Your nominations have been heard, and we're thrilled to announce the lucky schools who will receive a School Crashers makeover this summer. For more than a decade, Georgia United Foundation, the charitable arm of Georgia United Credit Union, has proudly championed brighter, stronger learning environments across Georgia. With the help of generous donors and volunteers, we've impacted 81 schools and invested over $3 million to benefit students, educators and communities. And this is just the beginning!
Every year, Georgia United Foundation accepts nominations at the start of the calendar year and selects schools for summer renovations. Want to learn more? Check out the Official Rules for all the details.
Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy (NWGCCA) is a unique hub of learning and career readiness that serves high school students from across Whitfield County. Home to the Career Academy, Phoenix High School, Compass Academy and the Newcomers Language Learning Program, the facility's Media Center is commonly used for learning, collaboration and events. However, the outdated furniture no longer reflects the innovative education students receive at NWGCCA. Through updated seating and flooring, we will transform this high traffic space into welcoming, flexible environments that support these exceptional students and staff.
Snapfinger Elementary School was nominated by a passionate instructional coach who believes deeply in the power of hands-on learning. This school will use their School Crashers grant to update their under-utilized STEM lab with new flooring, fresh paint and modern lab furniture, reimagining a cluttered classroom into a vibrant STEM space that sparks curiosity and creativity. The updated space will allow students to engage in experiments to understand the natural world and work in teams to explore and problem-solve. With the help of their School Crashers grant, Snapfinger will be able to provide all students with a safe environment to access high-quality education.
This large, diverse school was nominated for a sensory room makeover by its PTA President who recognized the growing need for social-emotional learning resources at Duncan Creek Elementary. With 1,600 students and 200 faculty, this school supports over 10 special education classes, yet currently lacks a fully equipped environment for students who need a calm, safe place to reset. Under the leadership of a passionate new principal, the school has done its best with limited resources to create a sensory friendly zone using a spare classroom and donated items. However, this facility makeover will reimagine the current space into a thoughtfully designed sensory room that promotes inclusion, emotional regulation and learning readiness.
Shoal Creek Elementary is a vibrant community of students facing a variety of challenges, where having a space to decompress before returning to instruction makes a big difference. While the current sensory room is centrally located for accessibility, it lacks furniture, equipment and an overall calming atmosphere. An inspired Parent Liaison applied for a School Crashers grant hoping to make a lasting improvement. By introducing warm lighting, soothing colors and engaging sensory equipment, an empty space will become an effective tool for social-emotional learning. The revitalized sensory space will give Shoal Creek students a place to feel supported before returning to the classroom ready to learn and thrive.
