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'''Epic Elementary School''' (sometimes known as '''EPIC School''') is an elementary school in the [[Birmingham Public School System]] that is located at 1000 [[10th Avenue South]] in the [[Glen Iris]] neighborhood. The name is an acronym for "Educational Program for the Individual Child".
'''Epic Elementary School''' (sometimes known as '''EPIC School''' or '''Epic Alternative Elementary School''') is an elementary school in the [[Birmingham Public School System]] that is located at 1000 [[10th Avenue South]] in the [[Glen Iris]] neighborhood. The name is an acronym for "Educational Program for the Individual Child".


The school was founded in partnership with the [[UAB School of Education]] and focuses on creating individualized learning plans for students, including those with disabilities.
The school was founded in partnership with the [[UAB School of Education]] and serves as a training center for teachers. The curriculum focuses on creating individualized learning plans for students, including those with disabilities. It opened in [[1980]] in a building designed by [[Pedro Costa]] with color-coded walls for each grade level and abundant natural lighting.
 
All students were taught sign language and the music classroom included special construction to transmit vibrations through the floor for the benefit of the hearing impaired. The school also housed a small animal menagerie and a well-stocked library.


The current principal is [[Vicki Stokes]].
The current principal is [[Vicki Stokes]].
==References==
* Cummings, Meredith (August 2012) "EPIC Success Story: How one radical idea in education became a long-term success story." ''Birmingham'' magazine


[[Category:Birmingham schools]]
[[Category:Birmingham schools]]
[[Category:Elementary schools]]
[[Category:Elementary schools]]
[[Category:10th Avenue South]]
[[Category:10th Avenue South]]
[[Category:1980 buildings]]
[[Category:Pedro Costa buildings]]

Revision as of 10:58, 27 June 2014

Epic Elementary School
BCS small logo.png Birmingham City Schools
Years ?present
Location 1000 10th Avenue South, (map)
Glen Iris
Grades K-5
Principal Vicki Stokes
Enrollment 482 (2012)
Colors purple & gold
Mascot Eagles
Website bcs.schoolwires.net

Epic Elementary School (sometimes known as EPIC School or Epic Alternative Elementary School) is an elementary school in the Birmingham Public School System that is located at 1000 10th Avenue South in the Glen Iris neighborhood. The name is an acronym for "Educational Program for the Individual Child".

The school was founded in partnership with the UAB School of Education and serves as a training center for teachers. The curriculum focuses on creating individualized learning plans for students, including those with disabilities. It opened in 1980 in a building designed by Pedro Costa with color-coded walls for each grade level and abundant natural lighting.

All students were taught sign language and the music classroom included special construction to transmit vibrations through the floor for the benefit of the hearing impaired. The school also housed a small animal menagerie and a well-stocked library.

The current principal is Vicki Stokes.

References

  • Cummings, Meredith (August 2012) "EPIC Success Story: How one radical idea in education became a long-term success story." Birmingham magazine