Independent Pre-K to 12 School in Atlanta

About Paideia
About Paideia
Parents willed it, teachers built it,
and we’re still not through...
From the school song, "O Mascot of Might"
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“Above all else, a good school should be a good place for people to be. It should exemplify qualities of human interaction that we would wish for people everywhere" -Dr. Newt Hodgson, Paideia Self Study
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Paideia’s curriculum reflects our understanding of how students learn, the variation among them, as well as our belief that curiosity and enthusiasm for learning are inherent and often contagious.
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We want our students to engage fully in athletics. We want them to take a risk, try a new sport, discover their strengths, and experience the highs and lows of competition.
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Campus Life
The culture of teaching and learning at Paideia is both personal and individualized. We strive to greet and teach each child personally, understand children individually and encourage them to develop mindful of their own relative strengths and weaknesses, interests and dispositions.
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“I love that my kids always register joy when they see me at school, but never surprise; I belong there. It's so wonderful that Paideia is a school where my presence is welcomed, and that to my children, it's a given. Paideia is an extension of home.”
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Paideia’s Librarians Share their Favorite New Releases of 2024

As we approach the end of the year, Elementary librarians Jill Hanson and Lauren Jonker and Junior High and High School librarian Anna Watkins share their favorite books released in 2024. If you’re trying to finish your reading goal for the year or looking for gifts for your student, check out this list!

Jill

“A Little Bit Super: With Small Powers Come Big Problems” edited by Leah Henderson and Gary D. Schmidt (Fiction)
“Ferris” by Kate DiCamillo (Fiction)
“Magnolia Wu Unfolds it All” by Chanel Miller (Fiction)
“Max in the House of Spies” by Adam Gidwitz (Fiction)
“One Big Open Sky” by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Fiction)
“The Enigma Girls” by Candace Fleming (Fiction)
“The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!” by Dean Robbins (Biography)
“A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits)” by Lisa Yee (Fiction)
“The Secret Library” by Kekla Magoon (Fiction)
“The Yellow Bus” by Loren Long (Picture Book)

Lauren

“And Yet You Shine: The Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, and Resistance” by Supriya Kelkar (Non-fiction)
“Being Home” by Traci Sorell (Picture Book)
“Dalmartian” by Lucy Ruth Cummins (Picture Book)
“Erno Rubik & His Magic Cube” by Kerry Aradhya (Biography)
“Great Gusts: Winds of the World & The Science Behind Them” by Melanie Crowder and Meghan Benedict (Non-fiction)
“Go Forth & Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller” by Breanna J. McDaniel (Biography)
“Home in a Lunchbox” by Cherry Mo (Picture Book)
“Noodles on a Bicycle” by Kyo Maclear (Picture Book)
“The Last Zookeeper” by Aaron Becker (Picture Book)
“Ursula Upside Down” by Corey R. Tabor (Picture Book)

Anna

“Ash's Cabin” by Jen Wang (Young Adult, Graphic Novel)
“Kill Her Twice” by Stacey Lee (Young Adult)
“Rez Ball” by Byron Graves (Young Adult)
“Such Charming Liars” by Karen McManus (Young Adult)
“The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon (Fiction)
“The Girls I've Been” and sequel “The Girl in Question” by Tess Sharpe (Young Adult)
“The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club” by Helen Simonson (Fiction)
“The Women” by Kristin Hannah (Fiction)
“The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World” by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Non-fiction)
“Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World” by Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant (Non-fiction)