Atlanta Girls School Inc

INSPIRING GIRLS TO LEAD LIVES OF PURPOSE.

AGS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN OUTSTANDING GIRLS' EDUCATION TO A STUDENT BODY THAT REFLECTS THE SOCIOECONOMIC, RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY OF ATLANTA. TO THIS END, AGS FACULTY DELIVER RESEARCH-DRIVEN, GIRL-CENTERED CURRICULA TO STUDENTS FROM OVER 60 ZIP CODES ACROSS METRO ATLANTA AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. MORE THAN 46 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GIRLS OF COLOR, AND 41 PERCENT OF FAMILIES RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID. APPROXIMATELY FIFTY PERCENT OF AGS TEACHERS HOLD ADVANCED DEGREES, AND THE SCHOOL OFFERS EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ENABLE HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF TO MAINTAIN AND ENRICH THEIR SPECIALIZED, GIRL-CENTERED TEACHING METHODS BASED ON THE LATEST RESEARCH. WITH AN AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 12 STUDENTS, FACULTY DEEPLY INVEST IN HELPING EACH STUDENT SUCCEED AND ATTAIN HER FULL POTENTIAL. LEADING PROGRAMS: STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH) CURRICULUM AND INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING HAVE BEEN A HALLMARK OF AGS TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR YEARS, AND STEAM SKILLS IN THEIR PUREST FORMS-DESIGN THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, RESILIENCY, CREATIVITY-HAVE BEEN SHOWN THROUGH NUMEROUS STUDIES TO HAVE ENORMOUS EFFECT ON THE WAY GIRLS LEARN BEST. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALL SIXTH GRADERS ARE REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN OUR INTRODUCTION TO STEAM CLASS. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS LEARN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, LOGICAL THINKING, AND DEVELOP REASONING SKILLS THROUGH CODING AND USE OF A 3D PRINTER UTILIZED IN CLASSES AND LEADERSHIP LABS. UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH VARIOUS CLASSES AND LEADERSHIP LABS. FIRST ROBOTICS AND LEGO LEAGUE ARE PART OF OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM. SEVERAL STEAM FOCUSED OPPORTUNITIES ARE EXPLORED DURING LEADERSHIP LABS AND WINTERIM, A TEN-DAY TERM BETWEEN SEMESTERS. WE OFFER SEVERAL CROSS-CURRICULAR COURSES FOR MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT EMPHASIZE CRITICAL DESIGN-THINKING STEAM SKILLS. THE LEADERSHIP LABS PROGRAM SETS AGS APART FROM ITS PEER INSTITUTIONS BY FOCUSING ON THE CONSISTENT DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS. STUDENTS AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL LEARN THESE SKILLS THROUGH TOPICAL CLASSES THAT ROTATE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. MANY OF THESE CLASSES ARE REQUIRED AND MANY UTILIZE OUTSIDE PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPOSE OUR STUDENTS TO PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE INTERSTED IN GIVING BACK. TO GAIN REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE, SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERTAKE INTERNSHIPS AND BE PART OF OUR GLOBAL TRAVEL PROGRAM. SERVICE LEARNING IS A PART OF OUR CURRICULUM AND IS MOSTLY OBSERVED THROUGH CLUBS, GLOBAL TRAVEL, AND LEADERSHIP LAB COURSES. STUDENTS FURTHER DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH STUDENT GOVERNMENT, ORGANIZING AND RUNNING CLUBS, DEVELOPING THEIR OWN PROGRAM OF STUDY, AS WELL AS TEACHING A WINTERIM COURSE.