Dekalb Academy of Technology and Environment

Dekalb Academy of Technology and Environment is a charter school in Stone Mountain, Georgia located at 1492 Kelton Drive. The school has about 800 students in kindergarten through eighth grades (as of the 2013-2014 school year). In October 2008, Kathy Cox recognized the school as a top 10 school in Georgia for math and science. The school has the vision to be recognized as one of the top 10 charter schools in the nation. D.A.T.E. was named by the Know Magazine Education Guide as being Metro Atlanta's Best Public School for 8th Grade in Dekalb County. D.A.T.E.'s 8th Grade class ranks #1 in Reading and #9 in math on the GCRCT. DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment Elementary and Middle Charter Schools was featured in the book: The Places and Faces of Dekalb County Georgia, highlighting the academic success, environmental and technology focus, and its parental participation. D.A.T.E. was selected to have a playground built by KABOOM and sponsored by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. D.A.T.E. students outperformed elementary and middle school students collectively in the DeKalb County School District and State Technology Fair. The school is accredited by AdvancED.[1]

Vision

To become one of the Top 10 charter schools in the nation.

Mission

The mission of the DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment, Inc. is to educate a student population about the essential need to consider environmental ramifications of technology and other business decisions, via a hands-on, community-oriented instructional curriculum.

Academics

The mission of the school is to give its students a background in technology and study of the environment by engaging in environmental projects. Technology supports all core learning areas. The specials area classes that all students participate in are technology, band (if chosen), art, French, health, music, environmental science, and physical education. The school has a special Discovery Gifted Program for those who have been identified as gifted by DeKalb County School District and Georgia Department of Education standards. The school band consists of three levels, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The school band is for the 5th-8th grades. The band takes part in many activities like parades, performances, and competitions. They took 2nd place in a regional band competition on April 25, 2009. Specialized academic programs include the full implementation of all Common Core Standards with the addition of FOSS science and Everyday Mathematics curriculums.

Clubs, Organizations, & Extracurricular Activities

The school's clubs include the National Beta Club (Junior Beta), Technology Club, and Girl Scouts of the USA (Brownies, Daises and Juniors,), Robotics, Recycling Club, STEAM Team, Broadcasting, Yearbook, Little Miss Sunshine, Young Generals, Performing Arts, Legos, and Boy Scouts of America 1833 (Boy Scouts and cub scouts tiger cub and junior cub). Since 2007, the school has been participating in an Atlanta area sports program which includes basketball, flag football, track, Kilometer Kids, and cheerleading, which is all co-ed. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.0 to participate.

Setting

The school grounds suggest the school's connection with environmental education is evident. Features such as large vegetable gardens, shade garden, flower and herb garden, hydroponics and aquaponics learning stations, and a chicken coop (with live chicken and roosters). Education includes plants, animals, and living things. The setting of the school and its grounds are not the traditional school setting. Each class has the responsibility of participating in recycling, gardening, and 6 week environmental themes. To link with technology, every classroom has an electronic Interwrite smart board with student response systems. There are computers and iMac's in every classroom. Classroom sets of Google Chrome Books and Leunovo's are available to students and teachers.

School Information

DeKalb Academy of Technology & Environment Elementary and Middle Charter Schools 1492 Kelton Drive. Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083 Telephone: 678.999.9290 Fax: 678.999.9294 Website: www.dekalbacademy.org

External links

References

  1. ↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08

Coordinates: 33°49′28″N 84°11′58″W / 33.82444°N 84.19944°W / 33.82444; -84.19944

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