thrive for life.
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
Deepen Students’ Educational Experience
Develop creative and critical thinking and
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
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,
Imagine, discover, and experiment independently and collaboratively
Adapt to new situations and a changing world
age 3 –6th grade serves
600 students who are known and loved
21% students of color
6:1 average student-teacher ratio 15 years average teaching experience
73 years dedicated to elementary education
63% of lead teachers have advanced degrees
60+ after-school class options
Loving Experts in their Fields
Trinity attracts and retains the most qualified and enthusiastic teachers who are experts in early childhood and elementary education. They love what they do, they love to work here, and it shows!
Our teachers, on average, have been with Trinity for eight years and have been teaching for 15. Continuously supported by school-sponsored professional development, they work hard to stay at the top of their field. And 63 percent of our lead teachers hold advanced degrees!
In addition, for six consecutive years, Trinity has been honored as a Top Workplace by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution! With such dedicated and accomplished educators, it’s no surprise that Trinity is recognized as a leading elementary school, offering exceptional learning experiences for our students.
Affording a Trinity School Education
This school year, we are thrilled to provide $1,793,150 in financial assistance to 82 of our families! We understand that financial considerations play a crucial role in your decision to apply your child to Trinity, and we are dedicated to supporting you every step of the way.
Financial assistance at Trinity is based solely on demonstrated need because we firmly believe that financial circumstances should never limit a child’s opportunity to flourish at our school. Importantly, applying for financial assistance will have no bearing on your child’s admission status, as our admission decisions are based solely on merit and potential.
Our comprehensive tuition covers most school expenses, including lunches, field trips, technology access, school supplies, and yearbooks. Additional costs may include uniforms (for Kindergarten through Sixth Grade), Trinity School Parents’ Association dues, and after-school classes. To help manage expenses, we hold used uniform sales throughout the year and offer generous discounts for our after-school program. Moreover, we provide flexible payment plans tailored to meet your family’s unique needs.
Enriching After-School Classes and Summer Fun
Our after-school program, called Extended Programs, is a true extension of Trinity’s school day and is extremely popular with our students. In fact, about 85 percent of them happily participate in it throughout the year.
Affordable and engaging classes led by our teachers and experts from the local community are available to all students until 6 PM each school day. Your child will love exploring their interests and growing through structured activities as well as ample play time. We offer more than 60 after-school activities, ranging from karate, yoga, dance, cheerleading, and running to robotics, coding, math, art, and chess. Plus, we provide drop-in care and an optional nap time for our youngest learners. With such a rich variety of possibilities, you can design just the right after-school schedule for your child to best meet your family’s needs.
In addition to our after-school program, we offer a wide range of academic, sports, and special interest camps in June and later in the summer that are taught by many of the same Extended Programs teachers and community experts.
Discover more about Trinity’s after-school program at trinityatl.org/extendedprograms
Personalizing Support for Every Learner
Members of Trinity’s Learning Team administer specialized one-on-one and small-group instruction for students with learning differences, providing another layer of individualized support to help them become academically independent and confident learners.
While all Trinity students benefit from differentiated instruction each day, our Learning Team Specialists partner with parents and teachers to find the best way to approach our students who have mild to moderate learning differences. They implement specific research-based strategies and accommodations, whether your child is learning to read, strengthening math fluency, preparing for a test, or developing organizational strategies.
In addition to working with students individually and in small groups, our Learning Team Specialists often work in the classroom to support teachers, help with instruction, review accommodations, and identify additional ways to teach concepts to students with varying learning needs.
Transitioning to Middle School
We recognize that the transition to middle school is a significant milestone in your child’s life. At Trinity School, we are honored to nurture students during their most formative years, watching them grow and change tremendously. Here, they have the freedom to flourish and become the learners they are meant to be. By the time they are ready to move on to middle school, we have a deep understanding of their unique strengths and aspirations.
Sarah Morgan Bonham, our Director of Outplacement, works closely with families and Atlanta area schools to help guide your child through the process of finding the best educational fit for their continued development. When you are ready to apply your child to middle school, she will meet with your family one-on-one to guide you through the application process, support you as you explore secondary school options, and ensure a smooth transition during the next step of your child’s academic 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).
Trinity School
4301 Northside Parkway NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
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