Experience the Charlotte Christian Community
Charlotte Christian School
CORE VALUES
The core values of love God, show kindness, walk humbly, pursue excellence and seek truth build the foundation of our community and our character education program at Charlotte Christian School. We seek to develop students with a lifelong biblical worldview and core Christian values. These core values share how our community should interact with each other. Each value has been defined and illuminated by scripture to give a better understanding of our commitment as a school anchored in Jesus Christ.
At Charlotte Christian, we believe it is imperative to employ teachers who are dedicated professionals, experts in their content area and who are passionate about Jesus, their students and learning. Our commitment to college preparation and educational excellence begins in lower school where our program is intentionally designed to develop students who are inquisitive, engaged and challenged to explore God’s creation and our impact on culture – in the classroom. Our vision continues with the middle school where students can explore their interests and hone their God-given gifts. Our program encourages students to pursue those interests and gifts in greater depth, challenge our students to pursue new experiences and support adolescent learners. The upper school provides robust academic offerings, which allow students to customize an academic program to fulfill specialized interests, embrace intellectual curiosity and encourage students to wrestle with life’s
questions from a biblical worldview. We are called to prepare our students for the imminent experience of college, but most importantly, for the greater endeavor of life. Loving God with all our mind means we must prepare our students to be lifelong learners who can think critically and be powerful, effective communicators. We must help them develop a foundation that prepares them to think creatively in a variety of scenarios and to flourish in global environments where teamwork and collaboration are expected and thus to ultimately impact the culture for Christ. Dr. Theresa Kasay | Chief Academic Officer
Campus
200,759
Healthy Lunches Served
Service
Hours
1
Founded
SAIS/SACS Dual Accreditation CESA Member
Apple Distinguished School Award
1,239
JK-12 Students
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pairs of new socks for The ODD Sock
service
36,088
1950
MS/US Knights Service Hours
Robotics Teams (3 VEX robotics teams competed in 2023 World Championships)
3
Full-Time Registered Nurses
1
Director of Diversity and Belonging
LOWER SCHOOL
Grades JK-5
• Innovative early education program (JK-K) • Passionate and dedicated teachers foster curiosity and exploration • Balanced curriculum featuring academic rigor and co-curricular activities • Dedicated counselor, instructional facilitator, technology facilitator and media center specialist
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after school clubs, intramurals and fine arts performances
teacher assistants
(one in every LS classroom)
weekly academic enrichment classes
(art, media center, music, P.E., Spanish, STEM Lab, technology)
1
Reading Knights
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
incentive program encourages reading and instills a lifelong love of books
17,570
books read collectively by lower school students last year
middle SCHOOL
Grades 6-8
• Develop independence, self-advocacy and attitudes necessary for future-ready learners • Build community and encourage a biblical worldview through weekly chapel, Bible curriculum and advisory meetings • Dedicated middle school administration, counselor and teachers committed to the specific developmental needs of this dynamic age group • One-to-one iPad program for every middle school student as part of the iKnights Technology Program
36
elective
18
advisory teams
5
KnightTime Academic Labs
3
Culminating Grade Level Experiences
1
Innovation Suite dedicated robotics room, STEM fabrication lab and Esports lab
upper SCHOOL
Grades 9-12
• Educate with Excellence: College preparatory program provides a solid sequence of core courses along with diverse elective offerings. One-to-one MacBooks for every upper school student as part of the iKnights Technology Program. • Equip for Relevance: Rich spiritual life programs aimed at the development of a biblical worldview and preparation for life ahead. Weekly chapel, advisory, leadership and service are an integral part of the balanced program. • Encourage by Relationship: Supportive community where students are known and mentored by a committed faculty throughout the upper school experience, including our counselors shepherding students and parents through a comprehensive college counseling program.
$11.5
million scholarships earned over the last three years
23
National Merit and College Board Scholars over the last three years
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AP & College Level Courses Winterim Offerings (mission and experiential) in 2023
athletics
Charlotte Christian competes in the 4A division of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) and is a member of the Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA). The athletic department offers 21 sports (boys and girls) and fields 51 teams in those sports at the middle school, junior varsity and varsity levels. More than 80 percent of Charlotte Christian students in grades 7-12 participate in school-sponsored athletics. A comprehensive strength and conditioning program and on-campus trainers exists to safely prepare middle and upper school athletes for the rigors of competition.
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fine arts
Fine arts are an integral part of student life at Charlotte Christian. Our extensive award-winning program includes studies in digital arts, music, theatre and visual arts with opportunities to explore various aspects of the fine arts curriculum. Lower school students build a strong foundation in the arts through experiences in visual art and Orff music education. Middle school students use that foundation as a launch point to dive deeper, hone skills and incorporate digital tools into their fine arts education. Performance ensembles begin in middle school and culminate in upper school with honors level choir, band, orchestra, jazz band, chamber ensemble and the ACT 1 competitive theatre team. Higher level course offerings in the arts include AP Studio Art, AP Art History and AP Music Theory. A multitude of fine arts electives are available including digital photography, guitar, digital music and much more.
85
awards
33
62
43
course offerings
Wells Fargo Blumey Award nominations since 2000
performances
15
Regional Scholastic Art Awards in 2022-23, including four Gold Keys and four Silver Keys
athletes who played at the collegiate level in the last five years state championships won since 2000 alumni athletes advanced to the pro level since 1992
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