MDE School

Our Vocational Academy campers are officially “Wild About Nature” during Week 1 of summer camp! 🌿🦋🌊

This week has been filled with hands-on learning, creativity, and sensory-friendly fun! Campers explored woodland nature by creating handmade pieces for their interactive nature wall, sorting insects and plants, planting vegetables, and designing beautiful bird ornaments. 🪴🐦

They also spent time outdoors exploring sea life in an engaging and sensory-friendly way that brought so many smiles and unforgettable moments. 💙

We love watching our campers learn, create, explore, and thrive while making summer memories together!

Accessibility is so important in this community and it’s something we pride ourselves on here at MDE School! And we are so grateful for the wonderful staff at Greater Atlanta Speech and Language Clinics, Inc for their continued collaboration and education they provide to our staff on a consistent basis so we can better serve our students!

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). 💙

Accessibility means:
✨ honoring all forms of communication
✨ creating sensory-considerate spaces
✨ reducing barriers instead of expecting children to “push through”
✨ providing supports without shame
✨ recognizing that different does not mean less

For many neurodivergent individuals and people with disabilities, accessibility can look like:
AAC devices and communication supports
Visual schedules
Movement breaks
Sensory accommodations
Flexible expectations
Extra processing time
Environments designed with inclusion in mind

True accessibility is about more than compliance.
It is about dignity, autonomy, connection, and making sure every person has the opportunity to fully participate in the world around them.

And just like that, the 2025/26 school year at MDE has come to an end 🎉🎓

We celebrated with an unforgettable carnival filled with train rides, a petting zoo, yummy treats, and so many smiles! ❤️

Special thanks to Ms. Rhonda and all of our amazing volunteers for making this day so memorable for our students and staff! 👏✨

Parents & staff — what was YOUR favorite moment from this school year? ⬇️

Yesterday was full of celebration, pride, and a few bittersweet moments 💙🎓

We celebrated two incredible Vocational Academy graduates, Eva and David, and we couldn’t be more proud of all they’ve accomplished. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have truly shined throughout your journey here, and we know this is only the beginning of amazing things ahead.

Congratulations, Eva and David — your futures are bright, and you will always be part of our family! ✨

Now stay tuned for our end-of-the-year school celebration later today… it’s going to be full of fun, laughter, and LOTS of flair! 🎉

Wishing all the amazing mamas out there a very Happy Mother’s Day! 💐

This Friday, Ms. Chelsea’s class hosted the sweetest Mother’s Day tea party to celebrate all of our moms! The kids hand-painted beautiful little vases, and along with yummy treats, each mama got to pick out flowers to create their own special bouquet to take home. 🌸

Thank you, Ms. Chelsea, for always coming up with such thoughtful ways to celebrate the people around you. We are so grateful for the love, creativity, and joy you pour into your students, their families, and our school every single day! 🤍

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Thank You Parent Council for providing an amazing lunch and personalized gift for each teacher yesterday! What a way to celebrate the special teachers that we have here for our amazing students this Teacher’s Appreciation Week!

We still have a few openings for our Preschool Program ages 2-5.
Call today and schedule a tour . Neurotypical and neurodiverse are welcome !!
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Ms. Tacara joined the MDE School teaching team in 2015. In addition to over ten years teaching special needs children, her past jobs included overseeing and teaching summer art and group play classes, and time spent as a behavior analysis consultant. Ms. Tacara holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media Communication with a minor in Elementary Education with a Special Needs concentration.

Ms. Tacara channels her creative energy into teaching her students. “Nothing is more rewarding than seeing my students grow. As an educator, I believe it is my responsibility to help each child discover their potential through hands-on differentiated learning experiences.”

She was inspired to become a teacher because of one of her childhood teachers. “I teach because I’m still inspired by an awesome teacher that inspired me as a child. I embrace as a teacher that what we do every single day truly matters. Every child deserves a teacher who will never give up on them, understands the power of connections, and insists they become the best they can possibly be,” said Ms. Tacara.

Ms. Tacara loves to travel, go to the spa, and belt out karaoke in her free time. She is also an avid foodie.