History

22 +

Years of Tamil Education

We have been serving the Tamil community in Metro Atlanta for over 22 years. Our humble service started in 2002 as a language enrichment program, then a part of Balvihar, managed by Chinmaya Mission of Alpharetta. It all started with two educators, Mrs. Sundari Kumar, our current Principal, and Mrs. Radhika Valmiki with a handful of students. Classes were conducted at South Forsyth Middle School, Cumming GA. With more volunteers and interested families, the school grew bigger to educate over 125 students. After the affiliation with the International Tamil Academy and following the standard curriculum, ATS got its accreditation from Georgia Accrediting Commission. In 2011, the school separated from Balvihar and moved to Piney Grove Middle School, Cumming GA. There was an exponential growth over the years and there were many milestone accomplishments including getting academic credit from county school systems. To accommodate more growth, in 2024, the school moved again to its current location at Denmark High School, Cumming GA and is governed by ATS Inc. an independent non-profit organization. With great leadership and committed volunteers, we are still growing further to serve the community better.

Recent Highlights:

Last year we had

  • 102 HS Credit (both Forsyth and Fulton counties)
  • 39 Seal of Biliteracy earners
  • 39 Global Seal earners
  • College Tamil credit earner:
    • University of Georgia (UGA)
    • New York University (NYU)
    • University of Michigan (UMich)
  • In addition, this year we partnered with South Forsyth HS for International Skills Diploma Seal (ISDS) to provide ISDS to 6 HS Seniors (12th graders

Timeline

2002-2003

Number of Students – 5

Number of Volunteers – 2

2003-2004

Number of Students – 5

Number of Volunteers – 2

2004-2005

Number of Students – 20

Number of Volunteers – 2

2005-2006

Number of Students – 23

Number of Volunteers – 3

2006-2007

Number of Students – 13

Number of Volunteers – 3

2007-2008

Number of Students – 28

Number of Volunteers – 6

2008-2009

Number of Students – 48

Number of Volunteers – 11

2009-2010

Number of Students – 100

Number of Volunteers – 26

2010-2011

Number of Students – 170

Number of Volunteers – 40

2011-2012

Number of Students – 209

Number of Volunteers – 50

2012-2013

Number of Students – 309

Number of Volunteers – 80

2013-2014

Number of Students – 405

Number of Volunteers – 100+

2014-2015

Number of Students – 503

Number of Volunteers – 100+

2015-2016

Number of Students – 605

Number of Volunteers – 100+

2016-2017

Number of Students – 710

Number of Volunteers – 100+

2017-2018

Number of Students – 820

Number of Volunteers – 100+

2018-2019

Number of Students – 920

Number of Volunteers – 200+

2019-2020

Number of Students – 1000+

Number of Volunteers – 200+

2020-2021

Number of Students – 1000+

Number of Volunteers – 200+

2021-2022

Number of Students – 1000+

Number of Volunteers – 200+

2022-23

Number of Students – 1000+

Number of Volunteers – 200+

2023-24

Number of Students – 1000+

Number of Volunteers – 200+

2024-2025

Number of Students –1000+

Number of Volunteers – 200+