It is the mission of the Office of Education to collaborate in maximizing the talents of teachers and students—now and for eternity. The Office of Education is committed to providing quality Adventist Christian education to every student in the Georgia-Cumberland Conference.

Vice President for Education Cynthia Gettys heads the department and is assisted by three regional education directors: Sharon Garner, Kevin Kossick, Jonathan Sumner and Carol Myers. Debbie Anderson, Carmen Alvarez, and Eve Parker serve as administrative assistants.

The commitment to Adventist Christian education in the Georgia-Cumberland Conference is evident in the nine new facilities that have been completed during this quinquennium:

• Collegedale Academy in Collegedale, Tenn., added a technology building.
• Inez Wrenn School in Crossville, Tenn., added a Family Life Center/Gymnasium.
• Greeneville Adventist Academy in Greeneville, Tenn., added an Early Childhood Learning Center.
• Morristown School in Morristown, Tenn., built a new school plant with a library and fellowship hall.
• Shoal Creek Adventist School and Family Life Center complex was built in Sharpsburg, Ga.
• Columbus School was built as part of the new Columbus, Ga., church facility.
• The David C. Cress Memorial Youth Worship Center (pictured) was built on the campus of Georgia-Cumberland Academy in Calhoun, Ga.
• An Atlanta Adventist Academy site was built on the second floor of Duluth Junior Academy in Duluth, Ga.
• An Atlanta Adventist Academy site was built on the Peachtree City church property in Sharpsburg, Ga., next to the new Shoal Creek Adventist School.

Atlanta Adventist Academy Project
The Atlanta Adventist Academy (AAA) project was the result of a vote taken by the Atlanta Adventist Academy Board to request that the Georgia-Cumberland Conference adopt AAA as a conference school. For this to happen, the AAA Cascade Road property was sold in June 2006. The conference adopted AAA, and AAA faculty and classrooms were relocated to facilities on the Duluth, Ga., and Peachtree City, Ga., church sites during the fall of 2006. The Marietta site is expected to be completed and open during the spring of 2007. These three regional locations will bring Adventist Christian secondary education closer to students living across metro Atlanta. Classes are conducted between campuses utilizing state-of-the-art 21st century videoconferencing.

Adventist EDGE
Georgia-Cumberland Conference teachers are participants in the Adventist EDGE, a Southern Union school reform initiative. It is educators delivering a GREAT education that is God-centered, results oriented, in an environment that nurtures, aligned with Adventist and national standards, and a team effort involving parents, churches, teachers and schools.

Educators Delivering GREAT Education
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R esults Oriented, in an
E nvironment that Nurtures
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T eam Effort