1. 1. Culturally Relevant Inspiration At Drew Charter School Miltina Sullivan EDU692 Gladys Evans July 25, 2015
2. 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. 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. 4. A Look At Drew
5. 5. The Elementary School
6. 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. 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. 8. The Uniqueness About Drew
9. 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. 10. Engaging
11. 11. Junior Academy Academics Echo Learning Commons Drew is delighted to A part of the NTW org.
12. 12. Discovering
13. 13. Problem Solving
14. 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. 15. Hands On Learning
16. 16. Tinker yard
17. 17. Box City Project at Junior Academy
18. 18. Senior Academy building a Remote Control Lawnmower
19. 19. Culturally Relevant Inspiration
20. 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.
21. 21. Drew Charter School