Community Events and Field Trips

The Community Partnership Department’s primary purpose is to focus on the GCA community by helping build partnerships with museums, historic sites, colleges and businesses across the state. Supporting all grades K-12 with programming and opportunities for students to attend educational classes, field trips, and community service options to help with their academics and wellness. Our staff collaborates with all departments to help with student achievement and growth.

Meet the Team!

Tonette Price

Tonette Price is the Community Partnerships Manager for Georgia Cyber Academy. In this position she works with all students in grades K-12 statewide impacting children in nearly every county in Georgia. She joined the GCA family in 2008 as the Local Development Manager supporting enrollment, marketing, community engagement and school events/field trips. In her work with virtual schooling, she has helped in the launch and marketing of 8 other virtual academies across the country and has hosted over 2200 in person events as well as hundreds of virtual events to support student academics and socialization. She previously worked with Kaplan Inc for 5 years as the Senior Director at Score! Educational Centers in Alpharetta and Atlanta. She managed a team to assist students on a computer based curriculum to improve their academics and build their confidence and motivation towards learning. She received her education from Clark Atlanta University where she majored in Psychology with a focus on Child Growth and Development.

While at GCA, Tonette has helped to launch the statewide Booster Program, the annual science fair, the annual Jekyll Island 4H High School Community Service Event, the annual Urban Legacy Campout with the Greening Foundation and National Park Service, Microsoft Camps in person and virtually and dozens of other school and community partnerships to support and engage GCA students. In 2015, Mrs. Price transferred to her from her original position to Community Partnerships Manager focusing solely on the school community and partnerships around Georgia. She has worked with over 65,000 students in her time at GCA and loves seeing their smiling faces at events virtually and in person across the state.

Tonette Price

Community Partnerships Manager

School: 404-334-4790 ext. 2394

Monique Sheffield

Monique Sheffield is an Events Coordinator for Georgia Cyber Academy and has served in many areas technical writing, business analysis, sales, customer service and education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Morris Brown College and a Masters in Elementary Education from Grand Canyon University. Not only has she been employed with Georgia Cyber Academy since 2015, she has been a learning coach at the school since 2010 and has two children graduate from the school. She serves on the Work Based Learning Advisory Council and is a champion for the school's Work Based Learning and Dual Enrollment programs.

In Monique's spare time, she travels around the country as a soccer mom and shares her experiences with the students at GCA. Monique enjoys spending time with the families at the school and has hosted more than 1,000 events for families since 2015.

Monique Sheffield

Community Events Coordinator

School: 404-334-4790 ext. 1059

Rosita Gutierrez

Mrs. Gutierrez is a Community Events Coordinator at GCA. She started working at GCA in March 2021. Prior to working at GCA, she worked as an educator in a variety of public, private and charter schools. She has seven years of experience working with students in grades Pre-K-12th and planning a variety of different field trips.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education with a concentration in Mathematics from Dominican College. At one of her past positions, Mrs. Gutierrez formed a STEM club for middle school students and mentored them in a variety of different STEM competitions. She plans on using her extensive knowledge in curriculum and STEM to continue to provide fun and interactive learning experiences to students at GCA through a variety of different events.

Rosita Gutierrez

Community Events Coordinator

Erica Lanier

Erica Lanier is a Community Events Coordinator at Georgia Cyber Academy. She started working with GCA in July 2021. Before arriving at GCA, she worked as an informal educator in children's museums and state parks for sixteen years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Museum Studies with a minor in Public History from Georgia College & State University in 2013 and a Masters of Arts in Museum Management with a concentration in Museum Education from Middle Tennessee State University in 2016.

As a former park ranger, Erica has a love for the great outdoors. She loves to go kayaking and hiking any chance she gets. When you don't find her out in the woods or floating down a river, you will find her snuggled up with her favorite blanket reading a book by the window. She loves to cook, so much so that she wrote a cookbook in 2020. Erica looks forward to bringing more nature and cooking themed field trips to GCA in the near future.

Community Events

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Fall Community Day: September 29, 2021

September 2021 FEATURED EVENTS

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Sept. 20

Live from the Atlanta Botanical Garden for a virtual lunch and learn. Immerse yourselves in the Garden's Tropical Rotunda, surrounded by tall trees, hanging vines, and trilling frogs. Test your knowledge of the rainforest biome and discover what features plants have developed to help them adapt to this warm and wet environment. Recommended for grades K-2.

