Living in East Atlanta with Children


East Atlanta is a wonderful area to move with your family! There's a great variety of schools, after school programs, and kid-friendly activities. Here are our top picks!


LOCAL SCHOOLS

Charles R. Drew Charter
-City of Atlanta’s first public charter school.
-Project-Based Learning approach with an integration of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) curriculum and a strong foundation in literacy helps all students reach their highest potential.
-Serving more than 1,800 students in Pre-K through 12th grade


Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
-K-8
-ANCS believes in the power that comes from students learning with and from classmates of different backgrounds.
-Affiliated with the National Coalition of Diverse Charter Schools, a collection of schools with racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse student populations
-Performance-based portfolio assessment, interdisciplinary teaching, comprehensive sustainability initiatives, an advisory program, and extensive support for teachers’ professional development

Burgess-Peterson Academy
-Atlanta Public School
-At Burgess-Peterson Academy, we believe each child should be given every opportunity to achieve academically at high levels, become a responsible citizen,  and find success both at school and in the community.
-BPA School Garden
-Scores comparable to those at Drew Charter

Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology
-A  multi-cultural technological school that provides students with a total education in areas of academic, social, and emotional learning from pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
-Technology Magnet Program in grades 3 through 5.
-Spanish Immersion Program in Kindergarten and 1st grade.
-The faculty and staff consists of 60 teachers including a variety of specialists (Technology, Math, Music, Art,STEM/Science,  Reading and ELL) and 19 paraprofessionals.


Johnson Learning Center
-Seeks to educate each student to succeed through higher learning with a program designed to promote and further enhance our students learning ability.
-Johnson's Learning Center accepts students from 18 months through kindergarten.
-After school care is only available from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for full time enrolled students and this fee is included in the tuition.



LOCAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

East Atlanta Kids Club
-After School Mentoring and Tutoring
-”Edu-tainment”
-Quality educational after-school programs can help eliminate achievement gaps and improve students’ attendance records, according to the national nonprofit Afterschool Alliance.
-Ages 7-18
-Tracks School Performance
-Kids Club (7-12), Teen Club (13-18), Friendship Connection (mentoring program), Health & Wellness (sports, 5K, farmers market to teach nutrition), Cycling

Language International Kids
-Tutoring
-Reader’s Theater: Chit Chat Math!
-Brain Juice Kids MakersSpace Camps
-Passport Explorer Camps
-Parent’s Night Out


YMCA Youth & Teen Development
-21,000-square-foot facility of new and renovated space that includes an outdoor family aquatic center, gymnasium, cyber café, digital and media center and teen wellness area.
-ages 12-17
-Youth Development
-Arts & Humanities
-Educational Support
-Youth Sports
-Health and Wellness
-Camp


NEARBY KID-FRIENDLY FUN

Fernbank of Natural History
-Giant Screen Theater
-Tadpole Tales for Preschoolers
-Wildwoods Outdoor Expansion
-Larger Than Life Traveling Displays
-A Walk Through Time in GA
-Fernbank Nature Quest

Zoo Atlanta
-Conservation Workshop
-Groove Like an Animal
-Playgrounds
-STEM Sunday
-Vet Academy
-Zoo Clues

The Center for Puppetry Arts

Education
-Discovery Days (Select Thursdays)
-Create a Puppet Workshops
-Wow Weekends
-Preschool Puppetry
Family Series
Peter Pan
(Sept 25–Oct 28, 2018)
Brother Coyote and Sister Fox
(Oct 30–Nov 11, 2018)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™
(Nov 13–Dec 30, 2018 (no shows 11/22, 12/25)
Squirrel Stole My Underpants
(Jan 2–6, 2019)
Paul Bunyan and the Tall Tale Medicine Show
(Jan 22–Mar 10, 2019)
The Joshua Show, Episode 2
(Mar 12–17, 2019)
Galapagos George, the Little Tortoise That Could
(Mar 19–31, 2019)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
(Apr 2–May 26, 2019)
Randel McGee and Groark
(Sat, Apr 13, 2019)


High Museum of Art
-Toddler Thursdays: Every Thursday from 10am-4pm. 15 months-3 years
-Second Sundays: Free admission 12pm-5pm. Family guides, art making, story times & sensory room.
-School Break Programs: Bring your entire family to the High over the holidays! Get some fresh air and a fresh perspective at the Museum! Enjoy art-making workshops, story times, family-friendly tours, scavenger hunts and more. Each holiday season we have new programs so check back for times and details.


Atlanta Botanical Garden
-Lou Glenn’s Children’s Garden
-Active Outdoor Play in the new Treehouse Area, complete with climbing nets and a slide!
-Outdoor instruments, water drawing wall, wood construction area, and small gardening activities,
-Educational Performances in the Amphitheatre


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