Measuring Success One Step at a Time

America celebrated one of man’s crowning achievements as astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the moon on July 20, 1969 and the most famous music festival of modern times occurred at Woodstock, New York. In August 1969, a much smaller step occurred in East Cobb County, Georgia with the opening of Wood Acres Country Day School.

The school was the first of its kind preschool. The converted house was nestled under a great oak tree and welcomed children to a unique formal learning environment specifically designed for two-, three- and four-year-old children. As the popularity and reputation of Wood Acres grew, so did its need for more space for program expansion, and the growing Wood Acres School moved to its present location in the early fall of 1981. 

Wood Acres popularity and reputation created the need for another program expansion, major campus renovation, and a new building. Turner Hall was dedicated in September of 2006, housing fourth through eighth grades, two science labs, a STEM lab, technology lab, and foreign language classrooms. The Wood Acres School celebrated 50 years of outstanding teaching, learning and caring in 2019.  

We are excited that success will still be measured in small steps as we revel in seeing each child experience the joys and challenges of learning.

Our Programs

  • Preschool at Wood Acres School encompasses three outstanding programs focused on two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and Pre-K or four-year-old children. Wood Acres Preschool students are given an advantage to experience nationally rated, well-researched curriculum geared just for them in the areas of literacy, numeracy, and the physical world around them. We also include classes in art, music, foreign language, physical education, technology, science, and an exciting outdoor space for children to play and discover. 

  • The Wood Acres Elementary curriculum focuses on the foundations of reading and mathematics in kindergarten and builds upon them through fourth grade. Additional integrated learning experiences in science and social studies and specialty areas such as Spanish, art, music, technology, STEM and STEAM are also a focus during these grades. Our emphasis on mastery learning, accelerated curriculum, and integration of content areas creates the strongest foundation on which to build a meaningful lasting education for each student.

  • Middle School at Wood Acres encompasses an accelerated curriculum and holds the highest behavior standards for their young leaders in the Upper School. Leadership classes are required in 5th grade through 8th grade as is practice in philanthropy, fairness, respect, academic integrity, and a strong organizational work ethic. Wood Acres middle school students are recognized for their academic excellence and mastery of scholastic attributes. While academic study is the core of the Wood Acres Middle School, we also focus on opportunities for students to grow as leaders in our community. They regularly lead campus events and take elective classes that capitalize on their interests with the entire middle school. Working through an accelerated curriculum, varied teaching approaches, integration of content-rich subject areas into STEM/STEAM models, and dedicated faculty who care, challenge, and nurture the whole individual, set students up for amazing success.

Take a look at some of our latest roles.

There are currently no jobs matching this criteria