Clairemont Elementary
Encyclopedia
Clairemont Elementary School is an American elementary school located in the Great Lakes neighborhood of Decatur, Georgia
, and is surrounded on all sides by neighborhood homes. One of the oldest elementary schools in the City Schools of Decatur, after Glennwood Elementary and Winona Park, it is a very loved school by many teenagers and adults who attended K-6. Since the changes undergone in the City Schools of Decatur school system in 2003, Clairemont no longer enrolls fourth and fifth graders but is a K-3 elementary school. The school is known for the large marketplace it hosts annually in the first weekend of December, which has over fifty artists from the region and a cafe with live music.
, over old tennis courts. It has undergone many renovations. In 1951 a lunchroom and 2 classrooms were added. In 2001 a renovation of Clairemont was completed. Improvements included new heating and air conditioning, a new media center, new classrooms and paving over most of the athletic field to expand the parking lot. In 2005, four new classrooms were added. Currently the school enrolls students in kindergarten
through the third grade
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Waving forever
Hail to our Clairemont School may she fall never!
We sing a song for our school today,
Cheer her in work and play,
Onward we go we'll fight all the way
for Clairemont School!
Decatur, Georgia
Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name...
, and is surrounded on all sides by neighborhood homes. One of the oldest elementary schools in the City Schools of Decatur, after Glennwood Elementary and Winona Park, it is a very loved school by many teenagers and adults who attended K-6. Since the changes undergone in the City Schools of Decatur school system in 2003, Clairemont no longer enrolls fourth and fifth graders but is a K-3 elementary school. The school is known for the large marketplace it hosts annually in the first weekend of December, which has over fifty artists from the region and a cafe with live music.
History
Initially built in 1936 by the Works Progress AdministrationWorks Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
, over old tennis courts. It has undergone many renovations. In 1951 a lunchroom and 2 classrooms were added. In 2001 a renovation of Clairemont was completed. Improvements included new heating and air conditioning, a new media center, new classrooms and paving over most of the athletic field to expand the parking lot. In 2005, four new classrooms were added. Currently the school enrolls students in kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through the third grade
Third grade
In the United States, third grade is a year of primary education. It is the third school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 8 – 9 years old, depending on when their birthday occurs....
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School song
Hail to the red and white,Waving forever
Hail to our Clairemont School may she fall never!
We sing a song for our school today,
Cheer her in work and play,
Onward we go we'll fight all the way
for Clairemont School!