Third graders at The Museum School are excited to share the fruits of their labor during Unit 4 Exhibit Night on Thursday, May 19th. During this unit, students worked in collaboration with garden buddies at Avondale Elementary as a service project. The students planted romaine and radicchio lettuces, collard greens, kale, Swiss chard, peas, green beans,…
A statewide scoring system places The Museum School of Avondale Estates within the top 6 percent of public K-12 schools in Georgia and one of the top schools in DeKalb County, according to College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) data, recently released by the state’s Department of Education. Through CCRPI, each school earns a…
TMS staffer, Erin Johnson, was honored for her volunteer efforts, including her work with the Winnona Park Elementary School Grounds Committee and The Museum School of Avondale Estates. Published by JULIE HERRON CARSON for The Patch Decatur-Avondale Estates Decatur resident Erin Johnson has been selected to receive the Wylde Center and City of Decatur’s 2016…
Thank you Life on Film Photography for taking our class and student portraits. If you have questions about ordering prints, contact Life on Film Photography at (678) 992-4588.
The Museum School was recently featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, for our unique museum model curriculum and curricular partnerships. Read the story below, or on AJC.com. Making the Grade: School partners with museums, research institutions H.M. Cauley For the AJC 12:03 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2016 About 10 years ago, the goal of adding a charter school to…
Second Grade at The Museum School explored the sun, moon and stars during Unit Three. See how they arrived at Exhibit Night through hands-on learning in the field on expeditions, and integrated concepts throughout music, art, STEM and PE classes. Watch how they got there: 2nd Grade Docents in Action:
Register now for the Explorer Dash 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on Sunday, April 17th, 2016 Route will start and end at The Museum School 8:30 am Start for 1 Mile Fun Run and 9:00 am Start for the 5K Dash REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Register online at https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Decatur/ExplorerDash by Thursday, April 14th! $10.00 1 Mile Fun Run $20.00…
Phase V Renovations Scheduled for Summer 2016. The Museum School Foundation is proud to announce that the Exceeding Expectations Capital Campaign has reached its fundraising goal. This milestone was achieved thanks to the generous contributions of philanthropic foundations, Museum School families, staff and community supporters. During Summer 2016 we will complete Phase V renovations. This phase of our five-year plan…
The Think Lab and Makerspace project will provide K-8 students and local community members an opportunity to share resources and knowledge by building things together. The makerspace will combine a workshop, a tool shed, a computer lab, and a machine shop. In this space, new and veteran makers will work together on real and meaningful…
Artifact Interactive in collaboration with The Museum School will guide forty sixth-grade students this week through a series of design workshops aimed at helping them learn design thinking and iterative design. The students will work in teams to reimagine Artifact Interactive’s new museum experience, all the way through developing and testing paper prototypes. ATLANTA, GA…