1. Culturally Relevant Inspiration At Drew Charter School
Miltina Sullivan EDU692 Gladys Evans July 25, 2015
2. About Drew Three Schools One Community This presentation
will give you a up and personal look at Atlantas first Charter
School. Drew is the home of three different schools Elementary
Academy Junior Academy Senior academy
3. http://www.drewcharterschool.org Lower Campus ( Elementary
Academy) 301 E. Lake Blvd, Atlanta, Ga. 30317 Upper Campus ( Junior
and Senior Academy) 300 E. Lake Blvd, Atlanta, Ga. 30317
4. A Look At Drew
5. The Elementary School
6. Behind Drew Drew has big ambition- to provide a
cradle-to-college pipeline so that every student living in its
Atlanta community graduates high school with college admittance in
hand. The school started with 240children in grades kindergarten
through fifth and has since grown to serve more than 1200 students
in Pre-K through through twelve.
7. The Mission and Philosophy Their Mission- to work together
as a community of teachers, staff, students, families and
volunteers to provide a learning environment that emphasizes high
achievement and character development. Philosophy- teaching
approach that every child has gifts and talents that must be
nurtured. A education at Drew supports intellectual, physical,
social and emotional growth.
8. The Uniqueness About Drew
9. Academics at the Elementary Academy Engineering and Design
We focus on 21st century skills and Creative problem solving.
Trough real World experiences and project based Learning our
students solve design Problems. We are a major part of the STEAM (
Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/ Math)
10. Engaging
11. Junior Academy Academics Echo Learning Commons Drew is
delighted to A part of the NTW org.
12. Discovering
13. Problem Solving
14. Senior Academy Drew Charter School is delighted to part of
the national New Tech Network. New Tech Network (NTN) is a
nonprofit organization that transforms schools into innovative
learning environments. NTNs project-based learning approach engages
students with dynamic, rigorous curriculum. Through extensive
professional development and hands-on coaching with NTN, we are
confident that Drew teachers evolve from keepers of knowledge to
facilitators of rich, relevant learning.
15. Hands On Learning
16. Tinker yard
17. Box City Project at Junior Academy
18. Senior Academy building a Remote Control Lawnmower
19. Culturally Relevant Inspiration
20. Culturally Relevant Inspiration Drew supplements the STEAM
curriculum with Project- Based Learning: Teaching and learning
strategies based on Critical thinking, collaboration, creativity,
innovation and problem solving.