After five successful years in Cobb County, the Benjamin Preparatory School of Academics and Performing Arts will be moving to their new facility, located at 2445 Church Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339.
The school’s principal and co-founder Dr. Verna Benjamin-Lambert, a former Cobb County school administrator, is not only excited to open the doors to the new building but is excited about ushering in her promising style of early childhood learning to a larger metro Atlanta audience.
“Our focus was to create a facility that would enhance our school’s mission, which is to prepare our students to excel on the world’s stage academically, socially and spiritually via a rigorous academic and performing arts curriculum within a safe and supportive school environment,” says Benjamin-Lambert.
The new, expanded complex features large classrooms, new technologies such as smart TVs, a dance studio, a music room, a theater space, library and 6,000 square feet of outdoor play space, which includes a garden and athletic fields—all envisioned with the goal to introduce a wide variety of exposures and expand opportunities for applied learning.
The move to the new campus was celebrated with an invite-only ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon, Thursday, November 13. Guests enjoyed feature performances from the Benjamin Prep students, a luncheon, a chance to tour the new school and a special address from keynote speaker James Wilson, former superintendent of Cobb County and Fulton County schools. Special invited guests for the ceremony included members of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders.
About Benjamin Preparatory School of Academics and Performing Arts:
Formally titled the Benjamin Performing Arts Preschool (which was founded in 2009), The Benjamin Preparatory School of Academics and Performing Arts is metro-Atlanta’s premier early education performing arts school. Coupling academics with dance, music, sports, drama and Christian principles, the Benjamin Prep environment promotes learning retention, builds confidence, identifies talents, nurtures social skills and enhances both fine and gross motor skills. The school currently offers preschool education for children, ages 6 weeks to 5 years old, and afterschool and weekend private sessions for children up to age 12. Starting the 2015/2016 school year, the school will offer primary school education for grades K-2nd.
For more information, visit benjaminprep.com or call (770) 436-5200.
About Dr. Verna Benjamin-Lambert:
Author and co-founder of the Benjamin Preparatory School of Academics and Performing Arts, Verna Benjamin- Lambert, Ed.D., is a retired Cobb County school administration, who specializes in special education as well as early childhood education. Benjamin- Lambert innovated several progressive reading programs in Cobb County schools to help all children of diverse backgrounds learn.
About James Wilson:
As the former superintendent of Cobb County and Fulton County schools, James Wilson is a huge advocate for enriched early childhood education experiences. Wilson is nationally recognized as a leader in instructional technology. Wilson now heads Education Planners LLC, which is an educational consulting firm that specializes in helping school systems K-12 succeed in overall performance by evaluating and making recommendations for the personnel, systems and processes already in place.
