High Meadows School
High Meadows School · Viewbook

Where Learning
is an Adventure

An International Baccalaureate® World School for the joyful, curious child — age 3 through Grade 8, on 42 acres of historic farm and forest in Roswell, Georgia.

1973
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42
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IB PYP
World School
Age 3–8
Grades
Explore
Welcome

A place where children love to learn

High Meadows students experience wonder, discovery, and joyful learning — every day. Adventure and play are built into our program, alongside a culture where children grow into highly prepared students, respectful community members, and confident participants in their own learning journey.

When you step onto our 42 acres of historic farm property in Roswell, Georgia, you immediately feel the difference in our positive, progressive approach to pre-K through 8th-grade education.

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Chicken Tree
“The High Meadows community celebrates and perpetuates each individual’s quest for knowledge and skill, sense of wonder, and connection to the natural environment — empowering each to be a compassionate, responsible, and active global citizen.”
Our Mission
Our Story

It began on a hike in 1973

While exploring the land that is now our campus, four forward-thinking educators imagined a progressive school and summer camp built on exploration, discovery, and multi-age learning. The property — once known as Franklin Farm — was renamed High Meadows for the 40+ sprawling acres atop one of the highest points in Roswell.

More than fifty years later, students still hike those same trails every day. From that first class of preschoolers grew an IB World School, a working barnyard, and a community true to one belief: children have an innate love of learning, and our job is to nurture that spark.

1973

First classes for preschoolers on the newly named High Meadows land.

1993

Becomes a nonprofit; the first eighth-grade class graduates.

2007

Authorized as an IB Primary Years Programme World School.

From the very start, our founders believed in children’s natural love of learning — and in our responsibility to nurture and encourage that spark.

Jody Holden — Co-founder
How We Learn

An IB education, rooted in the real world

As an authorized International Baccalaureate® Primary Years Programme World School, High Meadows teaches through inquiry — children ask real questions, investigate, and translate what they learn into meaningful action. Multiage classrooms let each child grow at their own pace, guided rather than rushed.

Pre-K Ages 3–4

Play-based days that build wonder, independence, and a love of school.

Early Years Grades K–3

Foundational literacy and numeracy through hands-on, inquiry-led learning.

Elementary Years Grades 4–5

Growing responsibility, collaboration, and deeper independent thinking.

Middle Years Grades 6–8

Mini-courses, off-campus learning, and leadership that prepare students for high school and beyond.
Inquiry-basedMultiage classroomsEducation in ActionConnections ClassesOff-campus learning
Our Campus

42 acres of classroom

Our campus is a rich and varied learning landscape that complements and expands the classroom — inviting students into joyful discovery, respectful connection to the natural world, and knowledge turned into action.

15+ outdoor learning spaces woven through forest, trails, and meadow.
The Chicken Tree — a sprawling evergreen students climb during outdoor snack.
A storied caboose, gifted by Norfolk Southern in 1989.
Signature Program

The Barnyard

Horses and chickens and pigs, oh my! High Meadows is home to dozens of animals — and caring for them is real education. Working directly with the animals, students learn behavior, physical care, egg development and hatching, force-free training, and enrichment.

From fleece to scarf

Wool sheared from our sheep is felted, dyed, and spun in fiber-arts class — the scarf a child knits began with feeding the flock.

Little Moon

Our beloved pony turned 30 in 2024 — about 85 in human years. Generations of children have grown up beside him.
Chickens & fresh eggsGoatsHorses & poniesPigsRabbitsSheepMonarchs & bluebirdsBee club
Beyond the Day

Room to explore every passion

Learning at High Meadows doesn’t stop at the classroom door. Connections classes, the arts, music, off-campus adventures, and a full Beyond the School Day program give every child space to discover what lights them up.

The arts & music

Studio art, fiber arts, and music — where curiosity finds its voice.

Summer Camp

The same joyful spirit, all summer long, at highmeadowscamp.org.

S.H.A.R.E.

School, Home And Reach Everyone — our parent community since 1985.
The High Meadows Difference

Confident, kind, ready for anything

Our graduates leave High Meadows as highly prepared students — and as compassionate, responsible, active global citizens. They know how to ask good questions, work with others, care for the world around them, and lead with confidence.

Prepared

Strong academic skills and the independence to use them.

Compassionate

Respect for people, animals, and the natural world.

Curious

A lifelong love of learning that adventure keeps alive.

Grounded

A deep, personal connection to nature and community.
Watch

Five decades of adventure

See our story in the 50th-anniversary film — animals, outdoor learning, and joyful days on the meadow.

High Meadows 50th anniversary film
Play the film
Admission

Your family’s first step

The best way to know High Meadows is to feel it. Group tours are offered weekly — come walk the campus, meet the animals, and see joyful learning in motion.

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Visit

Register for a weekly group tour.
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Explore

Discover the program that fits your child.
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Apply

Begin your application online.
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Ask

Our admission team is here to help.

Making it possible

Need-based financial aid for qualifying families.
The Georgia Tax Credit Program — support tuition at no net cost.

Mark your calendar

Aug 13 — First day of school, Grades K–8.
Weekly — group campus tours, year-round.
Age 3 – Grade 8Toddler Program3-day & 5-day Pre-KYouth Leadership Institute
Come See For Yourself

Learning in full swing

Group tours are offered weekly. Register, walk the campus, and see the difference for yourself.

Plan your visit — highmeadows.org
An International Baccalaureate® World School · Age 3 through Grade 8 · Roswell, GA
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