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 […]
Parents, I’m having issues with emails stripping attachments and links, as well as me accidentally sending emails to everyone rather than those who need it. I apologize. Meanwhile, here is the waiver for those who need it as well as the link for FACTS tuition set up instructions FACTS tuition set up instructions. We will […]
Since we have migrated to a platform that combines Tuition and SIS (formerly RenWeb) functions, setting up tuition is slightly different than in the past. Images have PC screen shots on left and mobile device on right. In order to have your 2020-2021 tuition set up, you must first set up a payment plan. To […]
How are you returning to school? And when? We are starting August 5th, with optional KickStart classes for lower grade students beginning on July 20! Thanks to our small school size and small class size, which give our students a learning environment in which they can learn without stress, we will also be able to […]
Acworth, Georgia (June 26, 2020) – Brookwood Christian just received notification from the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce that we are being honored as one of Cobb County’s 2020 Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year. Each year, the Chamber celebrates the achievements of small businesses that contribute to the vitality of the community by announcing […]
“I have been at Brookwood Christian for 9 years. My favorite thing about Brookwood is that it feels more like a family than just a school. My advice to 8th & 9th graders is don’t try to always fit in, be yourself.” Shauntell plans to work at the Acworth Jail and then attend the Police […]
“I have been attending Brookwood Christian for 2 years. What I really love about this school is the class sizes, the teachers, especially the way they teach, and my friends. I would tell those in 8th/9th grade to make sure you show up and do your homework.” Patrick plans to attend Westminster College in Missouri […]
“I have been at Brookwood Christian since 2016. My favorite thing about Brookwood was being able to make friends who were different from me. My advice for those beginning high school is to stand up for what you believe is right, even if it is scary and painful.” Will plans to attend Chattahoochee Technical College […]
“I have been at Brookwood for almost 2 and a half years. My favorite thing about this school is the learning environment. It allows me to speak on what is on my mind. If I were to give advice to 8th/9th graders I would tell them to focus these next four years because these years […]
Over the last year, when people have asked me, “How are the ‘kids’?” my heart has warmed. For the first time ever, they were all thriving. They were all happy. Then, 2020 rolled around. We were met with tragedy. Then our nation was met with something unknown to all of us. In a few days, […]
Here’s some sample distance learning art projects for Ms. Deb’s class that students submitted through Google Classroom during the COVID-19 School Closing. Great Job students!
Many of you have asked about local businesses to support during the COVID-19 situation. These local small businesses are part of the backbone of our community as well as some of our BIGGEST supporters that have supported us for years. Unfortunately, many of them are being drastically hit by this and could really use our […]
Platinum Seal allows donors to focus on progress and results. [PDF Version] Acworth, Georgia (April 8, 2020) – Brookwood Christian today earned the 2020 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, a service of Candid. By sharing metrics that highlight progress Brookwood Christian is making toward its mission,the organization is […]
