Our Mission Home / About Us / Our Mission Our Mission & Beliefs Attending the Wood Acres School from Preschool – 8th grade gives Wood Acres students the advantage for continuity during the foundation of their education. Students blossom into confident leaders and grow their academic success. Families, staff, and students also develop a strong sense of community that follows students through their high school years and beyond. Our History In 1969, something amazing happened—astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the moon! That same year, the most famous music festival of modern times occurred at Woodstock, New York. But in Georgia, something smaller but special happened too. Entrepreneurs and educators Kay and Dave Clark opened Wood Acres Country Day School on the corner of Johnson Ferry and Roswell Roads. It was in a cozy house under a big oak tree. The school was made just for children ages two, three, and four years old. As more families joined, so did its need for more space. In 1981, the Clarks found forested acreage further down Johnson Ferry Road. They moved the growing Wood Acres School to where it is today. The Clarks took care of Wood Acres until 2001, when new owners, John and Judy Thigpen, came to help the school grow. They built new classrooms, including Turner Hall, in 2006. Turner Hall has rooms for 4th through 8th graders, science labs, a STEM lab, a technology lab, and spaces to learn new languages. Wood Acres turned 50 years old in 2019! The Thigpens retired in 2023, but the school is still a special place where kids love to learn and grow.
