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Purpose Built Schools Invests in STEM Cohort; 12 Teachers in Inaugural Group
Purpose Built Schools Atlanta recently partnered with Metro RESA to support 12 selected instructional staff members for the first PBSA STEM Cohort, a unique group of educators, across various disciplines and grade levels.
All Purpose Built Schools officially removed from GA DOE’s list of schools in need of Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) for the first time in PBSA history
Slater Elementary School and Price Middle School were removed from the list this year; Carver STEAM exited the list in December 2022 and remains off. Improved academic performance was among the criteria that led to this achievement.
What is Wraparound Care? COR’s Dedication to PBSA Schools
Condoleezza Rice said, “If I can look at your zip code and I can tell whether you’re going to get a good education, we’ve got a real problem.” This sentiment is central to everything we believe at COR. Since 2019, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta (PBSA) has partnered with COR, a community-based non-profit providing wraparound care … Continue Reading →
AT&T Provides 250 Laptops and $25,000 Donation to COR Inc to Help Close the Digital Divide
AT&T recently donated 250 refurbished laptops to Atlanta students and families as part of the company’s nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide. The laptops, funded by an AT&T donation to Compudopt, will be given to Atlanta residents in need. AT&T is working with Compudopt to provide students and families with COR Inc. with … Continue Reading →
Beyond the Classroom: Carver STEAM Scholars Sojourn to Jekyll Island
A unique project based learning experience recently took approximately a dozen 10th graders from the halls of Carver STEAM Academy to the salt marshes of Jekyll Island. The scholars enjoyed an overnight trip in late October where they experienced an introduction to marine ecology, as well as formed deeper connections with teachers and peers. The … Continue Reading →
Purpose Built Schools Nutrition Program Has Students Lining Up for Healthy School Food
“Bad food is cheap and cheap food is bad.” That is the mantra of Carolyn Pusey-Wade, Director of Nutrition, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta, more affectionately known as Chef Nana. Since she started in SY 2022-23, the number of students who participate in school breakfast and lunch has increased significantly, particularly among high schoolers, where the … Continue Reading →
Carver STEAM’s Aviation Program Takes Flight
The Aviation Program at Carver STEAM Academy, in partnership with Tango Flight, Airbus, and Delta Airlines, encourages students to learn social and technical skills required to work in the aviation industry while building a Vans RV-12is airplane. Delta Air Lines flew 25 Carver STEAM students on May 16, 2023 to Mobile, AL, for a field … Continue Reading →
Carver STEAM Seniors Secure $8.3 Million in College Scholarships
The Class of 2023 at Carver STEAM Academy has brought in more than $8.3 million in scholarships to pursue their post-secondary dreams. This marks a school record for Carver STEAM. We recently hosted a Scholarship Gala to celebrate the graduating Class of 2023 and this incredible accomplishment. We are so proud of our graduating seniors!
Carver STEAM senior receives the prestigious Gates Scholarship
Carver STEAM Academy and Purpose Built Schools Atlanta are proud to announce that Aquantis Clemmons, Class of 2023 Valedictorian, has been selected as a Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient awarded by The Gates Scholarship. This year, only one percent of all applicants received this prestigious award. As one of eight students from Atlanta Public Schools to … Continue Reading →
Enriching scholars’ experience at Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
The urban agriculture program at Purpose Built Schools Atlanta is educating the next generation of farm entrepreneurs. It may not be the first area of study that comes to mind when thinking about Slater Elementary, Price Middle and Carver STEAM Academy. Yet, agriculture is one of dozens of enrichment programs offered across this network of … Continue Reading →
