Before I moved to Atlanta in 95, I spent years traveling the Southeast singing in Rock bands. After one of my concerts, a professor of music at Georgia State University,...
Telling Our Story
I started at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School in 2000 as part of the inaugural class and graduated in 2008. My mother chose ANCS when we moved to the area because it...
Annette Wawerna: I didn’t start teaching until 2010 but have been with ANCS from the very start as one of the founding parents. I assisted with choosing curriculum and...
I grew up mostly in New Orleans, and have lived in a bunch of places, but we moved to Grant Park in 2006 from Los Angeles. I was working for the L.A. Times back then,...
I was born in Atlanta and raised in the Grant Park area. When it was time to select a school for kindergarten, ANCS immediately stood out to my family because of the...
For maybe the past three years or so, every time my sister's school has held their Grandparents and Special Friends Day, I’ve been the one to go. In fact, I think...
Our family is reflecting more about Grandparents and Special Friends Day this year because we regretfully cannot be present for the first time in many years. We travel...
This is my fifth year as a sixth grade mathematics instructor and over the years I’ve seen many kids transition and adjust to the curriculum and expectations of middle...