Brown Middle School

765 Peeples Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 802 - 6800

http://srt1.atlantapublicschools.us/brown/site/default.asp

About the School

Bown Middle School operates under the following vision: "We envision a professional learning community dedicated and committed to building the future one student at a time, bridging the gap between the school and the community and bonding together to achieve our primary goal - student success." Brown Middle School operates under the following mission: "We the faculty, staff and community of Brown Middle School are committed to merging together as one school, with one focus - to improve student achievement.

Relation to the BeltLine

Brown Middle School is located in the Warehouse Row Natural Neighborhood of the BeltLine Arboretum. Below is further information about this BeltLine Arboretum Natural Neighborhood:

Warehouse Row: Landscape of Motion

This narrow right-of-way segment between rows of warehouses and the stretch of trail that follows the road uses a palette of plants selected for their distinctive shape, foliage, and color. They respond to the heightened sense of movement that light rail travelers and bicyclists will have as they pass through the corridor. Plants may include dawn redwood, ginkgo, and yucca.

Theme: Featuring a variety of plants whose color, texture, and form have high visual impact that can be appreciated while passing at faster-than-walking speed..

Subtheme: Plant evolution, particulary highlighting species that have existed for a long time.

Collections:

• Varied forms and shapes - bald cypress, redcedar, elm, ginkgo, tulip poplar
• Foliage size/texture/shape- catalpa, windmill palm, bigleaf magnolia, dawn redwood
• Color - forest pansy redbud, saucer magnolias, golden raintree, crape myrtle
• Primitive trees and their forms - palms, magnolia, gymnosperms

Symbolic Trees:

• Dawn Redwood
• Ginkgo