Our Summer Camps are jam packed with fun and learning. We celebrated National Sunglasses Day 😎 and did some digging for shark teeth, too. We celebrated Happy Birthday America week! 🎈We had a fantastic time creating colorful t-shirts with chromatography. STEM, Art and Shark Week! We had a STEM egg drop challenge, lots of sand …
Fall 2020 Reopening Plan
McGinnis Woods School, a private school in Alpharetta serving Infants through 8th grade, has released its comprehensive plan for reopening in August for the 2020-2021 school year. The school began developing its plans and procedures for reopening immediately after the last school year ended. Mary Johnson, the Principal at McGinnis Woods, emphasized that “the health …
Summer Olympics, Under the Stars & Silly Science at Summer Camp
We have kicked off Summer Olympics at the Woods! Our campers are having so much fun each week making new friends, playing cool games and learning new concepts along with our camp counselors and guest speakers. They also enjoy weekly water play and visits from Kona Ice. There is always something fun going on! STEM …
Welcome Summer Camp fun!
Summer Camp fun has begun! Our campers and staff are enjoying being together in a safe environment while following CDC guidelines. Robotics, playground time, computer lab and art are causing plenty of smiles! The campers loved being back with their friends, making ice cream in STEM class and building robots during robotics specialty camp. There’s …
McGinnis Woods Recognized as Gold Level in Green School Award Program
McGinnis Woods School is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the highest level of recognition of the Green School Award Program through Keep Forsyth County Beautiful, the Gold level. About the Green School Award The Green School Award Program is designed to enhance environmental education and stewardship in schools by offering incentives for …
Congratulations to our 8th grade graduates for the 2019-2020 school year
We are so proud of our 8th graders. They are a strong, resilient group of enthusiastic learners. They are also a great group of leaders who have contributed to our school in so many ways including Student Council, Beta Club and Athletics! We are proud of each of them and they will be missed! Their …
Celebrating the End of Year with Lawn Signs
Signs, signs and more signs… we love our teachers, graduates and students! Our school community is the best!❤️
Virtual Talent Show!
The Virtual Talent Show was so much fun! We had over 100 people attend and showcased some fantastic talent including music and performing arts, martial arts, and many creative performances! The photos are not the best and a few of our participants’ screen photos were too poor to post. 😢Thank you to each of our …
What makes our school extra special….our community!
Our community is finding creative ways to stay connected during physical distancing. Celebrating Graduating Students Yesterday many McGinnis Woods families and friends showed up to make Julie’s 14th quarantined birthday one to remember! Julie is our Student Council president and graduates this year. She has been at McGinnis Woods since she was an infant and …
Delivering Face Masks, Cards & Treats to Publix Workers
Last Thursday we delivered Scones from Seven Sisters Scones, cards made by our students, a cheerful poster, and face masks sewn by one of our teachers to our friends at the Publix at The Villages at Flynn Crossing. We are so thankful for these amazing frontline workers and for their care for our community!
Remote Learning Creativity – Virtual Campfire, DIY Plant Kit Deliveries & Art Projects!
At McGinnis Woods private school, we’ve worked quickly to adapt our “hands-on” learning philosophy to the remote learning environment. Check out some of our recent creative remote learning projects and activities for staying connected while at home (together). DIY Plant Kit Deliveries Last week’s delivery of DIY plant kits and water gauges to each of …
Presenting…90 Second Film Festival
McGinnis Woods students used their creativity to have a little fun during our time of quarantine! Students created ninety second films that were shown during a virtual school assembly! We are so impressed with how clever and creative our students were! Way to go Wildcats!