Summer Planning for Upper School Students A summer course at Laurel Springs can provide your child with an opportunity to learn something new, get ahead for the upcoming school year, and add valuable course credits to a transcript. Contact our Admissions team today at 1-800-377-5890 to learn more about how a summer course can work for your family. After…
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Laurel Springs Sponsors Environmental Education at Captain Planet Benefit
Environmental Stewardship at Laurel Springs As part of a continued commitment to environmental education, Laurel Springs School will participate in the Captain Planet Foundation’s Annual Benefit Gala on December 7, 2012. This year’s event will honor Sir Richard Branson and President Jimmy Carter with awards for their outstanding environmental stewardship. Laurel Springs School founder, Marilyn…
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Making Summer Count: Middle School
Intellectual Involvement for Middle School Summers The middle school years are a time for children to balance increased independence with family structure. Tweens and teens are in a developmental stage where they are finding their way through intellectual involvement, but still need the support of rules and guidance from older family members. Children in this…
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Laurel Springs School Hosts Online Symposium with Ted Turner
Ted Turner Speaks at Laurel Springs School As part of our series of exclusive, interactive symposia, Laurel Springs School hosted an online environmental symposium with businessman and environmentalist Ted Turner on Wednesday, April 4. Turner joined a long list of notables who spoke as part of Laurel Springs’ “Meetings with Remarkable Men & Women” series, which…
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Russell Lyons: Do Good Adventure
Teenage Volunteer Work – Do Good Adventure When Russell Lyons graduated from Laurel Springs High School in 2011, completing his studies in just three years, he considered the possibility of a gap year before entering college. Many students take advantage of gap years to travel or work. Russell evaluated numerous programs, but could not find exactly…
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Captain Planet Foundation Benefit Gala: Inspiring, Educating and Empowering the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards
By Marilyn Mosley Gordanier As a member of the Captain Planet Foundation Board of Directors, I was invited to attend the Foundation’s Gala, which was held in the breathtaking Georgia Aquarium. With the Foundation’s focus on environmental preservation and education, the aquarium was the perfect venue for the gala. Special musical guest, Alison Krauss, the…
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Pet Partners: 6th grade student volunteers with her dog
Student Volunteer at Laurel Springs Many studies have shown that animals can help improve the physical and mental health of patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers. The Delta Society is a national non-profit organization that is dedicated to matching people with therapy, service and companion animals. Its Pet Partners program “trains and screens…
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National Honor Society Service Projects
Charitable Student Work at Laurel Springs One of our school’s founding principles has been to encourage charitable student work, finding ways to contribute their talents and skills to their local communities and the world. Many of our students have discovered ways to donate their time and energy in innovative and inspiring ways. Some of our…
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Newly Elected NHS Officers: Helping Local Communities with a Global Impact
Global NHS Chapter Elections: The Results Are In! “As a group, NHS will do some great things this year!” Our National Honor Society chapter recently held elections, and the new President of the Laurel Springs chapter, Melanie Sava, is excited about collaborating with her global NHS classmates. “I’m excited and happy to have been given…
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Book club: A Modern and Compelling Option for Students
The Online Book Club Experience At Laurel Springs, “the book club consists of an extraordinary group of teenagers that come together and really have fun,” says student Deya Aliaga. The dynamic collection of students in this online book club not only participate in the collaborative thinking and critical analysis that are expected from a typical…
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