Project-Based Learning Events Spark Student Interest in Real-Life Topics
Across our schools, we celebrate student achievement with the opportunity for students to present their project-based learning studies to their peers and community.
Why Project-Based Learning Matters in Turnaround Schools
Project-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that provides opportunities for students to collaborate and drive their own learning through an extended course of study of a real-life topic that is applicable to their lives.
Partnership School Model Puts Students on Path to Success
Atlanta’s partnership with Purpose Built Schools broke new ground for both APS and Georgia. Jovan Miles, principal of Thomasville Heights Elementary School, shared the benefits of the partnership school model in a guest column on the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s education blog, Get Schooled.
The Cracked Mirror
In this essay, Price Middle School Principal Luqman Abdur-Rahman considers how the work of an educator in a turnaround school is like that of a revolutionary, working to transform a system that has historically kept students from uncovering their true potential. In ‘The Cracked Mirror,’ Principal Abdur-Rahman explains why the work starts from within the educator.
Education is the Gateway
When I was just 13 years old, I walked eight blocks, caught the subway, then walked another five blocks to get to my highly competitive school across the city. The trip was about one and a half hours each way.
Supporting Five Siblings at Thomasville Heights Elementary
“AVLF and Purpose Built Schools helped me a lot,” says Ms. Pearson. “I really do appreciate how strangers went out of their way to help a single mother like me. Their hearts are genuine and pure.”
Why We Choose Purpose
From Carver to Price, Slater to Thomasville Heights, our team of educators have a passion for turning around schools, impacting families and our community, and deliberately changing the trajectory of students. But with this work…
The Price Green Squad Takes Action To Help The Environment
The Price Middle School Green Squad helps students see themselves as change agents. Every Friday morning, the group meets to learn lessons about the environment and what is happening around the world. “The Green Squad…
Carver Students Participate in Internship and Mentoring Programs
Xavier Morgan, a senior at Carver STEAM Academy, knew that he wanted to make the most out of his time in high school. He decided to take advantage of Purpose Built Schools’ Internship Program to…
Purpose Built Schools: 2018 in Review
Watch our 2018 in Review video to learn about our approach and successes so far.
