Charter schools are thriving in Georgia. Eleven new startup charter schools are opening their doors in Early August, 2015. Last week聽we profiled six new charters that were authorized by their local school districts.听Today we鈥檙e profiling聽five new charter schools authorized by the (SCSC), that will launch聽for the 2015-16聽school year.
These mission-driven public schools address local community needs聽and聽demonstrate remarkable geographic diversity.听Their varied curricula聽and educational approaches聽reflect the innovation that charter schools are聽meant to deliver. See the聽 of charter schools in Georgia that are authorized by the SCSC.
, Riverdale, GA (State Charter Schools Commission)
- Serving grades K-5
- 812 King Road, Riverdale, GA 30296
Du Bois Integrity Academy takes a whole-child approach to elementary education. Teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff work together to meet the intellectual, social, behavioral, and emotional needs of each and every child.
Du Bois Integrity Academy uses the natural curiosity of children to teach science, technology, engineering, math and critical thinking skills. Instructional leaders will center their comprehensive school reform best practices on Georgia鈥檚 Common Core Standards (GCCS) infused with STEM and Arts integration that uses a 鈥淏lended Learning鈥� platform. Student learning will be held to high standards and high expectations every day.
, North-Middle GA聽(State Charter Schools Commission)
- Serving grades 9-12
- Central Office: 800-B Madison Street, Danielsville, GA 30633
The mission of Foothills Education Charter High School is to provide students the opportunity to be successful learners and to earn a high school diploma.听
Foothills offers multiple聽locations across the North-Middle Georgia region, offering a full range of high school courses in a convenient, flexible, self-paced format. All classes are held in the evening so students聽can work during the day and attend school at night.听 Tuition is 100% free聽for students who enroll at Foothills full time.
All courses are mastery-based, which means students聽cannot fail a course.听 There are no deadlines, so learners聽can take as much or as little time as they聽need to successfully complete the聽coursework.听To better meet the different learning styles of students, Foothills offers a variety of course formats including textbook and web-based instruction. All methods provide self-paced, individualized mastery learning.听.听
Foothills聽learning sites include:聽
Baldwin Foothills |聽155 Hwy. 49 West,聽Milledgeville, GA 30161
Barrow Foothills |聽54 West Star Street,聽Bethlehem, GA 30620
Clarke Foothills |聽440-3 Dearing Extension,聽Athens, GA 30606
Jackson Foothills |聽1435 Hoods Mill Road,聽Commerce, GA 30529
Madison Foothills |聽600 Madison Street,聽Danielsville, GA 30633
Lee Arrendale Foothills |聽2023 Gainesville Hwy.,聽Alto, GA 30510
Burruss Foothills |聽1000 Indian Spring Drive,聽Forsyth, GA 31029
, Hephzibah, GA (State Charter Schools Commission)
- Serving grades K-6聽
- Statewide attendance zone 鈥� open to all Georgia residents
- Intersection of Storey Mill & Fulcher Roads, Hephzibah, GA
The Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics is a public charter school that will open September 8, 2015 in Hephzibah, Georgia at the intersection of Storey Mill and Fulcher Roads.听Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics聽will open serving grades Kindergarten through sixth and expand by one grade level per year.听GSIC has a statewide attendance zone ensuring聽all Georgia resident students are eligible to attend.听
GSIC will deliver a classical education centered on the three phases of the classical Trivium. The critical thinking skills developed through the rigorous use of the Socratic Method throughout the curriculum will foster an ethic of self-leadership and be a platform for learning the four Classical Virtues: Wisdom, Justice, Temperance, and Courage.
GSIC is committed to excellence in all its endeavors, including delivering a classical education centered on the three phases of the classical Trivium: grammar (grades 1-4), logic (grades 5-8), and rhetoric (grades 9-12) with an employment of the Socratic method throughout the classroom experience. The critical thinking skills developed through the rigorous use of the Socratic Method throughout the curriculum will foster an ethic of self-leadership and be a platform for learning the four Classical Virtues: Wisdom, Justice, Temperance, and Courage.
Supplemented by at least four optional Career Pathways for secondary students including: Linguistics, Nuclear Technology, Sustainable Agriculture, and Entertainment Technology, students at GSIC聽will participate in unique civic, industry, and higher education partnerships.听
, Roswell, GA (State Charter Schools Commission)
- Serving grades K-4, adding a grade a year to become a K-12 school
- Statewide attendance zone 鈥� open to all Georgia residents
- 1335 Northmeadow Parkway,聽Suite 100聽Roswell, GA 30076
ICSAtlanta is a dual-language immersion statewide K-4th grade charter school聽that will offer聽tracks in聽French, German, Mandarin, or Spanish.听The only public school of its kind in the state of Georgia, ICSAtlanta will聽implement its dual-language model while following the current Georgia education performance standards and聽grow by one grade each year to become a K-12th grade school.
As a statewide, language聽immersion charter school in Georgia, the International Charter School of Atlanta聽(ICSAtlanta)聽can enroll聽students from any county in the state of Georgia. 聽The school will open in year one with students in K-4th grade. 聽ICSAtlanta will add one additional grade each year to expand into a K-12th grade school.
ICSAtlanta teachers will be required to possess near-native proficiency in the target language they will teach.
ICS Atlanta will offer the following language tracks:
- French/English
- German/English
- Mandarin/English
- Spanish/English
Students will learn the following core disciplines:
- Language Arts
- Math
- Social Studies
- Science
- Art
- Personal, Social and Physical Education
, Valdosta, GA (State Charter Schools Commission)
- Serving grades K-4 in Year 1
- Open to residents of Valdosta and Lowndes County
2171 East Park Avenue,聽Valdosta, GA 31602
Where did Scintilla Charter Academy get its name?聽The definition of the word scintilla is a tiny spark. The purpose of Scintilla Charter Academy is to ignite a spark in its students as we inspire in them a love for learning.
SCA believes that learning should be fun and challenging.听SCA聽will be a school that values highly qualified, effective teachers聽and that engages both parents and the community in the students鈥� educational and character development.听The Academy will be open to students of all ability levels, including but not limited to special education, gifted students, and English Language Learners.听
Project-Based Learning聽is SCA鈥檚聽approach to learning in which students apply real world solutions to real problems. 聽It will also use聽Service Learning, an聽educational model聽that combines classroom instruction with meaningful community service. SCA intends to聽instill a commitment to service by inspiring in聽our聽students respect for other people, compassion for those in need, an understanding of civic duty, and a sense of responsibility to serve the community in which they live.
SCA鈥榮 student body will mirror Valdosta City and Lowndes County聽demographics.
