Twenty Years of Experience, Expanding Opportunity: Amana Academy’s Growing Impact in North Fulton and Smyrna
This year, Amana Academy Charter Schools celebrate twenty years of public education rooted in purpose, community, and deeper learning. While anniversaries often invite reflection, Amana’s 20th year is as much about looking forward as it is about honoring the past—bringing two decades of experience to new communities while continuing to serve those that have been part of its story from the beginning.
In North Fulton, Amana Academy has spent twenty years growing alongside families, building trust through consistency, innovation, and a clear educational mission. In West Atlanta and Smyrna, the story is newer—but no less intentional. There, Amana is expanding its reach by offering a proven public school model shaped by twenty years of learning, reflection, and community partnership.
Deep Roots in North Fulton
Amana Academy’s North Fulton campus has long been part of the educational and civic fabric of the community. Founded with a belief that students learn best through meaningful, real-world work, the school has spent two decades refining an approach that blends academic rigor with character development, collaboration, and global citizenship.
Families have chosen Amana not simply for strong academics, but for an educational experience that treats students as thinkers, problem-solvers, and contributors. Through project-based learning, interdisciplinary expeditions, and field work, students connect reading, writing, math, science, and STEM to authentic questions that matter beyond the classroom. Over time, these experiences have helped generations of students develop curiosity, perseverance, and a strong sense of responsibility to others.
Just as importantly, Amana’s North Fulton campus has built lasting partnerships with families, local organizations, and community institutions—reinforcing the idea that public schools thrive when learning extends beyond school walls.
Bringing 20 Years of Experience to West Atlanta and Smyrna
Amana Academy’s West Atlanta campus represents a thoughtful expansion rooted in experience. The campus first opened in Mableton in 2022, intentionally launching with the benefit of systems, practices, and lessons developed over two decades in North Fulton. In 2024, the school moved into its permanent home in Smyrna, marking a new chapter—one grounded in stability, community connection, and long-term commitment.
This distinction matters. The Smyrna campus is young, but it is not new to the work of educating children well. From its earliest days, the West Atlanta campus has reflected Amana’s established approach to deeper learning, school culture, and family partnership. Students benefit from a model that has been refined over time—one that emphasizes belonging, high expectations, and learning that prepares them for the world they will inherit.
As the campus has transitioned into Smyrna, it has begun to take root in its new community, forming relationships with families and local partners while responding to the unique strengths and needs of the area. What families see today is a school growing thoughtfully—supported by experience, guided by mission, and shaped by community voice.
A Public School Model That Endures
Across both campuses, Amana Academy remains a tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades K–8 and accountable to the communities it serves. As a network school of EL Education (formerly Expeditionary Learning), Amana focuses not only on academic achievement, but on who students become in the process of learning.
Over twenty years, Amana students have been asked to do more than memorize content. They are challenged to think critically, collaborate meaningfully, revise their work, and present their learning publicly. These habits—curiosity, craftsmanship, empathy, and perseverance—are essential not only for academic success, but for active participation in civic life.
This approach has allowed Amana to remain both innovative and stable over time, evolving thoughtfully while staying grounded in its core values.
Why This Moment Matters
Amana Academy’s 20th anniversary comes at a moment when families are seeking public schools that offer both excellence and purpose. In North Fulton, it is a celebration of long-standing partnership and impact. In Smyrna, it marks the arrival of a school bringing twenty years of insight and commitment into a growing community.
Strong public schools do not happen overnight. They are built through relationships, reflection, and a shared belief in what children deserve. For twenty years, Amana Academy has shown that public education can be both rigorous and humane, innovative and rooted in community.
As Amana looks ahead to its next chapter, the invitation is clear. Families in North Fulton and Smyrna who are seeking a public school that challenges students academically, nurtures character, and values real-world learning are encouraged to explore what Amana Academy has to offer. Enrollment is open, and the next generation of learners is ready to be part of a story that has been twenty years in the making—and is still growing.
