City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Address: 1727 Providence Rd.
17. Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (704) 531-4008
Address: 6050 Hickory Grove Rd.
Description: Started in 1995 by Hickory Grove Baptist Church, this Christian school near UNC Charlotte now has nearly 1,100 students in transitional kindergarten through grade 12. The student-teacher ratio is 15 to 1, and high school students may enroll in three Advanced Placement and five honors courses, as well as foreign language, music, and art. Hickory Grove also has a full sports program.
18. Northside Christian Academy
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (704) 596-4074
Address: 333 Jeremiah Blvd.
Description: Founded in 1961, Northside Christian serves 875 students, kindergarten through grade 12, and also includes a preschool. One of the many ministries of Northside Baptist, the school shares facilities with the church. Northside Christian requires uniforms and has behavior guidelines. The college-preparatory coeducational school also has a full sports program, fine-arts program, computer labs, science labs, and many student clubs. Church members and families with more than one child in the school receive a discount.
19. Omni Montessori School
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (704) 541-1326
Address: 9536 Blakeney-Heath Rd.
Description: An AMI-affiliated Montessori school, this center near the growing Ballantyne area opened in 1985. Up to 100 students ages 3 through 12 are taught in classes with an average size of 24 children. The school’s eight-acre campus includes six classrooms, a library, garden, playground, and recreational field.
20. Providence Christian School
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (704) 364-0824
Address: 4906 Providence Rd.
Description: An outreach mission of Providence Road Church of Christ, this school provides a well-rounded curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade 5. In addition to basic courses, classes in Bible, computers, physical education, art, and music are offered. Classes are small with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. Extended care is available from 7 to 7:30 a.m. and after school until 6 p.m. In 2004 Providence Christian was nominated a Blue Ribbon School by the Council for American Private Education.
21. Providence Day School
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (704) 887-7041
Address: 5800 Sardis Rd.
Description: Providence Day School has been cited for excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the College Board Advanced Placement Program. The coeducational school was founded in 1970 and is located on a 45-acre campus in southeast Charlotte. It serves 1,500 students in transitional kindergarten through grade 12 and offers a traditional college-preparatory education. Providence Day does not use a class rank system and does not require community service as several other prominent private schools in Charlotte do. Approximately 75 percent of students participate in athletics or extracurricular activities.
22. Trinity Episcopal School
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (704) 358-8101
Address: 750 East Ninth St.
Description: While most area students take a bus to Uptown field trips, the students who attend this private Episcopal school simply walk a few blocks to events at Spirit Square, the Public Library, and the Uptown YMCA. The K-8 school was opened in August 2000 by several Episcopal parishes and stresses a strong academic program with lessons beyond the classroom. Students are encouraged to explore their creativity, enhance critical thinking, and sharpen their curiosity and individual leadership. Afternoon care is available, with programs including band, art, cooking, gardening, and computers.
23. United Faith Christian Academy
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (704) 541-1742
Address: 8617 Providence Rd.
Description: A ministry of United Faith Assembly of God, this prekindergarten through grade 12 Christian school was founded in 1985. Nearly 300 students attend small classes. Students also can participate in art, music, band, chorus, and drama, as well as a full sports program with volleyball, girls’ and boys’ soccer and basketball, baseball, softball, coed golf and cross-country, and cheerleading. Students from more than 70 churches attend the academy.
24. Advanced Placement (Ap) Courses
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (980) 343-6955
Description: College-level courses are offered in more than 30 subjects, from calculus to statistics, biology to physics, art history to U.S. history, and English language to Latin literature. Students earn college credit through scores on end-of-semester AP exams. CMS offers more AP courses than any independent or private school in the region, and was one of the first school systems in the country to award an AP diploma. Nearly 11,800 CMS students were enrolled in AP courses in 2006–2007.
25. Advancement Via Individual Determination (Avid)
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (980) 343-6955
Description: This program targets middle school students not previously enrolled on a college-preparatory path for eligibility and success in a four-year college or university. Students are encouraged to enroll in advanced courses by high school and are made better aware of college opportunities and requirements.
26. After School Enrichment Program
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (980) 343-5567
Description: This program provides after-school supervised care for children of working parents in kindergarten through sixth grade. After-school care is available at all elementary schools and in several middle schools. Before-school programs are also available at schools with bell times prior to 8:30 a.m.The registration fee is $25. Weekly fees range from $46 to $56 a week for after-school care and $18 to $25 for before-school care. Programs include activities such as art and music, drama and dance, computers, homework sessions, science experiments, cooking projects, games and sports, nature, literacy, and math centers. There is also a summer enrichment day camp for eight weekly sessions at several elementary schools around the county.
27. Bright Beginnings
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (980) 343-5950
Description: This award-winning prekindergarten provides a literacy-focused curriculum to ensure all children in Mecklenburg County enter kindergarten ready to learn. The full-day program for 4-year-olds serves 3,000 children at 5 centers and 14 elementary schools, along with another 300 students at 16 community sites. End-of-grade test scores in literacy and math have shown significant benefits among Bright Beginnings students.
28. Cms-Tv3
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (980) 343-5194
Description: CMS broadcasts a mix of news and information, original local productions, and national programs on Channel 3. Locally produced shows include Board of Education meetings; Math Extra, a live call-in show for students to get help from CMS math teachers; Sportsbeat, featuring student athletes; Upfront!, with Superintendent Peter Gorman; CMS Magazine, with news, features, and human-interest stories; and Diversity Matters, which explores diversity in CMS. High school students can intern at the station.
29. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools Foundation
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (980) 343-6265
Description: With county funds tight, CMS started this independent, nonprofit organization in 2004. Nineteen of the area’s top business and community leaders work to raise and manage funds to support programs that improve student achievement and enhance teaching excellence.
30. A Child’S Place
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Education
Telephone: (704) 343-3790
Description: This nonprofit organization works in conjunction with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to provide transitional placement for homeless children. Students receive a stable education and support services such as food, clothing, personal hygiene products, school supplies, medical and dental treatments, and mentoring from volunteers.