Buckhead - Atlanta, Georgia - Education, schools, universities, vocational

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Childcare and preschool

Atlanta Jewish Community Center, Lekeshet Academy, 1745 Peachtree Rd., 30309, (404) 875-7881

Cathedral of St. Philip (Episcopal), 2744 Peachtree Rd., 30305, (404) 237-8777

Creme de la Creme, 4669 Roswell Rd., 30342, (404) 256-4488

Covenant Presbyterian Child Care, 2461 Peachtree Rd., 30305, (404) 237-0363

Donnellan School, 4820 Long Island Dr., 30342 404-255-0900

Epstein (Solomon Schechter) School, 500 Peachtree Battle Ave., 30305, (404) 351-7754

Heiskell School, 3260 Northside Dr., 30305, (404) 262-2233

Holy Spirit Preschool, 4465 Northside Dr., 30327, (404) 252-8008

Kinder Care Learning Center, 135 W. Wieuca Rd., 30342, (404) 255-5672

Little Paces Learning Center, 714 Lindbergh Dr., 30324, (404) 237-6405

Lovett School, 4075 Paces Ferry Rd. 30327, (404) 237-8677

Northside Drive Baptist Church, 3100 Northside Dr., 30305, (404) 237-9060

Northside Drive United Methodist Church, 2799 Northside Dr., 30305, (404) 351-1107

Northwest Presbyterian Church, 4300 Northside Dr., 30327, (404) 237-5593

Open Arms Lutheran Child Development Center, 4000 Roswell Rd. 30342, (404) 256-1330

Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3434 Roswell Rd., 30305, (404) 842-5808

Peachtree Road Lutheran Child Development Center, 3686 Peachtree Rd., 30319, (404) 233-1658

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 3180 Peachtree Rd., 30305, (404) 266-1520

Piedmont North Academy, 2658 Piedmont Rd. 30324, (404) 237-3017

Prescriptive Teaching Center Inc., 3108 Piedmont Rd. 30305, (404) 239-0611

Prodigy Child Development Center, 4506 Roswell Rd. 30342, (404) 252-0389

St. Anne's Episcopal Day School and Enrichment Program, 3098 Northside Pkwy., 30327, (404) 237-8051

St. James United Methodist Church, 4400 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd. 30342, (404) 237-7354

St. John Child Development Center, 550 Mt. Paran Rd. 30327, (404) 843-8375

Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, 2715 Peachtree Rd. 30305, (404) 266-8111

Suzuki Infant Center, 3198 Cains Hill Place, 30305, (404) 266-1444

Suzuki Learning Center, 3201 Cains Hill Place, 30305, (404) 233-2128

Trinity Northwest Early Learning Center, 3003 Howell Mill Rd. 30327, (404) 237-0980

Trinity School, 3254 Northside Pkwy., 30327, (404) 231-8100

Westminster Schools, 1424 W. Paces Ferry Rd., 30327, (404) 355-8673

Wieuca Road Baptist Church Child Development Center, 3626 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 814-4466

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Public schools - elementary

Morris Brandon Elementary, 2741 Howell Mill Rd., 30327, (404) 350-2153
519 students

Garden Hills Elementary, 285 Sheridan Dr., 30305, (404) 842-3103
409 students

Warren T. Jackson Elementary, 1325 Mt. Paran Rd., 30327, (404) 842-3100
503 students, a National Blue Ribbon School

Morris Brandon Elementary School, 2741 Howell Mill Rd., was built in 1947, and is notable for its Art Deco facade.

Margaret Mitchell Elementary, 2845 Margaret Mitchell Dr., 30327, (404) 350-2156,
400 students

E. Rivers Elementary School, 8 Peachtree Battle Ave. The present school was designed by Stevens & Wilkinson in 1949 and featured in TIME magazine for its innovative International Style. It replaced Peachtree Heights School, which opened in 1917 and burned in 1948. Eretus Rivers developed Peachtree Heights Park and donated the land for the school.

Margaret Mitchell Elementary School
2845 Margaret Mitchell Dr.

