Creating a better workday for all.
HEART-FORWARD, LEGACY-FOCUSED
What started as a modest idea and became a growing community.
In 2006, founder Shannon Smith-SengStack and a small group of parents opened a new creative space for the community, offering a unique, heart-forward, eco-aware approach to learning and development for their children.
Today, SoulShine has evolved into an expansive educational organization with three locations, providing infant, preschool, pre-k, and school-aged education and care.
We are grateful for the opportunity to forge lasting, positive impacts on our children, parents, staff, and the larger community.
OUR VISION
We cultivate an environment where everyone—children, parents, staff, and the community—can shine.
By embracing each other with love and acceptance for our differences and strengths, we foster a community based on acceptance and belonging, celebrating both our individuality and our contributions to the group.
OUR MISSION
Nurture each child.
Our mission is to transcend traditional education, becoming stewards of growth, champions of emotional well-being, and devoted companions on the unpredictable adventure of childhood.
KINDNESS & SHARING
Emotional Intelligence
Instilling self-awareness, self-love, self-worth, and self-care by teaching and exemplifying best practices in health, nutrition, personal reflection, movement, and creativity among the SoulShine children, staff, families, and community.
GROWING STRONG & ABLE
Resiliency
Championing inclusivity, self-sufficiency, and advancing life skills for our children, families, staff, and community in order to grow confidence in their abilities to operate independently and support themselves with integrity.
CONNECTING WITH GOOD
Community
Creating community through conscious and intentional partnering and programming in an effort to build a positive network of relationships and support among sustainably-minded people and organizations.
HEALTHY BODIES, HEALTHY MINDS
Well-Being
Giving children a holistic foundation of social, cognitive, and emotional learning and development so that they can evolve to become whole, mindful, and compassionate agents of change, ready for school success.
CARING FOR OUR WORLD
Eco-Stewardship
Teaching and practicing eco-stewardship through nature and resource conservation; earth-friendly actions and activities; animal, plant, and land appreciation; conscious consumerism; and zero waste adherence.
Our Values In Action
SoulShine values diversity, inclusivity, and community well-being by modeling empathy, resiliency, and healthy habits, cultivating wholeness within ourselves and in our world. Read Our Pledge
Locations
Decatur
525 W Howard Ave
Decatur, Georgia 30030
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT THIS LOCATION
Pre-school (6wks to 5 yrs)
Private Pre-K
Day Camps Pre-K - 5th
After School
Summer Camps
Kirkwood
2052 Hosea L Williams Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30317
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT THIS LOCATION
Pre-school (6wks to 4 yrs)
East Atlanta
1332 Glenwood Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT THIS LOCATION
Pre-school (6wks to 3yrs)