STEM Day with GCA

STEM Day with GCA

Sept. 20

Join us for a day of building fun! We will be creating a fun project with our friends at STEM Powered Kits where each student attending will get to take their STEM creation home! We will also wrap up the day with building our GCA Scarecrow for the Atlanta Botanical Gardens Contest! We will bring the supplies, you can help us decorate and create a fun scarecrow to add to the gardens. This event is for 3rd grade and up, but younger students can attend and assist with our scarecrow! There is limited spacing at this event and we must follow any site regulations set by the library.

Michael C Carlos Museum

Michael C Carlos Museum

Sept. 21

Come join us virtually as we explore the animal art exhibits at the Michael C. Carlos Museum! During this session we will learn how artists throughout time and across cultures have been keen observers of nature, how different cultures experienced animals in their daily lives, and how they reimagined them in works of art. Recommended for grades K-5th.

Ruth V Zuckerman Museum

Ruth V Zuckerman Museum

Sept. 21

Join your fellow High School students as we take a guided tour of the Ruth V. Zuckerman Collection: Inside Out. Your GCA counseling department will be hosting a college tour at KSU the same day. This event will occur after the college tour. Ruth V. Zuckerman is best known for her fluid, figurative sculptures, based on universal themes of family, love, and protection. Insieme III, considered the artist’s masterwork, is currently on view in the Ruth V. Zuckerman Pavilion at the Zuckerman Museum of Art. The sculpture is part of the Museum's inaugural exhibition, From Earth and Fire. The show includes several more of her works in stone, as well as some of her bronze pieces from the KSU permanent collection. High School students only. Limited spaces available

EcoTours with Erica

EcoTours with Erica

Sept. 22

Join Mrs. Erica to learn about bats in our local habitat. Students will simulate bats feeding on insects and then perform calculations based on the number of insects caught during the activity. Activity is for students in 3rd-8th. Limited spaces available.

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October 2021 FEATURED EVENTS

*Events are in-person and will include a physical address along with directions to the location.

Fit Friday: Mindful Meditations

Fit Friday: Mindful Meditations

Friday, October 1st 12-1pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Join us for some relaxation during your lunch. This month the focus is on goal setting and breathing while stretching your body. This event is ideal for all ages.

Additional questions: Contact Monique Sheffield at msheffield@georgiacyber.org

Cooking with Champ

Cooking with Champ

Friday, October 1st 3:30-4:30pm

Location: Virtual

Description: There are cooking shows and there's Cooking with Champ. You haven't seen a cooking show until you have seen GCA's staff cook with Champ (GCA's Mascot). This month Community Partner's own, Erica Lanier, will make an Apple Pie. All ages can join in on the fun, but younger children may need assistance.

Additional questions: Contact Monique Sheffield at msheffield@georgiacyber.org

Microsoft Monday+

Microsoft Monday+

Monday, October 4th 12-1pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Join us for our session with Microsoft for our Microsoft Monday+ series for October! Earn your virtual badge and have fun with your GCA friends. Be sure to look out for the session link closer to the date of the event and if you are a young reader have someone assist along the way.

Additional questions: Contact Rosita Gutierrez at rgutierrez@georgiacyber.org

*Ruth V Zuckerman Museum

EcoTours with Erica: Owl Pellet Dissection

Monday, October 4th 3:30-5pm

Location: Walker Park - 200 Trail Creek St. Athens, GA 30601

Description: Ever wondered what an owl eats? Join Mrs. Erica and Champ to learn about various forms of animal adaptations and to dissect an owl pellet. Can you determine what your owl ate for dinner? Ideal for students 3rd-8th. Limited spaces available.

Additional questions: Contact Erica Lanier at elanier@georgiacyber.org

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*Peanut Farm

Peanut Farm

Tuesday, October 5th 3:30-5:30pm

Location: 402 Old Plains Hwy. Plains, GA 31780

Description: You know that Georgia is the home to a former president. But did you know that his family used to harvest peanuts? Join us for a tour of Former President Jimmy Carter's Boyhood home and the Peanut Farm. Peanut harvesting season is September and October. Come touch and learn about peanuts. This field trip is for 3rd grade and up. Limited spacing available.

