Thanks to Pianos for Peace, a nonprofit organization designed to promote peace and philanthropy through art, music and education, 11 beautifully painted pianos are now located inside Atlanta Public Schools. Before the arrival of the pianos, the organization invited the Maynard Jackson High School Orchestra and the J.W. Dobbs Elementary School musical ensemble to Hartsfield-Jackson... Continue Reading →
When students return to Heritage Academy Elementary School on August 1, they will be learning under a new curriculum model with newly refurbished media center to go with it. On Wednesday, more than 50 volunteers from the pharmaceutical company AbbVie and the AbbVie Foundation worked all day to makeover the school’s media center and bring... Continue Reading →
Atlanta Public Schools have won championships in a number of competitions this school year, from sports to science to debate. Now you can add the arts to the list. The Ralph J. Bunche Middle School Treble Chorus took first place in the Choral Division for Middle and High Schools in 2017 Southern Star Music Festival, held... Continue Reading →
“Is she about to do what I think she is about to do”? That was the question buzzing around the Linda Faye Stevenson Theater on North Atlanta High School campus Thursday night when APS Superintendent Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen completed her solo “jam session” with the North Atlanta High School Orchestra; and then whirled her... Continue Reading →
Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria J. Carstarphen, Ed.D., joined Camille Russell Love, executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell in celebrating the 10th school year of the Cultural Experience Project (CEP) for APS students during an event at the Rialto Theater Sept. 10. The Cultural... Continue Reading →
The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State has served this past year as Perkerson Elementary's official arts partner. The Rialto Center has brought professional jazz musicians to Perkerson to teach the children about America's indigenous art form, a hip-hop dance company from New York, and regularly sends Georgia State University students for engagement with... Continue Reading →
Saint Patrick’s Day was full of green and learning! Our second grade team started the day with an exciting lesson on fractions using a delicious green cake and cupcakes. By the end of the lesson, students were able to state with confidence what a fraction is, “…equal parts of a whole.” Our Kindergarten team ended... Continue Reading →
The South Atlanta High School hosted a performance of the play "The Boycott" on February 28, 2013. The cast numbered over thirty actors, actresses, singers and dancers and the play highlighted events surrounding the bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. "The Boycott" intermixed personal and group dynamics along with music, dance... Continue Reading →
The Capture Project is a technology - based education program with a focus on language arts enrichment and social responsibility via the documentary arts. The visual media outreach program developed within The Creatives Project umbrella will also stimulate youth empowerment and community enrichment. The program will be customized to provide Perkerson Elementary School students with... Continue Reading →
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