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…
At its heart, ours is a community school. Built by a grass-roots effort, it has, from its inception, enjoyed the overwhelming support of residents and organizations within and outside of its attendance zone. The countless hours and much-needed funds donated by those people and entities made this school a reality, and we are grateful beyond words.…
SUSTAINABILITY AS A CORE VALUE The Museum School is dedicated to principles of sustainability – the idea that a balance exists between meeting the needs of the present and ensuring the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Our students study and participate in environmentally sound processes throughout the school, such as recycling,…
Tamara Kay Willadsen Dec. 5, 1970 – April 12, 2014 Jess Seda Willadsen Sept. 28, 2003 – April 12, 2014 With love and sorrow, The Museum School family remembers Tami and Jess Willadsen, two beautiful people who made immeasurable contributions to our school community and profoundly touched so many lives. Their adventurous spirits and compassionate…