EDS Family Guide
Click on the links below to view helpful information for current EDS families.
Go Panthers! For any and all things EDS Athletics – including schedules, meetings, practice information, event directions, and more – please visit EDSPanthers.com.
A full athletics calendar is also available in the Parent Portal.
Questions? Please email EDS Athletics Director Jaye Cohen.
Family and friends of our EDS students are invited to celebrate their birthdays by gifting a book to the EDS Library Fund through Birthday Book Club. The library has a curated selection of award-winning books from which to choose for $25. A bookplate with your child’s name will be mounted in their honor to forever commemorate your contribution and your student’s special day. Gifts to the EDS Library Fund help the school continually update and develop its permanent collection of literature, reference books, materials, and technology.
EDS friends and families are encouraged to join the Booster Club! See the links below for more information.
EDS is excited to continue offering bus transportation for the 2026–2027 school year. Morning bus routes will include service in Columbia County, as well as Nature School routes in both the mornings and afternoons.
Families interested in utilizing bus service are encouraged to complete the transportation interest form linked below. Responses will help the school finalize routes, scheduling, and availability.
For school events, there are two important links: The At-A Glance Calendar for the year and the school calendar found in your Veracross Portal. Please note that we will schedule most major events for the year so that you can arrange your schedule to attend!
Click here for Walton Way and Nature School carpool information.
Walton Way morning and afternoon carpool diagrams can be found here.
Nature School carpool diagrams can be found here.
We also have some helpful carpool videos for those who are new:
Morning Preschool carpool video
Morning Lower School & Middle School carpool video
Afternoon carpool video
These are our usual dates and times for chapel services during the week. These may change from time to time due to all-school chapel services. Refer to the Panther Post each week for current chapel information:
Tuesday Chapel – 8:30 A.M. (Panther Cubs, Threes, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten)
Wednesday Chapel – 8:20 A.M. (1st Grade – 4th Grade)
Thursday Chapel – 8:20 A.M. (5th Grade – 8th Grade)
At EDS, we greatly value the partnership between parents and the school community. Your involvement and support play a vital role in creating an enriched learning environment for our students. By becoming a trained volunteer, you can actively contribute to the success and growth of our school community.
This training allows you to gain valuable insights, knowledge, and skills to effectively engage with our students and staff. Whether you’re a new or experienced volunteer, this program will help you enhance your abilities and provide a solid foundation for meaningful involvement.
If you are interested in a role as a classroom volunteer, room parent, acolyte parent, or field trip chaperone, please click here for requirements and training. Questions? Please email Nina Tomlin.
Ask not what your school can do for you, but what you can do for your school! The EDS Association is recruiting volunteers for the 2026-2027 school year, and no experience is needed. So many of the special events and traditions at EDS are possible because of our parent volunteers, and we would love for you to be involved. Please use the link below to let us know which opportunities interest you. Questions? Contact Caroline Wells at acwwells@gmail.com.
Click here for more information about the EDS Association
Click here for the 2026-2027 EDS Association Volunteer Guide
We are excited to provide our families with Extended Day and Enrichment options through Homeroom. Early Birds is offered from 7:00 A.M. to 7:45 A.M. for morning care, and we have afternoon childcare available until 6:00 P.M. during the week.
For additional information, click here to learn more about Extended Day & Enrichments or contact EDS Extended Day Director, Jocelyn Johnson.
Click here to access our Giving webpage and learn about all of the ways to give at EDS.
Click here to access the Georgia GOAL website for simple, step-by-step instructions and additional tax credit information for individuals and businesses.
We look forward to offering fresh lunch service to students and faculty during the 2026-2027 school year! This exciting upgrade will allow us to partner with FLIK Independent School Dining to provide daily meal options on campus.
Magnus Health includes required student health records and middle school athletics forms. New families will receive a sign-up link via email. For existing families, please click here to access your account.
Please contact Mindy Golden with questions.
In an effort to keep our lost and found manageable and help parents and teachers keep up with jackets, lunchboxes, water bottles, etc., we have partnered with Name Bubbles for a fundraiser! Please shop through this link for the EDS Association to receive 20% of all sales.
Whether you are new to EDS or from a family of alumni, our aim is for each member of the EDS community to feel welcomed, included, and connected. All new incoming families will receive a printed copy of the New Panther Playbook, filled with valuable information and details on getting to know EDS. To view a digital copy, please visit this link:
2026-2027 New Panther Playbook
Click here to shop for spirit and athletic apparel on our online school store.
Plaid bowties, belts, hair accessories, and more can be purchased in the the EDS front office.
School uniform items can be purchased at Lands’ End and other retailers that carry approved uniform items.
Please contact Stephanie Woodward with questions regarding the Parent Portal.
Click Here for the 2026-2027 Dress Code, which includes Everyday Dress, Chapel Dress, Flowing Wells and Spirit Day Dress, and Nature School Dress.
EDS Lands’ End store: landsend.com/900057092
Fridays we show our Panther Pride by wearing EDS spirit wear or by wearing blue!
For our required EDS plaid on Chapel days and for other daily uniform wear with embroidered EDS logos, orders are to be placed through Lands’ End. The EDS Plaid Pattern is Classic Navy on Lands’ End. Note that having the EDS logo on daily uniform wear is a personal choice and not a requirement. For regular uniform wear (without EDS logo) items may be purchased at retailer of choice, while following dress code standards.
Each year, EDS creates a yearbook to capture class photos, athletics, and the wonderful events of the school year. In order to include our end of the year awards and graduation in the yearbook, we submit our book for publishing over the summer and do not receive them back at school until fall of the next school year.
Parents may preorder their book online throughout the school year by going to this website. Early preordered books come at a great discount! Once books are delivered to the school in the fall, we sell extra copies in the front office on a first-come, first-served basis. For questions regarding yearbooks, please email Becky Shults at bshults@edsaugusta.com.