Community Charter School

Project Based
To address the standard course of study, CCS students utilize open ended questions to research through observations, field trips, interviews and other sources to develop their answer to the question.  They present projects with supporting evidence in various modalities.

Community
Learning is not restricted to inside the classroom, at CCS, the city is our classroom. Through the use of public transportation, students discover the arts, math, science and culture in downtown Charlotte.  In a given week, the students may see a performance at ImaginOn, learn how to make correct change at the farmer’s market or create a documentary from photos or videos taken by the students.

Multi-Grade Classrooms
Multi-grade classrooms support the social, emotional, and academic development of students.  At Community Charter School education is individualized.   Children develop skills according to their own pace.   The school forms a multi-age community that works together through cooperative living and a positive discipline approach for a common educational goal.

Philosophy
Three philosophical perspectives underlie the curriculum design for The Community Charter School:
1. Begin with the child. Build our school’s program on the best available information on child development.
2. Center our program in the community. Use the community as a tool for learning.
3. A pragmatic, common-sense approach to choose among alternative approaches to learning activities and school management.