The Atlanta BeltLine Generation
The BeltLine is fundamentally changing the way Atlanta grows — encouraging density to support transit, trails, parks and economic development, including the creation of jobs and affordable housing. No one will enjoy these benefits more than the next generation of Atlantans — today’s K-12 students. So the BeltLine Partnership is working with our partners to connect Atlanta’s youth to the BeltLine and to engage them in their communities.
- Are you a person who works with students who is interested in incorporating the Atlanta BeltLine into your program?
- Are you a student who’s excited about the potential impact of the BeltLine in your community and who’s looking for resources to share with your friends?
- Do you have, or want to create, a BeltLine related program or volunteer opportunity that is student centered? Let us know! Email us so we can help.
- Interested in helping students in Atlanta Public Schools better understand the BeltLine? Click here for a list of current volunteer opportunities. [coming soon]
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See how several Atlanta organizations are incorporating the BeltLine into their work with students:
Project Description:
The ACE Mentor Program in Atlanta incorporated the BeltLine into the program last year. We were delighted to situate their final projects in neighborhoods along the BeltLine as these are neighborhoods in which our students live.
We are trying to re-connect our current program to the BeltLine and are looking for ways to do so. It’s important for our students to realize that residents can have a say in how their neighborhoods are affected by development.
Audience Served:
High School students from any high school
Age Groups:
High School Students
Contact Info:
Rachel Hendrix
Phone: (404) 946-7439
Fax: (866) 710-3237
Project Description:
Thanks to a grant from TogetherGreen, Atlanta Audubon Society was able to partner with TreesAtlanta on a birds and wildlife component for the Atlanta BeltLine project. Our grant focused on giving a voice to the wildlife living along the Atlanta BeltLine, and particularly in seven “natural” neighborhoods. We would like to continue to support conservation projects along the Atlanta BeltLine and we seek to actively engage citizens in these unique neighborhoods bordering the Atlanta BeltLine. Our mission is to promote the enjoyment and understanding of birds and to conserve and restore the ecosystems that support them.
Audience Served:
Atlanta Audubon society serves the general public, including those from all socioeconomic and age classes. We provide educational resources to local school teachers, non-formal educators and organizations.
Age Groups:
Atlanta Audubon society provides educational programs and resources for children K-12, adults and families.
Contact Info:
Emily Toriani-Moura
Education Coordinator
www.atlantaaudubon.org
4055 Roswell Rd.
Project Description:
The Georgia Regional Future City competition sends one Georgia team to the national competition each year. Future City is an engineer competition that uses multidisciplinary skills (including math, science, communications, team work, creativity, presentation and research) to design a city of the future. The competition features four components including a computer design for a city of 50,000 people at least 150 years in the future, a research essay based on an assigned topic, design of a scale model of a portion of the city and a team presentation of the city features.
Audience Served:
Public Schools, Private Schools, Home Schools and other organizations who work with middle school students (i.e. gifted programs, etc.)
Age Groups:
Future City works with middle school students (7th and 8th grade nationally, 6th grade can also compete in GA).
Contact Info:
Dawn Ramsey
Georgia Regional Coordinator
www.gafuturecity.spsu.edu
Southern Polytechnic State University
1100 South Marietta Parkway
C-134B
Cell: 770-713-7337
Fax: 678-915-3991
Greening Youth Foundation
Project Description:
Greening Youth Foundation (GYF) is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization whose mission is to nurture enthusiastic and responsible environmental stewardship among underserved disconnected children, youth and young adults. GYF believes that it is absolutely vital that ALL children have access to natural places. Exposing children in urban communities to the outdoors and teaching them to protect and nurture our environment socializes the next generation's conservation practices and behavior, which is essential to the sustainability of our planet and the creation of its stewards. GYF is eager to expose students to the many environmental benefits and challenges of the BeltLine through education, service projects and community awareness.
Audience Served:
GYF serves children, youth and young adults through the Public School Initiative and Youth Conservation Corps throughout the Southeastern United States.
Age Groups:
Elementary, Middle, High School students and young adults.
Contact Info:
Angelou C. Ezeilo
Executive Director
Cell: (770) 880-1520
Project Description:
MODA’s former BeltLine Project is modeled after the City of Neighborhoods Program developed by The Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City. The Atlanta BeltLine Project is made possible by a matching grant from the Nation Endowment for the Arts. Click here to see a slideshow of students working on this project. Given the resources and staff, MODA would like to re-start this
program.
Audience Served:
General Public and Groups
Age Groups:
All Ages, Primarily 8th Grade through Adult
Contact Info:
Raja Schaar
Director of Programs and Operations
www.museumofdesign.org
285 Peachtree Center Ave, Marquis Two Tower, Atlanta, GA 30303
E-mail: rschaar@museumofdesign.org
Phone: 404-979-6455
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Project Description:
Perkins Will offers an unparalleled education portfolio with projects ranging from small additions to entire learning communities, from rural settings to the densest urban sites. Projects vary in size and scope, with each design solution appropriate to the unique circumstances of the client and their educational needs.
Perkins Will’s Student BeltLine Project is a unique position in that we are able to bring design expertise which is being implemented on the actual Beltline project to students in the classroom. Perkins Will’s Urban Design and Landscape Architecture group has been awarded the design commission for the Atlanta Beltline corridor and as the design process develops in our office and the Beltline takes shape, we can create design opportunities and learning exercises for the classroom. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School serves as the Pilot Program for this project.
Audience Served:
Public, Charter, and Independent Schools
Age Groups:
Pre-K through 12 grade students
Contact Info:
John Poelker
Associate, K-12 Design Studio
www.perkinswill.com
1382 Peachtree Street,, Atlanta, GA 30309
E-mail: john.poelker@perkinswill.com
Phone: 404-443-7450
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Project Description:
The Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum Education program seeks to engage schools and the community in urban forestry projects transforming school grounds and the BeltLine into more attractive, healthy, and educational places. Trees Atlanta has implemented tree plantings, class visits, and interpretive sign instillation and assisted on the creation of collateral material to promote the BeltLine. Currently, Trees Atlanta and partners are providing programming to 6 schools on the BeltLine corridor. In addition to urban forestry, BeltLine awareness and stewardship are foundations of the program.
Audience Served:
Public schools (students, teachers, and parents), general public, and community groups
Age Groups:
Middle and High school and All ages
Contact Info:
Robby Astrove
Program Coordinator