1000 Cass Street

Nashville, TN 37208
615.291.6369

Facts About Our School

Year School Built           2002

Square Footage             91,989

Number of Students       220

Grades Served               5-8

School Hours                 7:45 - 2:45

School Colors                Burgundy, White, Gray

School Mascot              Jaguars

School Motto:

“To do better today than we did the day before - academically and socially.”

Principal:

Karen Bryant - karen.bryant@mnps.org

District 1 School Board Representative:

George Thompson - ghthompsoniii@aol.com, 242-2180

District 2 Metro Council Representative:

Frank Harrison - frank.harrison@nashville.gov, 862-6780

What Makes Our School Unique?

    The name John Early has been synonymous with excellence in education for many decades in Nashville. Now, with a new building and renewed focus on Paideia we strive to propel teaching and learning through the use of progressive teaching strategies to reach an ever-changing student population.

    John Early Paideia Magnet School teachers seek to actively engage students in their learning process by utilizing instructional strategies that meet the needs of all students. Teachers use seminars and Socratic Questioning to develop student thinking skills and appreciation of different ideas; product oriented coaching projects to engage students in problem solving and application of knowledge; and limited didactic instruction to encourage students to take ownership in their learning.

    John Early Paideia Magnet is a community of learners including students, parents, and teachers who continuously seek better ways to assess, reflect, and propel teaching and learning.

Community Partners

• PTO
• Sports Boosters
• Backfield in Motion
• The Project Neighborhood Aftercare serves as our before and aftercare provider.
• Richland Villages
• Family of God at Woodmont Hills
• AT&T
• Oasis

What Does Our School Offer?

• Forensics
• Student Newspaper
• Tutoring program with Project for Neighborhood Aftercare
• Tutoring program with Backfield in Motion
• Tutoring program with neighborhood churches and community groups
• Student Council
• Band
• Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Track, Cheerleading
• Spanish for grades 5-8
• 8th grade Physical Science
• 8^th Grade Honors Algebra I
• Active Learning
• Socratic Seminars
• 8th grade Geometry and Spanish for high school credit

Who Attends Our School?

    John Early Paideia is a magnet school and any student who lives in Davidson County may apply to attend

through the lottery. The school has a geographic priority zone (GPZ) allowing seats to students from the Metro Center area to attend. For more information call 259-INFO.

    John Early is a Paideia school that uses a three-column instructional approach in educating the whole child: didactic (the teaching of factual information), academic coaching, and seminar, which provides a setting for students to analyze, evaluate, and internalize the various ideas and concepts of the curriculum.

    This approach offers exposure to instrumental music, art, physical education, foreign language, and technology by combining old and new ways of teaching.

PENCIL Partner

PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.

• Comcast

Geographically located in the Pearl-Cohn Cluster: Pearl-Cohn Cluster Map  (2008-2009)