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DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment (DATE) is a
charter school A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of auto ...
located at 1492 Kelton Drive in
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, United States. The school has about 800 students in kindergarten through eighth grades (as of the 2017-2018 school year). In October 2008, Kathy Cox recognized the school as a top 10 school in Georgia for math and science. The school has the vision to be recognized as one of the top 10 charter schools in the nation. DATE was named by the Know Magazine Education Guide as being Metro Atlanta's Best Public School for 8th Grade in DeKalb County. DATE's 8th grade class ranked #1 in Reading and #9 in math on the GCRCT. DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment Elementary and Middle Charter Schools was featured in the book ''The Places and Faces of DeKalb County Georgia'', highlighting its academic success, environmental and technology focus, and parental participation. DATE was selected to have a playground built by KABOOM and sponsored by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. DATE students outperformed elementary and middle school students collectively in the DeKalb County School District and State Technology Fair. The school is accredited by AdvancED.Institution Summary
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Academics

The mission of the school is to give its students a background in
technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...
and study of the environment by engaging in environmental projects. Technology supports all core learning areas. The specials area classes that all students participate in are technology, band (if chosen), art, French, health, music, environmental science, and physical education. The school has a special Discovery Gifted Program for those who have been identified as gifted by DeKalb County School District and Georgia Department of Education standards. The school band consists of three levels, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The band is for the 5th-8th grades. The band takes part in many activities like parades, performances, and competitions. They took second place in a regional band competition on April 25, 2009. Specialized academic programs include the full implementation of all Common Core Standards with the addition of FOSS science and Everyday Mathematics curriculums.


Clubs, organizations, and extracurricular activities

The school's clubs include the
National Beta Club The National Beta Club (often called "Beta Club" or simply "Beta") is an organization for 4th through 12th grade students in the United States. Its purpose is "to promote the ideals of academic achievement, character, leadership and service among ...
(Junior Beta), Technology Club, and
Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized a ...
(Brownies, Daisies and Juniors), Robotics, Recycling Club, STEAM Team, Broadcasting, Yearbook, Little Miss Sunshine, Young Generals, Performing Arts, Legos, and
Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth participants. The BSA was founded i ...
1833 (Boy Scouts and cub scouts - tiger cub and junior cub). Since 2007, the school has participated in an Atlanta area sports program which includes
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
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flag football Flag football is a variant of American football where, instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier ("deflagging") to end a Down (gridiron football), down. The sport has a ...
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Track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
, Kilometer Kids, and
cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...
, which are all co-ed. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.0 to participate.


Setting

The school grounds suggest the school's connection with environmental education is evident. Features include large vegetable gardens, shade garden, flower and herb garden, hydroponics and aquaponics learning stations, and a chicken coop (with live chickens and roosters). Education includes plants, animals, and living things. The setting of the school and its grounds are not the traditional school setting. Each class has the responsibility of participating in recycling, gardening, and six-week environmental themes. To link with technology, every classroom has an electronic Interwrite smart board with student response systems. There are computers and iMacs in every classroom. Classroom sets of Google Chrome Books and Lenovos are available for students and teachers.


References


External links


Official site

Just Listen News
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