Mill Springs Academy

Mill Springs Academy in Alpharetta, Georgia, is a day school serving 101–200 students in elementary, middle, and high school grades. For over 40 years, the school has centered its entire mission on neurodivergent learners—students with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and related neurological differences. Every curriculum choice, classroom layout, and assessment method flows from how these students actually think and learn.

The school's method is Project-Based Learning. Instead of worksheets, students work through real problems that build critical thinking and life skills in tandem. Teachers guide them through genuine challenges while offering movement breaks, alternative communication tools, and modified assessments as standard practice. This demands constant differentiation and individual pacing—you're not teaching 25 identical students, but 25 different learners. Class sizes stay small. You know every child's strengths and needs. Mill Springs Academy also offers American Sign Language and Mandarin Chinese, expanding language access beyond typical school programs.

Day school employment offers its own rhythm. You arrive each morning and depart by afternoon, yet you build sustained relationships with students and families. This structure suits teachers who want deep classroom engagement without residential live-in obligations. Strong institutional finances support your work. Net assets exceed $13 million with consistent fundraising backing classroom resources and professional development.

Mill Springs Academy hires for teaching roles across grades and subject areas, along with special services and educational support positions. Candidates drawn to neurodiversity-affirming pedagogy, flexible pacing, and hands-on instruction find genuine alignment here. If you're ready to teach students whose brains work differently, this is where that practice becomes the school's foundation.