Campus Location and Features
- Located on 5.85 acres on Columbia Drive in Decatur
- 30,000-square-foot classroom/administrative building
- 10,000-square-foot-gymnasium
- Playground and playfields
- Gardens throughout campus
- Stewards of one-acre East Decatur Greenway greenspace
Friends School Distinction
- Founded in 1991 by members of Atlanta Friends Meeting
- One of 78 Friends schools nationwide
- The only Friends school in Georgia
- Values-based educational program that promotes peace, justice and equality
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Silent reflection incorporated into the life of school
- Member of the Friends Council on Education
- Fifty percent of the Board of Trustees belongs to or attends a Friends Meeting
Students and Faculty
- Current enrollment is 189, PreK3 – Grade 8
- 44% students of color
- 49.7% girls, 48.7% boys, 1.6% nonbinary or other gender
- 42 full-time and 5 part-time faculty/staff
- Average student-to-teacher ratio is 6:1
- 60.6% of faculty hold advanced degrees
Financial Aid
- Currently allocating 17% of tuition revenue for need-based financial aid with awards that support 35% of current students
- Additional tuition assistance for public school applicants or entering PreK, Kindergarten or 1st Grade is offered through the Apogee Georgia Tax Credit Program
Academics
- Service-learning opportunities for all students
- Co-Curricular/Specials: Art, Innovation Lab, Library, Spanish, Latin, Music and Movement, Creative Dramatics, Environmental Science, Gardening, Health, Yoga, Digital Citizenship and Physical Education
- Differentiated, developmentally-based instruction
- Licensed PreK3 program (Bright from the Start) through the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning.
- Responsive Classroom® training for lead teachers
- Orton-Gillingham approach for early literacy
- Approaches STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) and advocacy through its Arts+Innovation program
Technology
- Classrooms equipped with electronic white boards
- 3-D printers in Innovation Lab
- 1:1 student Chromebook program (Grades 3-8)
- 1:1 student Chrome tablet program (Grades 1 and 2)
Competitive Sports Teams
- Basketball
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Track
- Volleyball
After School Clubs
- Visual and Performing Arts that vary per session.