Quick Points

• BCEMS is a member of the Georgia Independent Schools Association (GISA) and the National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS).
• Our school is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission.
• Our school is a unit of Berry College’s nationally renowned Charter School of Education and Human Sciences, which is both NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) and SACS (Southern Association of Colleges & Schools) accredited.
• The Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) has recognized Berry College's Charter School of Education and Human Sciences with its "Models of Excellence Award for Quality IV: Global Awareness and Action." This honor recognizes outstanding teacher education programs that serve as tangible examples of teacher education quality to other institutions and the American public.
• Our school offers a small, family-like atmosphere and the resources and expertise of a renowned liberal-arts college faculty.
• Each class is staffed by a master teacher with supervised college-student classroom assistants.
• All members of the BCEMS faculty have earned their teacher certification and more than 75% have earned a Masters degree.
• A challenging curriculum is structured to focus on application, exploration and learning through discovery in the areas of reading, writing, language arts, math, science, social studies, physical education, the fine arts and Spanish.
• Stimulating activities and enriching experiences encourage social, emotional and academic growth and development of the education of the head, heart, and hands.
• We focus on teaching issues of social justice and engage students in the consideration of equality as necessity.
• On-site, state-of-the-art PC and Mac-based computer labs are integrated for student use and classroom instruction.
• The expansive 26,000 acre Berry College campus is the ultimate outdoor classroom.
• As an on-campus Professional Development School, we work closely with the Berry College Charter School of Education and Human Sciences to provide a model of best practices for the entire learning community.
• We have one class each in grades K-8 with an average adult-to-student ratio of 1:7.
• Hot lunches are available in Hill Dining Hall located on our mountain campus facility.
• After-school care is provided at Kids' College, featuring a myriad of activities including art, games, movies, swimming, computing, and homework assistance.