Drew Charter School is comprised of three schools - an Elementary Academy, Junior Academy, and Senior Academy - serving over 1200 students from pre-K through 12th grade. The mission is to provide a learning environment that emphasizes high achievement and character development through a culturally relevant and project-based learning approach. Drew focuses on STEAM subjects and 21st century skills like problem solving through hands-on, real world projects such as engineering design challenges and building a remote controlled lawnmower.

1. Culturally Relevant Inspiration
At Drew Charter School
Miltina Sullivan
EDU692
Gladys Evans
July 25, 2015

2. About Drew
Three Schools One Community
• This presentation will give you a up and
personal look at Atlanta’s first Charter School.
• Drew is the home of three different schools
• Elementary Academy
• Junior Academy
• Senior academy

3. http://www.drewcharterschool.org
• Lower Campus ( Elementary Academy)
301 E. Lake Blvd, Atlanta, Ga. 30317
• Upper Campus ( Junior and Senior Academy)
300 E. Lake Blvd, Atlanta, Ga. 30317

4. A Look At Drew

5. The Elementary School

6. Behind Drew
Drew has big ambition- to provide a cradle-to-college pipeline so
that every student living in its Atlanta community graduates high
school with college admittance in hand.
The school started with 240children in grades kindergarten
through fifth and has since grown to serve more than 1200
students in Pre-K through through twelve.

7. The Mission and Philosophy
Their Mission- to work together as a community
of teachers, staff, students, families and
volunteers to provide a learning environment
that emphasizes high achievement and
character development.
Philosophy- teaching approach that every child
has gifts and talents that must be nurtured. A
education at Drew supports intellectual,
physical, social and emotional growth.

8. The Uniqueness About Drew

9. Academics at the Elementary Academy
• Engineering and Design
We focus on 21st century skills and
Creative problem solving. Trough real
World experiences and project based
Learning our students solve design
Problems.
We are a major part of the STEAM
( Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/
Math)

10. Engaging

11. Junior Academy
Academics
• Echo
• Learning Commons
Drew is delighted to
A part of the NTW org.

12. Discovering

13. Problem Solving

14. Senior Academy
Drew Charter School is delighted to part of the
national New Tech Network. New Tech Network
(NTN) is a nonprofit organization that transforms
schools into innovative learning environments.
NTN’s project-based learning approach engages
students with dynamic, rigorous curriculum.
Through extensive professional development and
hands-on coaching with NTN, we are confident that
Drew teachers evolve from keepers of knowledge to
facilitators of rich, relevant learning.

15. Hands –On Learning

16. Tinker yard

17. Box City Project at Junior Academy

18. Senior Academy building a
Remote Control Lawnmower

19. Culturally Relevant Inspiration

20. Culturally Relevant Inspiration
Drew supplements the STEAM curriculum with
Project- Based Learning:
Teaching and learning strategies based on
Critical thinking, collaboration, creativity,
innovation and problem solving.

21. Drew Charter School