Baldwin Elementary School
Principal: Dr. Brenda F. Johnson
123 Price Place, Norcross, GA 30071
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Baldwin Elementary School is fulfilling Gwinnett County Public School's four strategic priorities of Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. Visit the School Profile Dashboard to find more detailed data on our school.
- Baldwin Elementary was one of two Gwinnett County Public Schools visited by Cindy Marten, the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. The visit included an in-depth look at our STEM, Robotics, and Dual Language Immersion programs. Deputy Secretary Marten also got a chance to talk with our amazing CS and STEM teachers and several of our students.
- In December, the Baldwin Bluebots had the second-highest robot performance. They received the Core Values Award and Robot Performance Award and advanced to the FLL Super Regionals.
- Baldwin Elementary students participated in a record number of clubs, including Running Club, Robotics, Ladies of Excellence, Art Club, National Elementary Honor Society, Jr. BETA, Algebraic Thinkers, Peer Leaders, Student Council, Chorus, Soccer, Basketball, Recycling Club, and Gardening.
- Baldwin students, staff, and community participated in the annual Norcross Cluster Innovation Showcase at Lillian Webb Park in downtown Norcross. Baldwin chorus students performed while our CS and STEM students showcased robotics and engineering tasks. The event also featured art from the local schools.
- Baldwin Elementary hosted several parent engagement events, including Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat, Harvest Luncheon, Hispanic Heritage Travel Fair, Career Day, Math Night, Literacy Night, Winter Chorus Performance, Baldwin Fun Run, STEM and CS Showcase, English classes, and technology workshops to strengthening our home-school relationships.
- Baldwin partnered with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4Life campaign to promote healthy eating and wellness for our students and staff. CHOA energetic team visited Baldwin throughout the year and hosted a school-wide pep rally with lots of music and dancing!
- Baldwin welcomed The Atlanta Opera for a special performance of the Barber of Seville. Fourth and Fifth grade students "dressed" for the live performance while students in grades K - 3 watched the play via live stream.
- Baldwin continued to offer a kindergarten readiness program, Play2Learn, for children ages 2–5. Twice a week, children and their parents work with a certified readiness teacher to learn key skills through play, including numbers, letters and sound recognition, motor skills, socialization, mathematics, and literacy.
- Baldwin became a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) school. PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for students who exhibit our core values: (to be) Respectful, Safe, Leaders, and Kind. In our first year of implementation, students earned Baldwin Bucks to spend at our new school store.
- Baldwin received the 2024 Andria Daniels Technology Grant Award from the Upsilon Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The $1000 grant will further support our CS and STEM programs.
- We are honored to continue Mrs. Beauty P. Baldwin's legacy. Student leaders, educators, and community partners partner and serve the Norcross community.