Connect with us

Home Education Gwinnett County Schools

A ‘Promising’ New School Year

J. Alvin Wilbanks, CEO / Superintendent Gwinnett County Public Schools As Gwinnett County Public Schools prepares to welcome over 180,000 students and close to 12,000 teachers on August 6th, we also reflect with pride on the highlights of the past year. Here are but a few examples. We began 2017-2018 on an...

Georgia Teacher Wins 2018 Leavey Award Honoring Free Enterprise/Entreprenership...

CARRIE SETTLES-LIVERS, of Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, has been named one of eight recipients of the prestigious 2018 Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education. Settles-Livers is being honored for her creation of "STEMpreneurship with Brookwood Aquaponics," which combines the teaching of next-generation science standards alongside the...

Gwinnett Libraries Bring Learning Alive!

Thanks to a generous donation from the Atlanta Retailers Association (ARA) that was matched by the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, Alive Studios is equipping all 15 Gwinnett County Public Library branches with its evidence-based Learning alive_ kits. Alive Studios is a Gwinnett-based software developer that creates mind-boggling learning experiences...

Back to School in Five Simple Steps

By Joseph Lavis Though it may seem like the kids just got out of school, it is never too early to start prepping for the back to school season. With school starting next month for some, it is smart to get ahead of the game, but where do you start? First...

Global Academy: ‘We Make Success Stories’

The experienced educators and tutors at Global Academy believe all students can succeed with the appropriate help and guidance. It's their mission to help students reach their true potential. Since 2002, Global Academy has been working with students from grades 4 to 12, guiding them to achieve dramatic improvement in...

New Charter Japanese School in Peachtree Corners

City and State leaders, along with the Consulate-General of Japan and other dignitaries, were on hand on Thursday to celebrate the opening of a new state chartered Japanese-English dual language school that will offer classes for elementary-school children in K-5 th grades. The International Charter Academy of Georgia (ICAGeorgia) held...

GCPS Ranks In Forbes’ Best Employers List

District is one of a handful of K-12 school districts to make the list.

Arcado Fourth Grader Wants Recess For All

Zeph Everson started the #RecessForAll initiative to bring all his peers together on the school playground.

Financial Program Coming To Norcross High

The program will teach Norcross High students about the financial markets.

Bloomberg Market Concepts is Coming to Norcross High School

Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, the program will provide Norcross High School students the opportunity to learn about the financial markets, and the driving forces behind those markets with hands-on experience on the Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg Market Concepts is an industry specific, 8-hour self-paced e-learning course that introduces...

A ‘Promising’ New School Year

J. Alvin Wilbanks, CEO / Superintendent Gwinnett County Public Schools As Gwinnett County Public Schools prepares to welcome over 180,000 students and close to 12,000 teachers on August 6th, we also reflect with pride on the highlights of the past year. Here are but a few examples. We began 2017-2018 on an...

Georgia Teacher Wins 2018 Leavey Award Honoring Free Enterprise/Entreprenership...

CARRIE SETTLES-LIVERS, of Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, has been named one of eight recipients of the prestigious 2018 Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education. Settles-Livers is being honored for her creation of "STEMpreneurship with Brookwood Aquaponics," which combines the teaching of next-generation science standards alongside the...

Gwinnett Libraries Bring Learning Alive!

Thanks to a generous donation from the Atlanta Retailers Association (ARA) that was matched by the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, Alive Studios is equipping all 15 Gwinnett County Public Library branches with its evidence-based Learning alive_ kits. Alive Studios is a Gwinnett-based software developer that creates mind-boggling learning experiences...

Back to School in Five Simple Steps

By Joseph Lavis Though it may seem like the kids just got out of school, it is never too early to start prepping for the back to school season. With school starting next month for some, it is smart to get ahead of the game, but where do you start? First...

Global Academy: ‘We Make Success Stories’

The experienced educators and tutors at Global Academy believe all students can succeed with the appropriate help and guidance. It's their mission to help students reach their true potential. Since 2002, Global Academy has been working with students from grades 4 to 12, guiding them to achieve dramatic improvement in...

New Charter Japanese School in Peachtree Corners

City and State leaders, along with the Consulate-General of Japan and other dignitaries, were on hand on Thursday to celebrate the opening of a new state chartered Japanese-English dual language school that will offer classes for elementary-school children in K-5 th grades. The International Charter Academy of Georgia (ICAGeorgia) held...

GCPS Ranks In Forbes’ Best Employers List

District is one of a handful of K-12 school districts to make the list.

Arcado Fourth Grader Wants Recess For All

Zeph Everson started the #RecessForAll initiative to bring all his peers together on the school playground.

Financial Program Coming To Norcross High

The program will teach Norcross High students about the financial markets.

Bloomberg Market Concepts is Coming to Norcross High School

Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, the program will provide Norcross High School students the opportunity to learn about the financial markets, and the driving forces behind those markets with hands-on experience on the Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg Market Concepts is an industry specific, 8-hour self-paced e-learning course that introduces...