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Foundation Supports Covid Relief Efforts Around Campus

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  • On March 17, 2021
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One of the Foundation’s new initiatives for 2020-21 is Covid Relief.  At the beginning of school, the Foundation purchased reusable and disposable masks for every student and staff member!    By early fall, the Foundation procured 8 new picnic tables to help students spread out and physically distance during lunch.  These tables provide more eating […]

Raider MakerSpace Celebrates Grand Opening in New Media Center

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  • On November 19, 2019
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Riverwood International Charter School hosted the grand opening of the recently finalized RaiderMakerSpace for students, parents, administrators, and funders on Friday, November 8.  One of just a few makerspaces available to high school students in the Fulton County School System, the Raider MakerSpace is the ultimate in experiential learning, allowing students to conceive, fail, and […]

Riverwood Math and Writing Centers – Unique to Fulton County Schools

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  • On November 11, 2019
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The Raider Math and Writing Centers kicked off the 2019-2020 school year with grand openings at Riverwood International Charter School.  Unique to Fulton County and modeled after similar centers offered in collegiate settings, these two centers provide tutoring in math and writing for Riverwood’s nearly 1800 students. Each center is designed to enhance the learning […]

Riverwood Community Garden Project Selected for Fulton County Citizens Commission on the Environment Award

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  • On October 22, 2019
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What was once an expanse of Bermuda grass serving little purpose is now an award-winning garden at Riverwood International Charter School. Selected as the District 3 winner of the Fulton County Citizens Commission on the Environment (FCCCE) award, the garden features a biodiverse wonderland of raised beds, herbs and annuals, vegetable plants, and fruit trees. […]

Riverwood Students Attend 2019 CEFGA Career Expo

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  • On June 1, 2019
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With funding from the Riverwood Foundation, more than 35 students attended the 2019 Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) Career Expo. Held at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, the Riverwood group represented a diverse mix of classes. The International Baccalaureate (IB) Business, Foundations of Engineering, and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) students, […]

Riverwood Community Service Club Travels to Honduras 

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  • On May 1, 2019
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22 students and four faculty from Riverwood International Charter School spent their 2019 Spring Break working in the northeast mountains of Honduras for seven days.  This was the Community Service Club’s third spring break in traveling to Central America to provide support to local communities. The major project for the team in Honduras was improve […]

Tutoring for Students by Students; Riverwood Math Center Debuts

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  • On November 2, 2018
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Riverwood International Charter School debuted a new Math Center on Thursday, September 20.  The Center, with 26 student tutors, served over 120 high school students in its first two days.  Modeled after the highly successful Riverwood Writing Center, the Math Center provides visitors with student-directed tutoring in all math subjects –Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, […]

Riverwood International Charter School Foundation Sponsors Teach For Excellence Training

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  • On October 31, 2018
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With generous support from the Riverwood International Charter School Foundation, four teachers attended the Advanced Summer 2018 Teach for Excellence (T4E) training in Washington State. Lauren Fogarty (ESOL), Laura Taylor (Mathematics), Christy Toledano (Language Arts), and Monica Olier-Toloza (World Language) participated in the Performance Excellence for All Kids (PEAK) summer institute in June. These seasoned […]

Riverwood AVID Student Receives $500 INROADS Visiones 100 Scholarship

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  • On October 31, 2018
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Riverwood International Charter School congratulates senior Carmen Morales-Mier for winning the INROADS Visiones Leadership Scholarship. Morales-Mier, class of 2019, received the $500 scholarship in September at the INROADS annual Hispanic Heritage event held at the Four Seasons in Atlanta. Born and raised in Sandy Springs, Morales-Mier is the daughter of two immigrant parents and is […]