E. Rivers Elementary, 8 Peachtree Battle Ave., 30305, (404) 350-2150
486 students

Sarah Rawson Smith Elementary, 370 Old Ivy Rd., 30342, (404) 842-3120
418 students

Sarah Smith Elementary was named a 1998-99 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The Blue Ribbon is the department's highest recognition and honors the school's quality of leadership, curriculum, student achievement, parent involvement and community support.

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Public schools - middle

Willis A. Sutton Middle, 4360 Powers Ferry Rd., 30342, (404) 256-6920
1,011 students

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Public schools - high

North Atlanta High, 2875 Northside Dr., 30305, (404) 351-0895
1,293 students

North Atlanta High is a double Magnet School. The School of International Studies and the Center for the Performing Arts are two of the most outstanding programs offered by the Atlanta Public Schools.

North Atlanta High, 2875 Northside Drive

Two views

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Private schools - elementary

Atlanta Girls' School, independent, non-sectarian, college-preparatory school opening fall 2000, temporary location Buckhead Baptist Church, 4100 Roswell Rd., 404-845-0900

Atlanta Speech School (up to 12 years old, ungraded), 3160 Northside Pkwy., 30327, (404) 233-5332
325 students

Donnellan School, gradees preschool-grade 8, adding 9th grade in 2002, 4820 Long Island Dr., 30342 404-255-0900

Heiskell School, 3260 Northside Dr., 30305, (404) 262-2233, writeus@heiskell.net
425 students

Christ the King School (Catholic), 46 Peachtree Way, 30305, (404) 233-0383
505 students

Schenck School, 282 Mt. Paran Rd., 30327, (404) 252-2591
150 students

Trinity School, 3254 Northside Pkwy., 30327, (404) 231-8100
500 students

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Private schools - elementary and high

Atlanta International School, 2890 North Fulton Dr., 30305, (404) 816-1006

Galloway School, 215 W. Wieuca Rd. NW, 30342, (404) 252-8389
735 students

Lovett School, 4075 Paces Ferry Rd., 30327, (404) 262-3032
1,450 students

Pace Academy, 966 W. Paces Ferry Rd., 30327, (404) 262-1345
830 students

Westminster Schools, 1424 W. Paces Ferry Rd., 30327, (404) 355-8673
1,722 students

Galloway School at 215 West Wieuca Road once was one of two Fulton County almshouses established in 1869 for elderly indigent citizens. Vegetables for the almshouses and the Fulton County Prison Farm were grown on the present-day Chastain Park golf course across the street. The almshouses closed in the early 1960s, and Galloway School opened in 1969.

Atlanta International School, 2890 North Fulton Dr., was designed by architect Philip Shutze and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Pace Academy, 966 W. Paces Ferry Rd. was the home of the Randall family, whose ancestors included Hardy Pace, for whom Paces Ferry Road was named. The family lumber company has served generations of Atlanta renovators and builders.

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Private schools - high

Mt. Vernon Christian Academy, 4449 Northside Dr., 30327, (404) 256-4057
108 students

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Special education

Atlanta Speech School (up to 12 years old, ungraded), 3160 Northside Pkwy., 30327, (404) 233-5332
325 students

Heart of Hope Academy (nonprofit 501( c ) 3 middle school), hands-on program that encourages practical daily living skills and academics that relate to everyday tasks for mild to severe intellectually disabled children in middle school years, on the grounds of Wieuca Baptist Church, 3626 Peachtree Rd. 30326, at the corner of Peachtree and Wieuca roads. (404) 816-3967

Northside Metro Children's Tuxedo Center, 4191 Northside Dr., 30342, (404) 233-7828, diagnostic and treatment services for children ages 3-21 with severe emotional or behavioral problems.