Additional questions: Contact Monique Sheffield at msheffild@georgiacyber.org

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*Warbington Farms

Warbington Farms

Wednesday, October 6th 10am-12pm

Location: 5555 Crow Rd. Cumming, GA 30041

Description: Are you ready for a fun day at the farm? Come and join us at Warbington Farms for a fall-tastic field trip! We will visit the pumpkin patch, take a hayride to feed the cows and tour the farm, visit the petting zoo, and have a blast at the fun park!

Additional questions: Contact Rosita Gutierrez at rgutierrez@georgiacyber.org

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*A-Maze-N-Cane

A-Maze-N-Cane

Wednesday, October 6th 3:30-5pm

Location: 7158 Old Valdosta Rd. Nashville, GA 31639

Description: Owner of the farm will give a short educational lesson on growing sugar cane. Followed by activities like: the maze through the sugar cane, zip line, sand zone, obstacle course, corn hole, giant connect four, giant Jenga, and basketball hoops.

Additional questions: Contact Erica Lanier at elanier@georgiacyber.org

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Hour of Science with Ms. Rosita

Hour of Science with Ms. Rosita

Thursday, October 7th 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Did you know that October is part of Hispanic Heritage month? During this Hour of Science we will read a book about Hispanic Heritage and then create a soda bottle terrarium! Ideal for elementary aged students!

Additional questions: Contact Rosita Gutierrez at rgutierrez@georgiacyber.org

Chattanooga Zoo

Chattanooga Zoo

Tuesday, October 12th 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Join us virtually for a session on creepy crawlers! We will meet some animals that are sometimes referred to as creepy and learn why they are important to their ecosystems. We will meet some arthropods and reptiles! Stay tuned to find out which ones! This session is geared towards our 7^th-12^th grade students but all are welcome to join in to see the fun animals!

*Mitcham Farm

Mitcham Farm

Tuesday, October 12th 3:30-5pm

Location: 797 Macedonia Church Rd. Oxford, GA 30054

Description: Come and see everything that Mitcham Farm has to offer. Explore the corn maze and pumpkin patch, then play on the jump pad, pedal cars, bouncy horses, and yard games. Take a hayride and visit with some of the farm animals. Each student will receive a coloring book, ice cream, and a mini pumpkin.

Additional questions: Contact Erica Lanier at elanier@georgiacyber.org

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*Albany Museum of Art

Albany Museum of Art

Wednesday, October 13th 2-4pm

Location: 311 Meadowlark Dr. Albany, GA 31707

Description: Come join us on a guided gallery tour of the European Splendor exhibit at the Albany Museum of Art! This exhibit features a variety of different art from Italian, Dutch, and French artists. You will also create a piece of art related to the exhibit! Don't miss this rare opportunity to see master artwork from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.

Additional questions: Contact Rosita Gutierrez at rgutierrez@georgiacyber.org

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Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park

Wednesday, October 13th 3:30-4:15pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Join Rangers from the Grand Canyon National Park in The Land That Shapes Us which explores land use and rights. Using a case study from the Grand Canyon, students will investigate the historically tenuous relationship between the National Park Service and Grand Canyon's 11 traditionally associated tribes. Students will be asked to consider how the past influences the present and what actions can help affect positive change in the future. Ideal for middle and high school students.

Additional questions: Contact Erica Lanier at elanier@georgiacyber.org

National Weather Service: Space Weather

National Weather Service: Space Weather

Thursday, October 14th 12-1pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Did you know that in outer space there are storms called solar storms? Come join us as we have a live discussion about the Sun and solar storms with a meteorologist from the National Weather Service. Make sure that you bring any questions that you may have to ask the meteorologist. Recommended for middle and high school students.

Additional questions: Contact Rosita Gutierrez at rgutierrez@georgiacyber.org

Creative Discovery Museum

Creative Discovery Museum

Friday, October 15th 12-1pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Explore solar energy, a sustainable power source, during this immersive lesson designed for middle school students. Students will experiment with heat absorption and whether it's occurring through conduction, convection, or radiation. Later in the lesson, students will explore solar radiation as they build their own solar charger. Items needed to build will be sent to registered students!

