Amana Academy
| Amana Academy | |
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| Address | |
| 285 South Main St. Alpharetta, Georgia United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public Charter School (U.S.) |
| Established | 2005 |
| Director | Ehab Jaleel |
| Grades | K-8 |
| District | Fulton County |
| Website | http://www.amanaacademy.org/ |
Amana Academy is a Fulton County School System K-8 charter school located in Alpharetta, Georgia. Enrollment is open to all Fulton County students and is free. Amana Academy is founded on the Expeditionary Learning model. The school emphasizes high academic achievement, communication skills, stewardship, and environmental education. Elementary school students loop with their teacher and middle school students are gender separated. In 2011, the Coca-Cola Foundation named Amana Academy its Georgia Charter School of the Year.
[edit] Education
Amana Academy is a Fulton County public charter school and follows Georgia's state curriculum—the Georgia Performance Standards [1]. Amana's core curriculum includes math, science, reading, language arts, and social studies. Art, physical education, Arabic language, environmental sciences, and technology classes are also offered.
[edit] School uniforms
Amana students are required to wear school uniforms.