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Education
The Goddard School of Sandy
Springs Helps Support Parents
as They Return to Work
As parents return to work or juggle working
from home and taking care of their children, the
demand for safe, high-quality childcare is once
again on the rise.
Jay Bryan, owner of The Goddard Schools
in Sandy Springs (Roswell Road and Hammond
Drive), has kept the schools’ doors open
throughout the pandemic by making rapid
changes to accommodate the needs of families.
“Each child and faculty member receives a daily
health screening, and we’ve implemented new
sanitation protocols, invested in biotechnology
systems, and we wear masks,” Bryan said.
“We’re proud to offer the safest, highest-quality
Davis Academy childcare possible.”
Goddard parent Fallon Cryer recently enrolled
her children at the Roswell Road location and is
District doesn’t stop seeking options for either faith or secular- already seeing the benefits.“Working full-time
and juggling two kids at home is impossible,”
improvement. Initiatives to raise based curricula. These schools offer Cryer said. “Our kids were sad, begging us to go
the bar on student performance many of the same opportunities back to school.”
in Dunwoody and system- as the public schools including
wide include: athletics, arts and culture, and While health and safety are top of mind,
parents trust Goddard to provide a well-
• Proceeding with construction community service. rounded experience. “At Goddard, we can
and programmatic priorities Superb higher education balance their [the children’s] physical safety and
funded through E-SPLOST institutions are also available their emotional well-being. Both are important,”
• Increasing district fiscal in Dunwoody. Georgia State Bryan added.
accountability and transparency University’s Perimeter College is For school-age children, the transitional
• Continuing the implementation in Dunwoody, offering in-person classrooms are helpful. Goddard student
of a new district-wide curriculum classes through the University Llewellyn, who is seven years old, said, “I like
• Continuing STEM as a catalyst for System of Georgia as well as being around other people. It makes me happy,
and I get to do fun activities.”
project-based learning a robust online program. Also
• Continuing integrating creative in Dunwoody or within a short The Goddard School of Sandy Springs (Roswell
instruction and new technology drive are campuses of Mercer Road) is a new, state-of-the-art facility that
through programs such as the University, Oglethorpe University, is accepting enrollments. The school and its
sister location on Hammond Drive both focus
Digital Dreamers (1-to-1 Troy University, American on safety, education, and early childhood
computers for students) and InterContinental University, Emory development for children ages six weeks to six
FLEX Academy (virtual learning) University, and the Georgia Institute years. Each school also offers virtual learning
• Increasing wraparound services of Technology. With so many college classrooms run by degreed teachers for
elementary school students. To schedule a tour,
through the Circle of Care and university options in Dunwoody, please call 470-571-1700.
a top-notch education has never
Dunwoody is also served been so accessible. Jay B. Bryan, Owner
by several private schools For more on private schools and The Goddard School
Sandy Springs
offering smaller class sizes and colleges, visit perimeterchamber.com.
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