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Our Mission

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Mission

Wesleyan’s mission is to be a Christian school of academic excellence by providing each student a diverse college preparatory education guided by Christian principles and beliefs; by challenging and nurturing the mind, body, and spirit; and by developing responsible stewardship in our changing world.

Setting Wesleyan is located on a wooded, 83-acre campus in Norcross, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Wesleyan’s beautiful campus has a unique, residential feel.

Through the support of parents and donors, many buildings have been constructed in a relatively short time. The Wesleyan campus consists of nine buildings, 83 classrooms, three chapels, two libraries, one language lab, six computer labs, two state-of-theart theaters including a black box theater, four gyms, five basketball courts, seven tennis courts, a 3,000 seat stadium with a synthetic running track, and a ten-lane natatorium with a diving well. A beautifully landscaped central mall, a lake, and cross country trails complete the space.

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Our Community

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Community Strengths • Faculty and staff anchored in the Christian faith • College preparatory program that challenges, nurtures, and strengthens all of its students • Honor code supported by students, faculty, and parents • Parents as essential partners in Wesleyan’s educational endeavors • Accomplished faculty and colleagues committed to the school, its mission, and its vision • Dedicated Board of Trustees • Numerous collaborative community outreach and service opportunities • Solid and wide-ranging athletic programs • Outstanding visual arts and performing arts programs • Grade chair advisement program in grades 5-12 • Expansive missions program sending teams around the nation and internationally • Commitment on all levels to being a drug-free campus through random and periodic testing of all faculty and high school students

Wesleyan parents are extremely helpful and are willing to support the faculty in any way on a moment’s notice. Our parent body appreciates us and realizes that we are partnering with them for their child’s best interest. I am amazed as a colleague and as a former parent at the caliber of our faculty members. Our faculty members are serving God here because this is where they are called to be.

–Claire Graham, Faculty

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Our Dedication

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Professional Development Opportunities • Generous support and encouragement to attend conferences and workshops • Financial support and encouragement to pursue advanced degree work • On-site technology training • Meaningful in-service programs • Internship course led by a professional from a local university to provide professional support for beginning teachers

Benefits

Educational Environment • Small class size • Honors and Advanced Placement courses • Technology (computers, SMART Boards, projectors) available in every classroom • Fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) • Writing and math labs for middle and high school students • Lower school reading, science, Bible and math resource teachers • Bible classes, kindergarten through grade twelve • Full-time counselors in each division

• Opportunity to enroll in health, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance plans • Retirement plan • Flexible spending plan for certain healthcare expenses • Tuition remission Faculty Information • Wesleyan School

Our Faith

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Christian Life • Focus on integration of Christian principles into daily classroom curriculum across all subject areas • Monthly faculty worship time • Teacher-led Bible study groups with students • Serve-His League service opportunities for students and faculty • Weekly chapel in each division • Yearly mission trips within the United States and around the world • Since its inception in 2000, around 25% of the student body and 50% of the faculty have participated in the missions program

The Wesleyan faculty is unique in that we are all practicing Christians. We do not share a common denomination; rather, we share a commitment to Christ and His teachings.

We don’t teach doctrine; we teach Christianity.

–Ann Marie Hanlon, Faculty

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Our Story

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I have taught at several Christian schools and each of them share certain characteristics. Wesleyan, however, is unique in several ways. Primary among them is the emphasis the school places on building relationships. In addition to the relationships built and nurtured between faculty and students, Wesleyan teaches students to prioritize their relationships with God and others before concentrating on the self. People cannot help but notice the JOY banners on our campus since they seem ubiquitous. These banners serve to incessantly remind our students to order their priorities by placing God first, others second, and themselves third. –Russ Custer, Faculty

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