Amana Academy

Established in 2005 and authorized by the Georgia Department of Education and the Fulton County Schools system, Amana Academy is among the most well regarded charter public schools in the state of Georgia. The school has seen breathtaking growth from 170 students in year-one to 500 students in grades K-8 today, yet it is relatively smaller than neighborhood schools and retains a community feel. The school is incorporated as a non-profit charter school, and it is located 30 minutes north of Atlanta in the city of Alpharetta, Georgia adjacent to beautiful Wills Park.

A wonderful characteristic of start-up charter schools like Amana is that they are usually founded on a central core-principle. Amana’s foundational principle is the broad concepts of stewardship and responsibility. These principles, woven into all aspects of the school’s vision and mission, led organizers to choose the Arabic wordAmana for the school’s nameplate, because it conveyed the pervasive sense of “a trust that must be nurtured and guarded”.

Amana envisions its graduates possessing a healthy balance of intellect and ethical character – with a positive self-image who are motivated for lifelong learning and achievement, who respect others and the environment and who can skillfully communicate their interests.

Achieving this aspiration has stimulated a unique set of educational approaches centered on expeditionary learning and all focused on fulfilling Amana’s education goals of high academic achievement, exceptional communication skills, world language instruction, ethical character, and civic & environmental responsibility.

Amana is a proud member of the Georgia Charter Schools Association and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), and it has received numerous awards and recognitions for high academic achievement, purposeful ethos, and vibrant community.

Learn more on our website:  www.amanaacademy.org