New AIS High School Admissions Now Open for August 2025

Atlanta International School (AIS) is now accepting applications for places at its new Sandy Springs Upper School campus. For high school students in Grades 9 – 12, the additional campus will offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, including the Middle Years, Diploma and Career-related programs.

The new campus has brand new sports facilities (including the first Mouratoglou tennis Academy in Georgia), classroom and recreation spaces, a beautiful natural environment, and all the benefits of the esteemed AIS academic program, including its vibrant international community.… Read More »

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Contact:

Robert Parker
(404) 812-6429
admission@aischool.org

Dunwoody Christian School Rolls Out First School Bus, Paving the Way for a New Era

Dunwoody Christian School (DCS), home of the Lions, is steering into a new chapter with the debut of its first school bus—a development that’s got the entire K-8th grade school community revved up with excitement! With the new DCS bus hitting the road for the 2024-2025 school year, chances are the Dunwoody community has already seen it cruising around town.… Read More »

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Contact:

Kevin Jenkins
(678) 327-8181
info@dunwoodycs.org

Bagels and Such DHS Finance Business

Bagels & Such has every baked good you could need. We have home-made banana bread, cookie pie, and specialty cupcakes. We have plain, everything, and cinnamon raisin bagels with plain, chive, and blueberry cream cheese. We offer delivery and pick-up services upon request!… Read More »

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Contact:

Chloe Strader
(404) 664-2002
bagelsandsuchdhs@gmail.com

Austin Elementary’s Dunwoody Dash on November 2

Austin Elementary invites you to the 21st annual Dunwoody Dash 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 8am to 11am. Bring the entire family for post race fun including Dunwoody’s favorite food trucks, music, free inflatables, face painting and more! All proceeds from the Dunwoody Dash support Austin Elementary School students, faculty and staff, and fund school enrichment programs.  … Read More »

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Springmont School

Springmont’s authentic Montessori experience balances academic learning with social/emotional well-being. Highly experienced and caring teachers guide individualized learning that inspires students to become creative, independent, and globally minded. Group and individual tours available by appointment. Applications for the 2025-26 school year are now open and are due Feb 1.… Read More »

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September Lunch & Learn with Jennifer Copeland of Wesleyan School

by Audra Anders for The Aha! Connection

Peggy had never visited the Wesleyan School campus except for a swim meet.  I toured with my youngest more than ten years ago and a lot has changed since then!  So…we decided to ask our friend Jennifer Copeland if she would be up for a tour and lunch for our September Lunch & Learn. … Read More »

Dunwoody High School Theatre presents Women of Lockerbie

Dunwoody Wildcat Theatre
Announces
The Women of Lockerbie
By
Deborah Brevoort

A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage.… Read More »

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Contact:

Amanda Lower
(847) 373-8670
dunwoodywildcattheatre@gmail.com

Homemade Baked Breads and Muffins!!

Come to The Sweet Crumb for your homemade banana chocolate chip bread, pumpkin chocolate chip bread, lemon poppy seed bread, or muffins (lemon poppy seed, blueberry, or chocolate chip). We are also making homemade challah bread (yes, they will be round for the holidays). We look forward to you trying out our baked goods!… Read More »

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Contact:

Sophie Carmel, Amelia Mutert, Mari Queiroz, and Mia Chambers
(404) 408-9482
sophieacarmel@gmail.com

St. Martin’s Episcopal School – Open House November 3

St. Martin’s Episcopal School is Atlanta’s preschool through 8th grade experience dedicated to graduating well-rounded individuals ready to wholeheartedly embrace life. We do this by giving students the personalized attention, instruction and support they need as they learn about the world and themselves through intellectual adventures, extracurricular opportunities and spiritual formation. We believe the transition from children to young adults is a time to savor and celebrate, and the best time to develop a strong foundation on which students can build for the rest of their lives.  … Read More »

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The Mental Health Connection ~ Understanding Test-Taking Anxiety

by Erin Mills MSW, LCSW  of Atlanta Specialized Care for The Aha! Connection

Anyone who has experienced test-taking anxiety knows how debilitating it can be! And anyone whose child experiences test-taking anxiety knows how stressful and heartbreaking it is to watch. Experiencing anxiety when taking tests or quizzes occurs in 40% of students of all ages and negatively impacts performance and overall well-being.… Read More »

Would you be willing to host a French student in your home? 

Update:   The French have decided to cancel this program and are not coming this year.  So sorry for the inconvenience.

I am reaching out to you today regarding an urgent situation with our French student exchange program.

The French will be here from October 26 to November 8. The group consists of 20 students – 10 boys and 10 girls – all born in 2010.… Read More »

The Academic Connection: ADHD Awareness Month: 6 Common Myths & Misconceptions

by Maggie Wray of Creating Positive Futures for The Aha! Connection

As Academic & ADHD Coaches, we have conversations every day with parents who suspect their student might have ADHD, or who have recently been diagnosed. In honor of ADHD Awareness Month coming up in a couple of weeks, I’d like to help clear up some of the most common misunderstandings we still hear about ADHD in our everyday conversations…

  • Myth: “My kid is in high school / college…if they had ADHD, someone would have noticed it by now.”
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