SOPHIA ACADEMY
SPRINGMONT
As a Marist-sponsored school pursuing Catholic status, Sophia Academy sees each child as an individual with unlimited potential, if given the opportunities and tailored instruction for different learning styles. Small classes and innovative multisensory instruction, combined with weekly teacher training, produce results for all children. Ninety percent of students master their personalized goals, and 80 percent participate in extracurricular activities. The curriculum includes international Orton-Gillingham language learning and modified Common Core standards. Award-winning theater and sports teams, fine arts and religious education broaden students’ interests, promote leadership, develop talents and shape character. Your child will be known and valued. Sophia Academy serves pre-K through high school and is located at 2880 Dresden Drive in Atlanta. Call 404-303-8722 or visit www.sophia academy.org for more information.
By his mother’s account, a young Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc., one of the most dominant online retailers, was so engrossed in his school activities that his Montessori teacher picked him up in his chair to move him to new tasks. Engaged learning such as this occurs daily at Springmont, which is celebrating 50 years in Atlanta this year. Springmont provides a progressive learning environment where lessons are experienced, not just taught, and a sense of wonder is inspired in students. Springmont is located on a 7-acre wooded campus in the heart of Sandy Springs. This hands-on, discovery-based education serves children ages 1½ to 14. Springmont provides students with a foundation for learning that supports problem-solving, develops collaborative skills, grows self-awareness and ignites imaginations for a lifetime. As a result, graduates matriculate to Atlanta’s finest high schools. Visit the Springmont campus and see the environment where your child will thrive. For more information, call 404-2523910 or visit www.springmont.com.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL
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Celebrating its 60th anniversary as a K-8 school within the Archdiocese of Atlanta, St. Joseph Catholic School is a 2003 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Accredited by AdvancED, St. Joseph offers an academically challenging curriculum and a focus on character-building that fosters the development of the whole child. The standard curriculum is enhanced with weekly school mass, art, music, computer lab and Spanish. Extracurricular opportunities include drama, robotics, basketball, volleyball and more. Located at 81 Lacy Street in Marietta, Ga. Call 770-428-3328 or visit www.stjosephschool.org for more information about this remarkable school.
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Woodward Academy is metro Atlanta’s long-proven leading college-preparatory independent school for families who want the certainty of more complete preparation for college and life. Tapping into more than a century of educational wisdom, Woodward Academy transforms each experience into a tangible opportunity for learning and growth. Woodward students develop a deep respect for difference as they collaborate with peers who come from 23 metro Atlanta counties, and from a broad array of religious, economic and ethnic backgrounds. Woodward students find opportunities to explore and excel at every level, whatever their interests. They receive wise guidance at every step—from the first day of pre-K to the final AP exam—expanding their academic capacities through specialized instruction and individualized support. A typical Woodward Academy graduating class attends more than 100 different colleges and universities, devotes 5,000 hours to community service projects and earns more than $13 million in scholarship awards. Because of the Woodward experience, Academy graduates are notably confident and wellprepared for college and beyond as they enter the complex and evolving world. For more information, call 404-765-4001 or visit www.woodward.edu. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION