Due to the weather forecast we will close school tomorrow. While Cobb and Paulding are going virtual tomorrow, and virtual options make sense in some situations, the probability of power outages in many locations for our families make it problematic to plan for quality instruction. Stay safe! and we’ll keep you updated as this weather pattern […]
Depending on your tax situation your child’s tuition may count as a deduction for “medical” expenses, your accountant will be able to offer more advice. Below are the instructions for printing your 2020 tuition total (Spring 2019-2020 plus Fall 2020-2021). Once printed, attach with the Tax Letter (click HERE) and give to your accountant. If you […]
“Our daughter came to Brookwood 3 years ago and she’s been thriving since day one. Every day she is excited for school and in such good spirits when I pick her up. Reading has become a new hobby for her and she has the confidence to talk about what she is learning. It’s truly been […]
Acworth, Georgia (February 4, 2021) – Brookwood Christian School is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency have earned a 75/100 rating from Charity Navigator’s Encompass Rating System. This score designates Brookwood Christian as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that our organization is using its donations effectively […]
From Supporting Georgia’s Special Needs Scholarship Facebook Group, “SB47 would make improvements to the GA Special Needs Scholarship and has been assigned to the Georgia Senate education committee. Join us tomorrow night, Wednesday February 3 at 7pm, for a quick call on the bill to ask your questions and to find out how you can […]
Acworth, Georgia (January 27, 2021) – Brookwood Christian School has received a Cobb EMC Community Foundation sponsorship to update and expand student technology. Existing devices are several years old and not compatible with current software updates. The recent COVID-19 situation has impacted our regular budget by creating $25,788 in COVID related expenses such as sneeze […]
Representative Wes Cantrell, R-Woodstock, a former public school teacher, has recently introduced legislation, the Georgia Educational Scholarship Act, that would create educational scholarship accounts for students in Georgia. According to the bill, state funding for each student would be allowed to be redirected to an approved private school. According to lines 69 – 92 of […]
Those of you who pledged for the 2021 Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship should have received your Form IT-QEE-TP1 – Qualified Education Expense Credit Letter yesterday. Below is a clarification on how to fulfill your pledge. Be sure to keep the letter with the certificate number for your 2021 tax records. Pay APOGEE by check or […]
As the number of cases and positivity rate for COVID-19 are increasing in Georgia, here are guidelines for safely sending students to school. Adhering to this will help reduce transmission at school and help us keep the school open for face-to-face instruction. So far we have been fortunate and are doing everything we can to […]
If you haven’t already, please use Amazon Smile when shopping, it is available as a phone app too! Look for products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages and we receive 0.05% of the purchase price. That does not seem like much, but when we have many people doing this, it really […]
The 2021 Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship season is almost over! These donations are a DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR TAX CREDIT that helps us award scholarships to our students. How you can help! You can make a donation to a State registered SSO (we use APOGEE), and receive a dollar-for-dollar Georgia tax credit, AS WELL AS a […]
Vote for us! We’ve been nominated for Georgia Business Journal’s Best of Georgia! Each year since the inception of the Best of Georgia, tens of thousands of voters have cast their votes on businesses that have made the greatest impact on them. There are more than 20 business and community categories including Education, Arts & […]
On December 1, 2020, people all around the world are coming together to tap into the power of human connection and strengthen communities and change our world. Brookwood Christian will be participating in #GivingTuesday and we need your help! By joining the #GivingTuesday movement, you’re proving that in times of uncertainty, generosity can bring the […]
Final Thoughts: The Effects on Mental Health and How We Strive to Alleviate Them Adolescents and young adults are still making developmental gains emotionally, physically, etc, which makes them more susceptible to mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety, says Dr. Amanda Fialk, a social worker specializing in adolescent and young adult mental health. […]
Outdoor Learning: How a Pandemic Confirmed what Many of us Already Knew brookwoodchristian.com For years, traditional education has minimized many of the challenges of teaching, says Erika Christakis, an early childhood educator and New York Times bestselling author of The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups. She goes on to comment that during COVID-19 […]
