Community Engagement

As part of Community Engagement, I create programs for current parents, alumni, and parents of alumni at The Galloway School. I write articles for the weekly Gazette about teachers, students, and various classroom experiences throughout the school. I support the Admissions Office, particularly with applicants into Upper Learning. I also help coordinate Galloway’s  academic partnership with the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, providing older students with access to watch films during the festival. 

There are more than 35 alumni who have sent their children to the school. In the current academic year, 28 alumni have enrolled their children, for a total of 35 alumni children attending throughout the school. 

I sponsor book clubs throughout the year for members of the Galloway community. 
Sept 16 – Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction, led by Sally Harvey, who teaches AP Environmental Science in Upper Learning
Nov 7 – Monica Guzman, I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times, led by Dr. Tiffany Russell the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness
Jan 9 – Marjane Satrapi, Woman, Life, Freedom – led by Sam Biglari, who teaches AP Comparative Government in Upper Learning
Apr 29 – title TBD, led by Candace Bell, Michael Bennett, Julie Justus; the administrative team for Middle Learning

Community Engagement in collaboration with the Development and the Alumni Offices will host an evening at the High Museum on Friday, January 17, from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. Dr. Lore Ruttan, an art instructor for Upper Learning, will offer an introduction to the Georgia O’Keefe exhibiton, My New Yorks. That evening is a Jazz Night at the High – alumni and alumni parents can reconnect over music and art.

Join us for these gatherings throughout the year!

Gordon Mathis
Director, Community Engagement