Paideia At-a-Glance 2013-2014

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
• Our campus

Academics

• Honors courses in every academic area
• AP courses: biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, U.S. history, European history, economics, music theory, 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 2009, 24% of the class of 2010, 21% of the class of 2011, 15% of the class of 2012
• Georgia Governor’s Honors Program: five in 2009, four in 2010, two in 2011, three in 2012
• Academic Bowl state champions 2008-2010
• One high school student selected for American Region Mathematics League 2008 and 2012
• Robotics Team qualified for VEX Robotics World Championships 2012
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Colleges

• 97 students in the class of 2012 attend 71 different colleges
• Individualized college counseling program
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Technology

• 940 computers on campus, including 900 instructional computers of which 270 are iPads
• Campus-wide network includes both desktop and wireless connections
• Technology used in all areas of curriculum including foreign language, music, art, and school publications
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Tuition

• Half Day, ages 3-5 - $11,676
• Elementary, ages 5-12 - $18,660
• Junior High, grades 7-8 - $20,835
• High School, grades 9-11 - $20,835
• High School, grade 12 - $21,036

Financial Aid

• Need-based financial aid program funds 141 students in 2012-2013 school year
• $2.1 million spent on financial aid this year
• Awards range from 24-99%

Parent Involvement

• An integral part of the Paideia community. Parent volunteers raise money for financial aid, run the Green Team’s recycling program, serve lunches for Pi Bites, and create the playbill for the music department. Parents fill over 3,000 volunteer jobs in a typical school year and view the opportunity to volunteer as an important way to participate.
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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 chorus, jazz ensemble, wind ensemble, and chamber orchestra
• Annual musical theater and drama productions in junior high and high school
• Student and teacher Shuler Hensley Award recipients in 2009-2011
• Paideia students selected for these groups: All-State Chorus, All-State Band, All-State Jazz Ensemble, All-State Orchestra, Spivey Hall Honor Choir, ASYO, AYJO , MAYWE, MYSO, EYSO, AJCO, GISA All-Select Orchestra, GISA All-Select Chorus, GSU High School Honor Orchestra, Governor’s Honors Program
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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 (national and regional gold and silver winners), Georgia Drawing, The Dogwood Festival, 5th Congressional District Art Show winners 2009, Pace Photography Show winners 2011 and 2012
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Sports

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.