EDUCATION
The Long and Winding Road METRO ATLANTA PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROVIDE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR K-12 “LIFERS” By Amy Meadows
T
hey’re often called “lifers,” those stu-
the course of 13 continuous years.
pare students for the next stage of their
dents who remain at the same school
According to students, parents, faculty
academic careers. For schools that offer
for the entirety of their primary and
and administrators at many of metro
the entire kindergarten through 12th
secondary academic careers. They move
Atlanta’s private schools, this type of K-12
grade experience, that curriculum is both
across grade-level divisions like any other
experience offers an array of benefits.
comprehensive and foundational, as each
student, mastering the elementary years
Here, KNOWAtlanta explores this unique
grade builds upon the previous year’s
before progressing into middle school
educational opportunity and provides a
specific teachings within the classroom.
and ultimately advancing up through
look at its particular advantages.
This provides lifers with an unprecedent-
the high school grades. However, their
ed level of academic consistency, which is
overall experience has a distinctive spin,
Seamless Transitions
as they receive their whole education
Typically, private schools offer a college
transition from grade to grade, but also
from one independent institution over
prep-based curriculum to help pre-
as they move between what are usually
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especially apparent as children not only
