Paideia At-a-Glance 2007-2008

History

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

Location

• Located in an intown university community between downtown Atlanta and downtown Decatur

Students

• 929 students ages three through 12th grade
  • 374 half day/elementary students
  • 159 junior high students
  • 396 high school students
• 26% students of color
• 100 students in 2008 graduating class
• 1,923 Alumni from classes of 1974-2007

Facilities

• Main campus on 15 acres on Ponce de Leon Avenue with 12 buildings
• Python Park, 12 acres in Avondale Estates with two soccer fields and a baseball/softball field

Faculty

• 99 full-time teachers and 26 part-time teachers
• 74% have advanced degrees
• 17% faculty of color
• High school student/teacher ratio 9:1, average class size 14

Academics

• Honors courses in every department
• AP courses: biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, psychology, european history, calculus AB and BC, economics, 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: 29% of the class of 2008, 22% of the class of 2007
• Three students attended Georgia Governor's Honors Program in 2007
• Class AA Academic Bowl State Champions 2001, 2002, 2006, JV 2007
• Mock Trial State Finalist, 2006
• High school math team state champions 2000. student participants in All-State Math Team for last 10 years. Georgia Math Team 8th grade state champions, 2006
• Robotics Team, Regional Semi-finalist, 2006

Colleges

• 89 students from the Class of 2007 attend 60 different colleges
• Individualized college counseling program

Technology

• 522 computers on campus, including 476 instructional computers
• Campus-wide network includes both laptop and wireless connections
• Technology used in all areas of curriculum: foreign language, music, art, and school publications

Financial aid

• Need-based financial aid program funds 112 students in 2007-2008
• $1,350,000 spent this year on financial aid
• Awards range from 17 - 99%

Parent Involvement

Parental involvement is an integral part of the Paideia community. A few things parents volunteer to do:

• Raise money for the financial aid program.
• Run the Green Team’s recycling program.
• Serve lunches for Pi Bites.
• 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

• Younger elementary students: creative music and movement
• 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
• Paideia students selected for these groups: All-State Chorus, All-State Band, All-State Jazz Ensemble, All-State Orchestra, Spivey Hall Honor Choir, AYJO, AYWE, MYSO, EYSO, AJCO, GISA All-Select Orchestra

Art

• Elementary students have art once or twice a week
• 25% of high school students take art classes
• Each year students regularly win top awards in visual arts, including photography, in the following juried exhibitions: Scholastic Art(gold and silver winners), Georgia Drawing, The Dogwood Festival (2004 Best School in Georgia for most winners), Callanwolde High School Art, All-State Festival of Art and Design at Brenau, Georgia District High School Art, 5th Congressional District Art Show winners 2001, 2004 and 2005, Pace Photography Show winner 2004 and 2005
• 2003 student winner of national New Visions Award, 2004 finalist
• 2007 two national silver medals from Scholastic Arts and writing, eight regional gold medal winners

Sports

• One third of high school students participate in intramural sports
• 10 junior high and high school sports offered: soccer, volleyball, cross country, softball, basketball, swimming, baseball, track, tennis, and ultimate
• Division AA, Region 6
• Boys 7th grade basketball league champions, boys 8th grade basketball league champions
• Girls basketball runner up state championship 2002, Final Four 2003, Elite Eight 2004
• Girls cross country state tournament 2002, boys cross country state tournament 2001
• Boys soccer fall league champions 2001, finalists 2003, spring league state tournament 2005
• Girls soccer state champions 2000 and 2001, Final Four 2004, Quarterfinals 2006
• 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, girls volleyball state tournament 2002, 2003
• Boys track region champion in high jump 2007, girls track state champ in 100 meter 2007
• Boys ultimate undefeated 2007, winner of Paideia Cup and Amherst Invitational 2007, girls ultimate winner of Paideia Cup, runner-up Amherst Invitational 2007
• Five boys and girls from Paideia were chosen to represent the United States in the 2006 World Junior Ultimate Championship

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.