Our school works with students to 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 possible 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. Another 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. 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 foster a school climate that promotes children to find greatness in themselves by working hard and doing their best!
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.
- 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 their classrooms.
- The use of LLI Reading Intervention, along with Orton-Gillingham strategies, supplement our reading program in the Early Childhood grades.
- We teach lessons from Second Step to provide instruction social and emotional learning with units on skills for learning, empathy, emotion management, friendship skills, and problem solving. It includes lessons dealing with bully prevention and how to recognize it, respond to it and report it.
- During the summer, the library is open during designated days for students to request books for checkout and engage in STEM activities (with supplies) prepared by our media specialist. Students and families are invited inside the library to participate in activities to actively engage them.
- Our Mental Health Counselor arranges to be available and schedule sessions on the days that we have our open library.
- In March, we were able to host an in-person family event featuring a children's author, Daryl Cobb, who involved parents and students in writing activities accompanied by music.
- We hosted a virtual STEM night in April for all grade levels. We had over 70% of students participating with an adult at home.
- 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.
- 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, Turkey Trot, to promote fitness and health in our school and larger community.
We continue work to support emotional, alongside academic, needs of our school family. We have a mental health counselor from the Department of Mental Health part-time who works to meet needs of students and families who need therapy and additional support. The importance of academic engagement is shared with families regularly. We remain focused on taking care of and growing our students emotionally and academically.
