History

In 1985, one teacher following a dream helped academically frustrated students experience success through a tutorial and after-school program. A spartan one-room office in a Roswell office park, furnished by a card table and folding chairs, comprised the classroom. At the end of the semester, several parents asked the teacher to continue to work with their children full-time while they researched alternative educational options

In 1998 with the support of the Board of Directors and a strong parent base the school embarked on its first major capital campaign and building project. $1,200,000 was raised and a major overhaul of the campus infrastructure was completed along with two six-room cottages, which provided classroom space, science and photography labs, a computer lab and a small media center. Those buildings were full when the ribbon cutting occurred and students moved in January of 2000. Planning began almost immediately for future growth, specifically for space for the middle school and the enlargement of the cafeteria and media center.

In the spring of 2002, in order to address its continued growth and to provide additional instructional and administrative space, the school embarked upon a $1,261,478 Capital Campaign. The campaign provided a middle school classroom cottage and expanded the current administrative building to add a state-of-the-art media, a Career and Post-Secondary Center, a new cafeteria/Community Center, and additional administrative office space.