Innovating Schools. Inspiring Minds.
We engage more than 1,500 students from Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade through authentic and culturally relevant project-based instruction.
Tapping Into Unlimited Potential
The neighborhoods of south Atlanta are full of potential, but the schools have not always ensured opportunity for all the students in their care. Atlanta Public Schools partnered with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta to manage Slater Elementary, Thomasville Heights Elementary, Price Middle and Carver STEAM Academy to give each school the support they need.
Community Growth through Education
We empower students to become change agents who create positive, long-lasting impact in their communities.
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from our Schools
Students use project-based learning to spark widespread cafeteria changes and enhanced nutrition across Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
When students at Price Middle School voiced concerns about the school’s food program last year, they employed project-based learning (PBL) to spark system wide change across Purpose Built Schools Atlanta. Last year, middle and high school students met with Purpose Built Schools’ leadership team to share concerns about daily nutritional options. They conducted surveys, wrote … Continue Reading →
Trust for Public Land Brings Community Schoolyards Program to Price Middle School
This is a series of installments on the progress of a new partnership with Trust for Public Land.
Letter from APS About Students Affected by Forest Cove Delays
Atlanta Public Schools (APS), Purpose Built Schools (PBSA), and our community partners are making sure every student affected by Forest Cove delays has a seat and the appropriate resources for a successful start to the school year on August 1.
Carver STEAM Class of 2022 Earns More than $4.5 Million in Scholarships
Purpose Built Schools Atlanta is excited to announce that the graduating class of 2022 of Carver STEAM Academy has earned more than $4.5 million in scholarships for continuing education–a record for the south Atlanta high school. The majority of graduating seniors received a scholarship to further their education. The Class of 2022 is the first … Continue Reading →
Meet the Class of 2022 Valedictorian & Salutatorian
Carver STEAM Academy is proud to announce that Brian Akomeah-Sakyi is the Class of 2022 valedictorian and Kyshawn Forbes is salutatorian. Brian, valedictorian, earned a full scholarship and will be attending the Georgia Institute of Technology with plans to major in Computer Science. Born in Accra, Ghana, he migrated to the United States at the … Continue Reading →NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR FY 23 21st CCLC PROGRAM GRANT
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, in partnership with Atlanta Public Schools and Purpose Built Schools, intends to submit an application to the Georgia State Department of Education for a 21st CCLC grant. The grant will support an academic and workforce readiness after school programs for students attending Thomasville Heights Elementary, Luther J. Price Middle School, and Carver High School in Fulton County. If you have any comments on the proposed program, please contact Lorene Jackson, Senior Vice President of Programs and Operations at 404-922-4327 ext. 1085. A copy of the application will be available for public review after submittal at the BGCMA support center 2880 Dresden Drive, Chamblee GA.
FOR PBSA EMPLOYEES: This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.