Decatur Virtual Academy Brings Back Best Practices from Digital Learning Conference
Decatur Virtual Academy Provides Another Way to Learn DEF is in the business of helping every student learn and thrive.…
Glennwood’s Adaptive Classroom Students Have New Materials Just for Them
Everyone Learns Differently CSD Speech-Language Pathologist Ms. Thaker was awarded a DEF Teacher Innovation Grant to purchase materials for her…
Making Decatur a Suicide-Safer Community
According to a CDC report released in September 2022, annual suicide rates rose four percent in 2022, with the biggest…
DHS Students Explore Storytelling Through Film
Christopher Brune’s title is “English/Language Arts teacher” at Decatur High School, but he recently expanded his repertoire when he became…
Inspiring the Champions within Our Students
DHS basketball athletes had already been training with world-renowned boxing trainer Xavier Biggs, but Coach Faulkner felt like they had…
DHS’ Career and Technical Students “Belong” at the Georgia Conference
In October, DEF awarded Special Education teacher Marca Tigner a grant that enabled her to take four of her students…
The Blue & Gold Squad Expands to Include More Student Athletes
For six years now, DEF has helped fund the Blue & Gold Squad, a grassroots mentoring program at the high…
Health Coaching for Our Teachers
We’ve all heard the word “burnout” a lot more frequently than before the pandemic. Burnout is a state of emotional,…
School Supplies of a Sensory Sort
When a school needs new supplies for their students, the list usually includes technological devices, books, and maybe some scissors…
Literacy for ALL Learners
Kindergarten is a formative time when students start the foundations of their reading and writing skills. For the past several…
Catching a Ride Towards a Bright Future
For the group of DHS students who enrolled in college classes at Georgia State University, the course material should be the most challenging aspect of taking classes, not finding transportation.
Getting Creative in the Kitchen
During a normal summer, our AIM scholars typically enjoy summer camps and Opportunity Week (a week filled with group field…