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Family’s basement stocks ‘Mini Libraries’ for schools

08/22/2015 by Miriam Salpeter Leave a Comment

by Mary Helen Kelly ~ Kissy Dabbs recalls when books overtook her Sandy Springs home after a book drive for the Mini Libraries program at Heards Ferry Elementary last year. “We had our entire dining room and foyer just full. We could lose children in these books!” she said. Dabbs and her two daughters provide […]

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: books, mini libraries

North Springs Students Win Top Prize at Leadership Conference

08/19/2015 by Miriam Salpeter Leave a Comment

by Kristal Dixon (Patch Staff)  source The three students participated in the GenHeration Summer Leadership Series held Aug. 3 at Atlanta Tech Village. While most eighth grade students leave middle school for high school never to return again, Phalne Hammond, Vanessa Lovinsky and Aji John did just the opposite. The three North Springs Charter High […]

Filed Under: Mentoring Tagged With: GenHeration, leadership, students

SSEF After-School Program Receives Grant

08/18/2015 by Miriam Salpeter Leave a Comment

by Kristal Dixon (Patch Staff)  source The After-School All-Stars initiative is based at Sandy Springs Charter Middle School and serves 175 students. Sandy Springs Education Force’s After-School All-Stars program received a grant from the Delta Community Credit Union’s Philanthropic Fund. After-School All-Stars, under the guidance of program partner Georgia State University Research Foundation, has six […]

Filed Under: Fund Raising Tagged With: Delta Community Credit Union, grant

SSEF Named as Finalist for 2015 Georgia STEM Education Awards

08/13/2015 by Miriam Salpeter Leave a Comment

Ellen Eldridge | source Sandy Springs Education Force and Georgia Tech Research Institute have been named as a finalist in the Extracurricular Program category for the 2015 Georgia Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Awards for their 2015 STEM Event and Outreach Program. The Georgia STEM Education Awards recognize schools, programs and companies for outstanding […]

Filed Under: STEM / STEAM Tagged With: awards, stem

These ‘buddies’ bond over a good book

07/24/2015 by Miriam Salpeter Leave a Comment

source Making A Difference These ‘buddies’ bond over a good book by Mary Helen Kelly click for a larger view of this article

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: reading buddies

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