Media & Press Release Archives - High Meadows School

November 3, 2023Media & Press Releaseby hms

High Meadows School & Camp Celebrates 50 Years of Inspiring Children to Think Critically, Learn Creatively, and Act Globally

ATLANTA/ROSWELL – Oct. 27, 2023 – High Meadows School, an independent, International Baccalaureate® (IB) school focused on progressive education for students in Pre-K through Eighth Grade, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in November. Located on 42 acres in Roswell, Ga., High Meadows is also home to its renowned summer day camp founded the same year, offering children a rich and …

January 8, 2022Media & Press Releaseby hms

Go Outside! Nature-Based Schools in Atlanta

By Atlanta Parent Editorial . December 31, 2021 Playing in the creek, counting rocks, exploring the forest, planting in the garden, feeding donkeys, sorting sticks, getting dirty – sounds fun, right? All of these kid-friendly activities are also forms of learning and ones that are embraced in outdoor learning environments. Turns out the great outdoors make an exceptional classroom! In …

May 27, 2020Media & Press Releaseby hms

How to Have Summer Fun While Learning, Despite the Pandemic

By Berry Brady for NorthFulton.com This summer will be different than usual. After the distance learning fatigue of the spring semester, a summer of fun is well deserved and very needed. This summer, creativity will be a key ingredient in your plans, which is why we are here to help you and your family get the most out of summer …

April 27, 2020Media & Press Releaseby hms

Roswell Students’ Lessons from Hatched Chicks, Like Life, Go On

By Arlinda Smith Broady, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Even in our world of fast food and high-speed online connections, some things in nature still can’t be rushed, as students at High Meadows, a private International Baccalaureate school in Roswell, have learned. Just before the state mandate that made school instruction online-only, students in Coral Dannelly’s avian embryology class had hatched about half …

December 21, 2019Media & Press Releaseby hms

High Meadows Names Lisa Baker as Head of School and Camp Beginning in the 2020-2021 School Year

From EastCobber.com High Meadows School, an independent, International Baccalaureate® (IB) school focused on child-centered education for students in preschool through eighth grade, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Lisa Baker as Head of School and Camp effective July 1, 2020. She will lead planning and programming, community building, financial management, attracting and developing faculty and staff, stewardship of the …

November 15, 2019Media & Press Releaseby hms

Roswell’s High Meadows School Creates Song For Climate Action Project, A Global Effort Involving Students From Around the World

By Berry Brady for NorthFulton.com Students at High Meadows School in Roswell, GA are lending their voices to create awareness around climate change. Students in one 2nd/3rd grade class composed a song named Breaking Down for the Climate Action Project, in which 100,000 students in 100 countries connected virtually to research climate change, develop ideas and solutions, generate awareness and …

May 13, 2019Media & Press Releaseby hms

High Meadows Appoints Bud Lichtenstein as Interim Head of School and Camp

By Berry Brady for NorthFulton.com High Meadows School is pleased to announce the appointment of Bud Lichtenstein as interim Head of School & Camp, effective July 15, 2019. In this role, he will lead planning, budgeting and all other operations for the school and camp for the 2019 – 2020 school year. During that time, the school will conduct a search …

May 11, 2019Media & Press Releaseby hms

Kids Get a Kick Out of All-day Lessons in a Forest Classroom

By H.M. Cauley for AJC.com Many schools now feature gardens and outdoor classroom spaces, but when a campus includes 15 acres of unspoiled woodlands, most of the nature can be turned into a learning environment. For kindergarteners and first-graders at Roswell’s High Meadows School, the trees and stream become their classroom during Forest Fridays. Rather than having just a science period …

October 17, 2018Media & Press ReleaseYouth Day Paradeby hms

High Meadows School marches in Roswell Youth Day Parade

By Wendy Parker for East Cobb News Thanks to the High Meadows School for the photos from the 68th Roswell Youth Day Parade on Saturday, in which students, staff and parents took part. …