose Built Schools Atlanta is proud to announce that four educators have been named CREATE Equity Facilitation Fellows. Haniyyah Nu’Man, Tambra Harris and Keely Sutton of Price Middle School and Kimberly Edwards of Thomasville Heights Elementary School will participate in the 8-month leadership and facilitation program designed for educators interested in leading, designing, and facilitating equity-centered learning experiences in their school communities.
Fighting for Equity for LGBTQ Students
By Jacques Etienne Carver STEAM Academy At age 22, I was handed my birth certificate, social security card and passport and told I had 10 days to leave my home. My nightmare was coming true….
Teachers at THES Loop Grades to Provide Consistency for Students
Purpose Built Schools Atlanta strives to create a positive climate and culture where students feel known, accepted and supported. Providing consistency is a big part of that. But when children come from generational poverty, they face barriers that prevent them from experiencing that consistency in education, which can impede their ability to be successful in school. To break this cycle, a group of teachers at Thomasville Heights Elementary School have stayed with the same cohort of students year after year.
