Amana Academy
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Amana Academy is a Fulton County School System
Fulton County School System
The Fulton County School System is a school district headquartered in East Point, Georgia, United States. The system serves the area of Fulton County, Georgia outside the Atlanta city limits...

 K-8 charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...

 located in Alpharetta
Alpharetta, Georgia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,631.6 people per square mile . There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 686.7 per square mile...

, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. Enrollment is open to all Fulton County students and is free. Amana Academy is founded on the Expeditionary Learning model. The school emphasizes environmental education, stewardship, and communication skills. Elementary school students loop with their teacher and middle school students are gender separated.

Education

Amana Academy is a Fulton County public charter school and follows Georgia's state curriculum—the Georgia Performance Standards http://www.georgiastandards.org. Amana's core curriculum includes math, science, reading, language arts, and social studies. Art, physical education, Arabic language, environmental sciences, and technology classes are also offered.

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