About Us

A Brief History

Nestled within the Great Lakes neighborhood of Decatur, Clairemont Elementary School is surrounded on all sides by neighborhood homes. There have been changes since Clairemont was built in 1936. In 1951 a lunchroom and 2 classrooms were added. In 2001 a renovation of Clairemont was completed using SPLOST funds. Improvements included new heating and air conditioning, a new media center and new classrooms. In 2005 four new classrooms as well as a new playground and covered P.E. area were added to the facility.

Instructional Environment

The faculty and staff at Clairemont share a strong commitment to maintaining a challenging, nonjudgmental, cooperative, and friendly school environment, believing that it is in this type of environment that children learn best.

Instructionally, Clairemont focuses on a national school design called Expeditionary Learning, which is a hands-on, project-based, approach to learning. Teachers lead students to be responsible for their own learning in a hands-on experiential manner.

Teachers assess and revise their instruction using the framework from the Schlechty's Working on the Work to assure that content is challenging and minds-on. All content is based on state and local curriculum requirements.