Our school is helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the SC Graduate by focusing on content knowledge, life skills, and characteristics of good leaders.
Our goal is simple. Students will leave us with the academic and decision-making skills that prepare them to face different situations and make the best decisions as they move through school and life. To help foster decision-making, Townville focuses on building leadership talents embedded within academic and arts instruction. The leadership skills focus on ways to think critically, problem solve, collaborate, communicate and research. Also an integral component is teaching students ways to demonstrate interpersonal skills, perseverance, work ethic, and integrity as a student and community member while providing them with rigorous instruction in their academic areas. This philosophy and practice is aligned to the Profile of the SC Graduate. We work to educate students to become logical thinkers, effective communicators, and technologically, scientifically, and mathematically literate. Along with focusing on high academic standards, we integrate critical skills and characteristics such as: trustworthiness, a strong work ethic, motivation, problem-solving, goal-setting skills, teamwork, achievement, and valuing diversity in a global society. By developing the whole child - socially, emotionally, academically, and ethically, we will foster a school climate that promotes everyday greatness!
Students are involved in problem-solving processes and plan projects that lead to mastery of content in all areas. Students will apply the rigor of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics as part of their problem-solving skills. We work to educate students to become logical thinkers, effective communicators, and technologically, scientifically, and mathematically literate.
- Our students participate in a day with a focus on service to community and characteristics of being a good community member in the fall.
- Michelin's Challenge Education initiative from US2 Sandy Springs Plant organizes tutors and mentors who are a regular part of Townville's academic program. Our Michelin "Friends" assist with other community functions such as spring carnival, PTO events, and field day. Michelin is truly a partner in education with Townville. Michelin has helped to create an outdoor learning lab and was awarded an environmental grant to use at Townville.
- Students in grades 4-6 have chromebooks to use in class and at home to increase access and support digital learning. Students in grades 4K -3 have devices to use in classrooms.
- The use of LLI Reading Intervention, along with Orton-Gillingham strategies, supplement our core reading program in the Early Childhood grades.
- We implemented OLWEUS, a bully-prevention curriculum. OLWEUS assists students and staff in identifying bullying, how to intervene, and how to report such situations to the appropriate people in order to maintain a safe and secure environment.
- Two community service projects which the student body promoted were: collecting toiletries for a local nursing home and collecting can goods for a community service agency.
- Each fall, our school hosts a 5K and Family Mile to promote fitness and health in our school and larger community.
- During the summer, the library is open during designated days for students and community members to access digital technology, check out books, and participate in activities directed by our media specialist.
We continue work to support emotional, alongside academic, needs of our school family. The importance of attendance is shared with families regularly. We remain focused on taking care of and growing our students emotionally and academically.