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…
Five charter schools from across the state have been selected as finalists for the annual charter school of the year award. The Coca-Cola Company sponsors the 2016 Georgia Charter School of the Year Award, which includes a $50,000.00 award to the first place winner. The award was established to honor excellence in education throughout the charter…
Dine out and support The Museum School at the same time! Area restaurants love supporting The Museum School, so on scheduled evenings, a portion of their sales from that evening come right back to the school. No cooking for you, more business for them AND money for the school? Win-Win-Win! 2016 Spirit Night Calendar…
Our students have an opportunity to use creativity at every step of the museum process. Students identify their own problems to solve and questions to answer, teachers encourage risk-taking and innovation in guiding students’ explorations and investigations, and learning culminates in the creation of a tool for sharing knowledge with others. I will be a…
Surprise Award Recognizes Excellence in Teachers, School Leaders Decatur, Ga Aug. 27. 2015 Two Museum School of Avondale Estates educators received top honors Thursday from Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education. Principal Katherine Kelbaugh and secondgrade teacher Lillian Galicia were surprised with the awards during a schoolwide assembly today. “The awards are well-deserved personal recognition for…
During the 2014/15 school year, Museum School Explorers went on 139 expeditions. These are no ordinary field trips. Partnerships afford our students unique learning opportunities designed to best support our curriculum at every grade level. In our first 9 week unit, “A Day In the Life”, we will travel to Kennesaw Mountain, the Atlanta History Center, WSB TV, Tellus Museum, Stone…