A tuition-free, private
school for children
who have experienced
homelessness
This is our city
and these are our kids.
The Boyce L Ansley School is a tuition-free, private school for children who have or are currently experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to help break the cycle of generational poverty by providing collaborative family support and a complete academic program that empowers children and families to thrive beyond circumstance.
We see in our community that children and their educational futures are too often the collateral damage of homelessness. At The Boyce L. Ansley School, we are finding new ways of meeting the needs of children and their families who find themselves in difficult circumstances -we know it all begins with education.
Read
First of all
“Reading and writing are transformative acts that improve self and society,” a view by Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, scholar and author of Cultivating Genius and Unearthing Joy. The mission of The Ansley School is for students to have deep literacy. The literacy that Dr. Muhammad describes as pursuits of skills development, identity, intellectualism, criticality, and joy. In support of this, every Ansley School student who matriculates past 8th grade, is at or significantly above grade level in literacy and numeracy.
Reach
We are building opportunity and minimizing harm.
With an inception as a preschool to support families struggling with seasons of being unhoused, we will grow to not only be an excellent elementary experience for our children and families, but also one that supports our community during the transition from adolescence to early teen years. Year by year and grade by grade we will grow to become a fully accredited and excellent Kindergarten through 8th grade school by providing a holistic educational experience for children and families who are experiencing homelessness throughout our metro community.
Revitalize
Enhancing the lives of the humans capable of more than their circumstances.
Our unyielding commitment to the children and families we serve is to provide individualized family support. With the assistance of social workers and therapeutic & counseling services, we are able to directly address the traumas and realities of homelessness. For children, our commitment is to ensure their educational opportunity and experience is one that represents the very best of what Atlanta has to offer, and not just one that’s “good enough.”
Partnerships