Additional questions: Contact Tonette Price at tprice@georgiacyber.org

Microsoft Monday+

Microsoft Monday+

Monday, October 18th 12-1pm

Location: Virtual

Additional questions: Contact Rosita Gutierrez at rgutierrez@georgiacyber.org

Atlanta Botanical Garden: Carnivorous Plants

Atlanta Botanical Garden: Carnivorous Plants

Tuesday, October 19th 12:15-12:45pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Live from the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Sticky, stinky, slippery plants. Travel to Georgia's wetland bogs from your classroom to get an up-close view of our native bug-eating plants in action. Discover why these plants have developed an unusual appetite and how they manage to trap and digest their prey. Ideal for students in grades 3rd-5th.

Additional questions: Contact Erica Lanier at elanier@georgiacyber.org

*Callaway Gardens

Callaway Gardens

Tuesday, October 19th 3:30-5pm

Location: 17800 US Hwy 27, Pine Mountain, GA 31822

Description: Join us for a self-guided tour of the gardens. We will visit the Butterfly Center, Discover Center and see the birds of prey show! Be sure to pack a lunch and wear shoes for walking. There is limited spacing for this event.

Additional questions: Contact Tonette Price at tprice@georgiacyber.org

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Augusta University Cybersecurity

Augusta University Cybersecurity

Wednesday, October 20th 3:30-4:30pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Cybersecurity aims to reduce the risk of cyber attacks and protect against the unauthorized exploitation of systems, networks and technologies. Join Augusta University's Cybersecurity department as we learn about the future of Cybersecurity, earning a degree in the field and solving a cyber crime. This virtual event is for 7th grade and up.

Additional questions: Contact Monique Sheffield at msheffield@georgiacyber.org

*Rock City Gardens

Rock City Gardens

Thursday, October 21st 3-5pm

Location: 1400 Patten Rd. Lookout Mountain, GA 30750

Description: Come join us for a self-guided tour at Rock City Gardens, a sparkling wonderland filled with soaring rock formations, caves, and lush gardens. We will be doing some awesome scavenger hunts and enjoying the beautiful fall weather!

Additional questions: Contact Rosita Gutierrez at rgutierrez@georgiacyber.org

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Fit Friday with ETO Fitness

Fit Friday with ETO Fitness

Friday, October 22nd 12-1pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Self-Defense is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm. Builds character as well as physical and mental health. The class is fun and inviting for all ages. Join GCA and let's workout as one and have some fun with it. Hope to see you there. This is ideal for all ages.

Additional Questions: Contact Rosita Gutierrez at rgutierrez@georgiacyber.org

Board Games & Snacks

Board Games & Snacks

Friday, October 22nd 3:30-4:30pm

Location:

Description: After touring Southern Crescent Technical College with the counseling team, let's have some board game fun and snacks at Dundee Lake Park. Board games will be provided or bring your own. This event is for Middle and High School students only. Exact location in the part will be provided to those who confirm their registration. Limited spaces available.

Additional questions: Contact Monique Sheffield at msheffield@georgiacyber.org

Chattanooga Zoo

Chattanooga Zoo

Tuesday, October 26th 3:30-4:30pm

Location: Virtual

Description: Join us virtually for a session on Geographical Territories and Native Wildlife! We will Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the similarities and differences between plants, animals, and habitats found within geographic regions (Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau) of Georgia. We will also meet an eastern screech owl, and eastern indigo snake and G the gopher tortoise! This event caters to those in K-5^th grades but all are welcome to come to meet the animals.

Additional questions: Contact Tonette Price at tprice@georgiacyber.org

See our Virtual Events in Action!

Memorial Field Trips

Center for Puppetry Arts
Jacksonville Zoo
Mercedes Benz Stadium
Sea World
Cooking with Champ
Science Center(s)
Smithsonian Museum

Tennessee Aquarium
Children’s Museum
Art Influenced
Coca Cola Space Center
Legoland
Zoo Atlanta
Jekyll Island 4H
Tellus Museum

Jekll-Tidelands 2020 Field Trip

Student Life: Resources and Supports

Information on our Policy For Events and Field Trips from our Parent/Student Handbook.

Student Life: Resources and Supports

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