Kids Teaching Kids (KTK) is one of GA’s most beloved programs. It connects the school’s youngest students with its oldest through a variety of fun science projects. Lower School (LS) students have the chance to learn from Upper School (US) students, whom they see as "rock stars," while the US students share their love of science. There’s a real sense of pride as they guide the younger students, who look up to them with wide-eyed excitement. 

US Chemistry Department Head Jamie Anderson shared, “Those little ones are so curious—they are fascinated by everything! It’s a joy to watch the incidental learning that takes place as the US students chat and connect with their buddies.”

KTK was founded in 1995 by US Chemistry Teacher Ron Brown and Lower School Science Teacher Lisa Martin 1760. From the ’90s through today, the KTK experiments have been engaging US and LS students alike. Some of the experiments this year are Bristlebots, Gases with Diet Coke and Mentos, 3D Glasses and Color Mixing, Instant Snow, and Test Tube Science. 

 “Walking into the building ‘where the big kids go’ and working with the US students is a huge highlight,” said Kindergarten Teacher Deena Cross ’90, “KTK is always one of the topics that the kids write about in their Kindergarten Memory books at the end of the school year!”  

US Chemistry Teacher Michael Rheam knows the importance of the KTK program for everyone. “Some of the big kids remember some of the same experiments from when they were little!  It's a great way for them to recall the joy of learning and how rewarding it can be to work with another student or fix a problem.  It can be messy, and it can be fun. It’s how science works!”