Trinity School 2023-2024 Overview

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Mission Statement Serving children age three through Sixth Grade, Trinity School creates a community of learners in a diverse and distinctly elementary-only environment, in which each child develops the knowledge, skills, and character to achieve his or her unique potential as a responsible, productive, and compassionate member of the School and greater community.

Program and Pedagogy Pillars Celebrating the present and preparing our students for the future within a nurturing and caring educational environment, we: • Cherish Childhood Provide joyful experiences that include play- and passion-based learning Ensure developmentally appropriate experiences Design experiences around what is important in the life of a child • Deepen Students’ Educational Experience Develop creative and critical thinking and questioning skills Value both process and product of learning Connect learning vertically, horizontally, cross curricularly, and globally • Empower Students in Their Learning Foster a growth mindset Cultivate voice, choice, and self-reflection Promote leadership

So that our students: • Build Academic Foundation Establish proficiency in essential knowledge and skills Embrace diverse experiences of a well-rounded education • Develop Character Foundation Exhibit ethical skills, habits, and attitudes of empathy, integrity, and respect Demonstrate performance skills, habits, and attitudes of accountability, persistence, and resilience • Exhibit Continued Curiosity, Creativity, and Confidence Imagine, discover, and experiment independently and collaboratively Adapt to new situations and a changing world

serves

age 3 – 6th grade 6:1

average studentteacher ratio

21% students of color

60+

5:1

after-school offerings

72

years of focusing on elementary education

43

acres of tree-lined campus

student-teacher ratio in Early Learners and Pre-K

594

students who are known and inspired

Loving Experts in their Fields

Extended Programs and Summer Camp

Trinity attracts and retains the most qualified and

Each year, about 85 percent of Trinity students

enthusiastic teachers, and they love what they do.

participate in Extended Programs, the School’s robust

Experts in early childhood and elementary education,

after-school program. Trinity Teachers and experts from

our teachers participate in school-supported, continual

the community offer engaging experiences that are a true

professional development to stay at the top of their field, and

extension of Trinity’s school day and mission. Your child will

71 percent of our lead teachers have an advanced degree.

explore their interests and grow through structured activities

All faculty members are passionate about the subjects they

and play. Affordable programming is available to all students

teach and are readily available to their students.

until 6 PM each school day.

And our teachers love to work here! For five consecutive years, Trinity has been awarded a Top Workplace honor by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. For 2023, a record 7,998 Atlanta companies were nominated or asked to participate in this annual contest. A total of 175 companies were selected, and Trinity made the list in the “Top Midsize Workplace” category (150–499 employees).

With a variety of possibilities designed to best meet the needs of each family, including drop-in care, your child can participate in one after-school activity or several. There are more than 60 after-school offerings—including karate, yoga, dance, cheerleading, running, robotics, coding, math, art, and chess—and an optional nap time for our youngest learners.

In addition to our after-school program, we offer a wide range of sports, academic, and special interest camps in June and later in the summer that are taught by many of the same Extended Program teachers and community experts.

Discover more about Trinity’s after-school program at trinityatl.org/extendedprograms

Affording a Trinity School Education

Learning Team

Trinity School offers financial assistance to those who

Trinity’s Learning Team administers specialized

need it, and applying for financial assistance will not affect

one-on-one and small-group instruction for students

the consideration of your child for admission. Awards are

with learning differences, providing another layer of

determined through Trinity’s financial assistance committee

individualized support to help them become academically

and accompany admission decisions. Every family receiving

independent and confident learners.

assistance is asked to pay some portion of the tuition, and all financial assistance requests are kept confidential.

Trinity also offers several tuition payment options to fit your

While all Trinity students benefit from differentiated instruction each day, our Learning Team Specialists are here to support all learning and academic needs by implementing specific

family’s needs. Tuition covers most annual school expenses,

research-based strategies and accommodations, whether your

including lunch, outdoor trips and activities, technology

child is learning to read, strengthening math fluency, preparing

access, school supplies, and yearbooks. In addition to tuition,

for a test, or developing organizational strategies.

you can expect to pay for uniforms and Trinity School Parents’ Association (TSPA) dues. To help keep uniform costs down, TSPA holds used uniform sales throughout the school year.

In addition to working with students individually and in small groups, our Learning Team Specialists partner with teachers and parents at all grade levels. These specialists often work in the classroom to support teachers, help with differentiated instruction, review accommodations, and identify additional ways to teach concepts to students with varying learning needs.

Middle School Placement As with everything at Trinity School, the middle school placement process is a learning opportunity for our students. By thoughtfully and intentionally equipping them to transition to their next schools, we are also educating and preparing our students for the many transitions they will face throughout life.

Sarah Morgan Bonham, our Director of Outplacement, works closely with parents, students, and Atlanta area schools. She maintains excellent partnerships with all the schools to which our students apply and meets with families one-on-one to guide them through the application process, support them as they explore secondary school options, and ensure a smooth transition during the next step of their educational journey.

“Once a Trinity child, always a Trinity child” is more than a Trinity School motto. Our students are known and loved during their time here, and we maintain that relationship after they graduate from Trinity and celebrate our alumni’s successes as they make their mark on the world.

Trinity School does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, religion or creed, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or family composition in the administration of our admission and educational policies, in the extension of financial assistance, or other school-administered programs.

Trinity School is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Georgia Independent School Association (GISA), and Atlanta Area Association of Independent Schools (AAAIS).

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