Paideia At-a-Glance 2009-2010

History

• Founded by parents in 1971
• 501(c)(3)
• Governed by Board of Trustees
• Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Location

• Intown university community between downtown Atlanta and downtown Decatur

Facilities

• Main campus on 16 acres on Ponce de Leon Avenue with 14 buildings
• Python Park: 12 acres in Avondale Estates with two soccer fields and a baseball/softball field

Academics

• Honors courses in every academic area
• AP courses: biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, U.S. history, psychology, calculus AB and BC, and statistics
• Grades and written evaluations in junior high and high school
• Parent/teacher conferences twice a year for half day, elementary, and junior high
• National Merit honorees: 22% of the class of 2007, 29% of the class of 2008, 22% of the class of 2009
• Georgia Governor’s Honors Program: three in 2007, two in 2008, five in 2009
• Academic Bowl state champions 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008 and 2009, JV 2007
• Mock Trial state finalist 2006
• Student participants in All-State Math Team for last 10 years. Math Team state champions 2000
• Math Team 8th grade state champions 2006. One student selected for American Region Mathematics League 2008
• Robotics Team regional semi-finalist 2006
• Policy Debate Team 4th in district 2008

Colleges

• 97 students in the Class of 2009 attend 56 different colleges
• Individualized college counseling program

Technology

• 621 computers on campus, including 569 instructional computers
• Campus-wide network includes both laptop and wireless connections
• Technology used in all areas of curriculum including foreign language, music, art, and school publications

Tuition

• Half Day, ages 3-5 - $10,590
• Elementary, ages 5-12- $16,827
• Junior High, grades 7-8 - $18,900
• High School, grades 9-12 - $18,900
• High School, grade 12 - $19,101

Financial Aid

• Need-based financial aid program funds 124 students in 2009-2010 school year
• $1,640,238 spent on financial aid this year
• Awards range from 27-99%

Parent Involvement

Parental involvement is an integral part of the Paideia community. Parents volunteer to raise money for the financial aid program, run the Green Team’s recycling program, serve lunches for Pi Bites, and create the playbill for the music department. The possibilities are endless. Parents fill over 3,000 volunteer jobs in a typical school year and view the opportunity to volunteer as an important way to participate in their child’s school.

Music and Theater

• Younger elementary students: general music instruction twice a week
• Older elementary students: band or orchestra and chorus
• Junior high students: band, orchestra, and chorus
• High School students: 47% involved in madrigals, chorus, jazz ensemble, chamber orchestra, and chamber music ensembles
• Annual musical theater and drama productions in junior high and high school
• Paideia students selected for these groups: All-State Chorus, All-State Band, All-State Jazz Ensemble, All-State Orchestra, Spivey Hall Honor Choir, AYJ , MAYWE, MYSO, EYSO, AJCO, GISA All-Select Orchestra, GSU High School Honor Orchestra

Art

• Elementary students have weekly art instruction
• 25% of high school students take art classes
• Each year students regularly win top visual arts and photography awards at juried exhibitions including Scholastic Art (gold and silver winners), Georgia Drawing, The Dogwood Festival (Best School in Georgia for most winners 2004), 5th Congressional District Art Show winners 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2009, Pace Photography Show winner 2004-2006
• Student winner of national New Visions Award 2003, finalist 2004
• Two national silver medals for art portfolios from Scholastic Arts and Writing and eight regional gold medal winners 2007

Sports

• 10 junior high and high school sports offered: soccer, volleyball, cross country, softball, basketball, swimming, baseball, track, tennis, and ultimate
• 67% of students (grades 7-12) participate in at least one sport
• 40% of high school students participate in intramural sports
• Division A, Region 7-B
• Boys 7th grade basketball league champions 2007 and 2008, 8th grade basketball league champions 2007-2009
• Boys basketball region champions 2001, sub-region champions 2009, state tournament Sweet Sixteen 2000, 2001, 2009
• Girls basketball runner up state championship 2002 and 2008, Final Four 2000 and 2003, Elite Eight
  2004, Sweet Sixteen 2009, state tournament 2005 and 2006
• Girls track 100m region champions 2007, 2008, 2009
• Girls cross country state meet 2002 and 2008, boys cross country state meet 2001 and 2008
• Boys soccer champions 2001, finalists 2003, state tournament 2005, 2008 and 2009
• Girls soccer state champions 2000 and 2001, quarterfinals 2004 and 2006, state tournament 1997-2009
• Girls softball Sweet Sixteen 1999-2003, boys baseball state tournament 2002
• Boys swimming state champions 2000, 3rd in state 2001, 2nd in state 2002, 4th in state 2004
• Boys tennis state tournament 2000-2004 and 2009
• Girls volleyball state tournament 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009
• Boys track region champion in high jump 2007, individual girls track region champion in 100 meters 2007 and 2008
• Boys ultimate undefeated 2007, winner of Paideia Cup and Amherst Invitational 2007, girls ultimate winner of Paideia Cup 2007-2009, high school Eastern champions 2008 and 2009. Paideia students were chosen to represent the United States in the 2006 and 2008 World Junior Ultimate Championships

Paideia School is committed to having a racial, socioeconomic, and cultural cross-section of students and faculty. The school considers applications for admission without regard to race, religion, ethnic group or sexual orientation.