Mixed Age Learning: Benefits in Academics and Child Development The age segregation of schools is a contributing factor to competition and stress among students, according to Erika Christakis, an early childhood educator and New York Times bestselling author of The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups. Experts now believe that […]
The 2021 Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Season is open! These donations help us provide financial relief for eligible families so that their children can receive the services they need. You can make a donation to a State registered SSO (we use APOGEE), and receive a dollar-for-dollar Georgia tax credit, YES! A TAX CREDIT, and possibly […]
“My son, like so many others that attend this school, was unable to thrive in public school. My son has ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder, and Dyslexia. The IEP that was provided was not equipped to help my son’s needs. In fact out of the two public schools he attended in Paulding County neither even knew […]
Homework: Concerns with Overuse for Younger Students Erika Christakis, an early childhood educator and New York Times bestselling author of The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups, recently discussed in article in The Atlantic, how elementary education is too focused on excessive homework focused on achieving a mastery of very […]
In the 2019-2020 legislative session, advocates sought to improve the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (SB10 Waiver). We were of course thrilled that SB386 passed the senate, but with COVID and the legislative session getting cut short, the bill (like so many others) ultimately did not pass. We are hopeful for a different outcome this […]
Technology: Issues and Concerns that were Amplified during COVID In a recent article in The Atlantic, Erika Christakis, an early childhood educator and New York Times bestselling author of The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups, says that younger children have struggled the most with distance learning and that the […]
Tuesday, November 10, The Atlantic published an article from the December issue, “School Wasn’t So Great Before Covid, Either.” The author, Erika Christakis, an early childhood educator and New York Times bestselling author of The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups, outlines not only the concerns with education for young […]
Acworth, Georgia. (October 28, 2020) –Brookwood Christian School announced today it has been named a “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits. This is the second time being recognized. Brookwood Christian provides services for dyslexia and other language processing disorders for students in the Northwest Metro Atlanta area, […]
Because of the possibility of local flooding and power outages, we will be closed tomorrow, 10/29/2020. Students in grades 7-12 need to check Google Classroom and email for assignments but you do not have to check in on Google Meet. For future reference, we close for inclement weather under the following conditions: When COBB COUNTY […]
Acworth, Georgia (October 28, 2020) – As Dyslexia Awareness Month comes to an end, we want to give huge thanks for two COVID relief grants that will help us keep our staff at a size to keep our class sizes small and safe, as well as for all the COVID related expenses we now have. […]
Ms. Danielle has been with Brookwood Christian since Fall Semester 2013, when she and her husband, Byron, enrolled their son Donovan. Byron’s job had them relocate to the Atlanta area from Louisville, and after visiting the school and enrolling Donovan, they moved again and made Acworth their new home. Donovan graduated from Brookwood Christian in […]
Many of you have requested a list of supplies, as we will not be doing this the traditional way because of cancelling Sneak-a-Peek due to COVID-19. Unlike previous years, the teacher lists are for each student to bring so that we avoid unnecessary sharing of materials. Please check back as this list will be updated […]
Brookwood Christian is committed to providing students and employees with a safe and healthy workplace. Because of the current COVID-19 situation there wiill be NO SNEAK-A-PEEK this year. We understand the importance of SNEAK-A-PEEK and are saddened by this decision, but we would be remiss to have large congregations of people the day before school […]
We are aware of the ongoing concerns regarding hand sanitizers containing methanol. Methanol, formerly a by product of the destructive distillation of wood, is now produced for applications such as fuel or fuel additives as well as other industrial purposes. It is also an unfortunate product of poor alcohol distillation processes. Methanol can be toxic […]
COVID-19 Policy to Support the Health of our Students, Faculty, and Staff – [rev 07/30/2020]Waiver to Return to SchoolVisitor Site Access Form RESOURCES CDC: Cleaning and Disinfection for Community Facilities CDC: Communities, Schools, Workplaces & Events CDC: Considerations for Cloth Face CoveringsCDC: Discontinuation of Isolation… Not in Healthcare SettingsCDC: Handwashing GuideCDC: How to Protect Yourself […]
