Harbins Elementary School
Principal: Dr. Jimmy Lovett
3550 New Hope Road, Dacula, GA 30019
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Harbins 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.
- Harbins was recognized by the Georgia Department of Education with the Literacy Leader Award for outstanding reading achievement on the Georgia Milestones Assessment in 3rd grade!
- Harbins was chosen to receive a Walton EMC School Empowerment Grant totaling $1467 based upon an application submitted by our STEM teacher Ms. Chamlee. The grant will provide our students with additional instructional materials to further enhance engagement.
- All students at Harbins Elementary have the opportunity to participate in a variety of before and after-school clubs. This year these clubs included: Chorus, Orff, Readers Rally, Robotics, Kind Kids Club, PE Club, Girls on the Run, Gems and Gents, Girls with Pearls, Lego Club, and Drama Club.
- Harbins inducted 62 fourth and fifth grade students into the Junior Beta Club. This number represents the largest group of students that Harbins has ever had to meet the rigorous standards for admission into this national organization.
- Harbins hosted a wide variety of community engagement events throughout the school year including: Lunch on the Lawn, Grandparents Day Lunch, Camp Harbins: Math and Literacy Night, Veteran's Day Musical Program, Holidays Around Harbins sponsored by the Harbins PTO, Celebration of Cultures/International Night, STEM Night, 2nd grade's Pirate Musical, and our Spring Chorus/Orff Concert.
- Harbins 5th grade Career Day Event featured over 20 different professionals representing careers in Human Resources, Aviation, Law Enforcement, Veterinary Medicine, Sales, Cosmetology, and much more! Harbins' Junior Beta students received an invitation from the Gwinnett Bar Association to tour the Gwinnett County Courthouse. They had the opportunity to learn about the court system in Gwinnett and speak to several judges, lawyers, and other court personnel. The Gwinnett Bar Association made a generous donation to Harbins in recognition of our students' outstanding participation in the Law Day Poster Contest.
- Harbins Elementary School was recognized by the Georgia Department of Education with Emerging status for its implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in the last school year. PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for students who exhibit appropriate school conduct.
- Our Harbins Academy provided over 100 students with the opportunity for extended day learning on Tuesdays and Thursdays before school and Saturday mornings during the second semester of the school year.
- The Archer Cluster is an AgSTEM Cluster with Hen Houses at each school, including Harbins' 8 resident hens.