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.
Purpose Built Schools Atlanta has prepared FAQs to address the most common questions parents have about the impact of COVID-19 on their children.
We strongly believe that it is safe to return to full in-person learning. Research continues to show low transmission in schools, especially with preventative measures in place. Check out our COVID-19 Safety and Prevention Plan.
Project-based learning (PBL) has always been a mainstay of Purpose Built Schools. But during a pandemic, the practice of PBL became more important than ever.
Purpose Built Schools Atlanta is pleased to announce that Dr. Nikkita Warfield has accepted the position of Chief Academic Officer. Dr. Warfield recently completed her 22nd year as an educator, having served in both the…
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.
Graduation is a time when all the hard work pays off. Every 2021 graduate has overcome challenges, but perhaps no one has overcome more than Carver STEAM Academy’s Shadonna Newsom. Learn more about Shadonna’s success.
Purpose Built Schools Atlanta is offering challenging, fun summer programs to approximately 250 elementary school, middle school and special education students to help close the learning gap for students who have fallen behind due to the pandemic and school closures. The six-week, free, in-person sessions will take place June 7 to July 2 at Price Middle School.
The Purpose Built Schools leadership team has a proven record of helping improve schools in historically high-poverty neighborhoods. Not far away in Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood, some of the members of our leadership team helped…
By Greg Giornelli President, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta It’s no secret that we believe in doing things a little differently around here. At Purpose Built Schools, we have the benefit of running Partner Schools. Five…
