A Preschool - Grade 8 Learning Community

At TCS, every teacher, program, and resource is devoted to the years that matter most. Through engaging,hands-on learning, and meaningful academic challenge, students become confident thinkers, joyful learners, and graduates ready for high school and beyond.

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  • Some of our family’s sweetest memories live inside these walls, camping trips, performances, summers spent on campus, after-school conversations in the carpool line, first jobs, favorite teachers, laughter with friends who became family. The staff created an environment where children felt safe, encouraged, challenged, and deeply loved.

    – Alumni Parent '22 and '26

  • TCS has created a place where failure is a learning moment. I'm not ashamed to make mistakes but I'm expected to use them as an opportunity to grow in my academic career. Our project based learning has allowed me to be brave through multiple presentations and collaborating with my partners. Bravery has encouraged me to self-advocate, so when I am in high school, I won’t be afraid to ask questions, and giving presentations will not be intimidating.

    – TCS Student '26

  • We think about challenge in new ways because this world is different now. If we want our children to be successful, we have to allow space for them to grapple with ideas to take risks to fail and to learn from those failures. It's a challenging world, and we're building them to understand how to engage with that challenge in new ways.

    – Director of Curriculum

    Why TCS is Different

    Challenge + Joy

    When you walk into a TCS classroom, you'll see students building, debating, writing, experimenting, and solving problems together. They're often having a lot of fun, too. That's the point. When children are genuinely interested in what they're doing, they don't just learn the answer. They learn how to figure things out.

    Built for Childhood

    At TCS, students don't have to grow up faster. Because we stop at eighth grade, our teachers, classrooms and resources are focused on the years when children are figuring out who they are, how they learn and what they're capable of. There is time to be challenged, time to play, time to make mistakes and time to try again.

    You're Known Here

    At TCS, a teacher knows when a student has something to say but isn't quite ready to raise their hand. They know who needs a little encouragement and who needs to be pushed a little further. Students know one another across grade levels, too. Community Time, Big and Little Buddies, shared traditions and everyday interactions make TCS feel less like a collection of classrooms and more like a community.

    Learning Beyond the Classroom

    Ask a TCS graduate about their favorite memories, and there's a good chance you'll hear about a camping trip, a project or something that happened outside the classroom. Our Outdoor Education Program has been part of TCS for nearly 50 years. Students also use Midtown Atlanta as a classroom, visit museums and cultural institutions, pursue their interests through Middle Grades clubs, and tackle real problems through project-based learning. These experiences stick with them.

    Prepared for the Future

    Our graduates go on to all kinds of high schools—public and independent, traditional and progressive, large and small. More than 90% percent are admitted to their first-choice high school. But when alumni talk about what TCS gave them, they talk about knowing how to ask for help, speak up, make friends, handle challenges, and walk into a new place believing they belong.

    When you walk into a TCS classroom, you'll see students building, debating, writing, experimenting, and solving problems together. They're often having a lot of fun, too. That's the point. When children are genuinely interested in what they're doing, they don't just learn the answer. They learn how to figure things out.

    At TCS, students don't have to grow up faster. Because we stop at eighth grade, our teachers, classrooms and resources are focused on the years when children are figuring out who they are, how they learn and what they're capable of. There is time to be challenged, time to play, time to make mistakes and time to try again.

    At TCS, a teacher knows when a student has something to say but isn't quite ready to raise their hand. They know who needs a little encouragement and who needs to be pushed a little further. Students know one another across grade levels, too. Community Time, Big and Little Buddies, shared traditions and everyday interactions make TCS feel less like a collection of classrooms and more like a community.

    Ask a TCS graduate about their favorite memories, and there's a good chance you'll hear about a camping trip, a project or something that happened outside the classroom. Our Outdoor Education Program has been part of TCS for nearly 50 years. Students also use Midtown Atlanta as a classroom, visit museums and cultural institutions, pursue their interests through Middle Grades clubs, and tackle real problems through project-based learning. These experiences stick with them.

    Our graduates go on to all kinds of high schools—public and independent, traditional and progressive, large and small. More than 90% percent are admitted to their first-choice high school. But when alumni talk about what TCS gave them, they talk about knowing how to ask for help, speak up, make friends, handle challenges, and walk into a new place believing they belong.

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    At a Glance

    12

    Overnight trips by graduation


    Learning extends beyond the classroom and into the real world.

    59

    Museums and learning experiences near our Midtown campus


    The city becomes the classroom, with opportunities for hands-on learning just minutes away.

    2.7

    Acres of Campus


    Eleven buildings, seven playgrounds and spaces for learning, playing, and exploring, right across from Piedmont Park in the heart of Midtown Atlanta.

    90%

    First-choice high school acceptance


    Our graduates are prepared to thrive wherever they go next.

    13+

    Clubs each semester


    Students explore interests, build skills, and even lead their own clubs.

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    Focused on childhood


    7As a preschool–8 school, every resource supports the years that matter most.

    The result? Confident learners who know who they are and how to grow.

    Ignite a lifelong love of learning.

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