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Colleges and universities

American InterContinental University, 3330 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 231-9000

Art Institute of Atlanta, 3376 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 266-2662

Emory University Business School, 3399 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 848-0500

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Language schools

Berlitz Language Centers, 3348 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 261-5062

Inlingua School of Languages, 3355 Lenox Road, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326

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General interest

Dogwood Aikikai Japanese Martial Art, 721 Miami Circle, Suite 103, 30324, (404) 364-0005

European School of Music, 3149 E. Shadowlawn Ave., 30305, (404) 231-5013

Georgia Academy of Music, 1424 W. Paces Ferry Rd., 30327, (404) 355-3451

Greater Atlanta Traffic Schools Inc., 2581 Piedmont Rd., 30324, (404) 262-7702

Kaplan Educational Center, 3867 Roswell Rd., 30324, (404) 365-9004 (test preparation service)

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Business and vocational

About Faces, 3391 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 237-9800

Artists' Atelier of Atlanta, 800 Miami Circle, 30318, (404) 231-5999

Atlanta Area Tech, Tuxedo Center, 4191 Northside Dr., 30342, (404) 842-3117

Barbizon School of Modeling, 3340 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 261-7332

Bauder College of Fashion and Design,
3500 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 237-7573

Becker CPA Review Course, 2581 Piedmont Rd., Room C-1155, 30324, (404) 365-2445

Brown College of Court Reporting, 1740 Peachtree Rd., 30309, (404) 876-1227

Capelli Learning Center for Cosmetology, 2581 Piedmont Rd., 30324, (404) 261-5271

Center for Continuing Insurance Education, 1266 W. Paces Ferry Rd., Suite 500, 30327, (404) 355-1921

Chastain Arts and Crafts Center, City of Atlanta, Department of Parks and Recreation, 135 W. Wieuca Rd., 30342, (404) 252-2927

CompUSA, 3400 Around Lenox Rd., 30326, (404) 814-7650

Computer Essentials Inc., 3490 Piedmont Rd., 30305, (404) 816-5833

Comskill Learning Center, 3060 Peachtree Rd., Suite 1500, 30305, (404) 262-3500

Greater Atlanta Traffic Schools, defensive driving and DUI/risk reduction, 2581 Piedmont Rd., 30324, (404 262-7702

H&R Block, 2581 Piedmont Rd., 30329, (404) 233-3850; 3655 Roswell Rd., Suite 100, 30342, (404 237-2073; executive tax service, 3060 Peachtree Rd., Suite 60, 30305, (404 237-2355

Herzing College of Business and Technology, 3355 Lenox Rd., 30326, (404) 816-4533

Insurance Career Development Center, 300 W. Wieuca Rd., 30342, (404) 255-9817

Kelly Graduate School of Management, 15 Piedmont Center, Plaza Level 100, 3575 Piedmont Rd., (404) 296-7400

Kinko's Learning Center, 3637 Peachtree Rd., 30319, (404) 653-0984

National Center for Paralegal Training, 3414 Peachtree Rd., Suite 528, 30326, (404) 266-1060

On-track Computer Training, 3399 Peachtree Rd., Suite 2040, 30326, (404) 816-4646

Portfolio Center for Art, Design and Photography, 125 Bennett St., 30309, (404) 351-5055

Productivity Point International, 3490 Piedmont Rd., Suite 520, 30305, (404) 816-5833

School of Culinary Arts, Division of Art Institute of Atlanta, 3391 Peachtree Rd. 30326, (404) 266-2662

Southern Center for International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Rd., 30305, (404 261-5763

Southern Federal Tax Institute, 3216 Paces Ferry Place, 30305, (404) 231-4437

Wave Technologies, 3340 Peachtree Rd., 30326, (404) 841-9790

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Continuing education

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 50 Lenox Pointe, 30324, (404 262-1162

Georgia Pharmacy Association, 50 Lenox Pointe, 30324, (404) 231-5074

Georgia Psychological Association, 1800 Peachtree Rd., 30309, (404 351-9555

Georgia Society of CPAs, 3340 Peachtree Rd., Suite 2700, 30326, (404 231-8676

Knowledge Pointe, financial services for professionals, 3060 Peachtree Rd., Suite 1870, 30305, (404) 364-2067