Talley’s “True” Book Fair Ensures Equity AND Fosters Positive Reading Culture for ALL
“My heart is SOARING! My mom NEVER lets me get books from the book fair!"* While they are anticipated events…
DHS Best Buddies Club Focuses on Fostering New Friendships
Last school year, Decatur High School students founded a chapter of Best Buddies International as an expansion of the existing…
Oakhurst Game Center Grows to Accommodate More Students
Last school year, Oakhurst teachers Ms. Staton and Ms. Guerrieri wrote a Teacher Innovation Grant to establish a Game Center…
Eighth Graders Take Science Class in the Creek
Middle Schoolers Learn Onsite While Providing Valuable Data to Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Finding ways to connect classroom lessons to the real…
Ensuring Students Have What They Need to Succeed
DHS Senior Uses DEF Student Grant to Fund a School Supply Closet for Students Early in her high school career,…
Handheld Translators Make Connections Easier for ESOL Students and Their Families
Have you ever wondered how newly immigrated City School of Decatur (CSD) students communicate with their teachers? F.AVE Upper Elementary…
DEF Community Spotlight on Jonah Goode
Mr. Goode isn’t just a well-known CSD teacher who has taught at F.AVE and Beacon Hill Middle School – he…
Learning Grows in the F.AVE Garden
Fifth grade teacher Ms. Wise of F.AVE Upper Elementary was awarded a DEF Teacher Innovation Grant recently to reinvigorate the…
Shiny New Mellophones Amplify the DHS Band’s Quality Sounds
The Decatur High School band program has a lot of old instruments – many of which are over 40 years…
Experiential Learning Helps Educate Middle Schoolers on Effects of Alcohol
As part of the eighth-grade health class curriculum, BHMS teacher Westley Philippi teaches substance abuse awareness and the hazards of…
Oakhurst Game Center Promotes Reading and Creative Thinking
Oakhurst Media Specialist Erin Guerrieri and Enrichment Teacher Shannon Staton wrote a grant to create a Game Center in a…
Equity Starts in Early Childhood Learning
This year, the special education teaching team at College Heights is serving two students in the preschool classroom who are…