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the Sanctuary is served by Winget Park Elementary School, Southwest Middle School and Olympic High School. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system’s magnet schools are other options.
Click here for more information on Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools. The Charlotte area also offers a variety of private schools.
Winget
Park Elementary School (Grades K – 5)
12235 Winget Road
Charlotte, NC 28278
Phone: (980) 343-1063
Principal: Mary A. Sturge
Approximate enrollment: 1,100
“The mission of Winget Park Elementary School is to inspire
children to become caring, competent and productive citizens in an
ever-changing world.”
- The staff provides the educational foundation for each student
while promoting citizenship and lifelong learning. Winget Park
Elementary is a uniform school. Uniform colors are navy blue, white
and khaki.
- Winget Park Elementary includes 39 classrooms and a large multipurpose
room for school activities. The school also offers a full, high
school-size gym. Both a basketball team and cheerleading team will
start up for the 2008-09 school year.
- Together, parents and faculty plan monthly meetings for clubs,
such as math and chess clubs, for students to participate. Winget
Park Elementary welcomes parents and future residents of Chapel
Cove to tour the school. Tours are given daily, and parents can
call ahead to schedule a tour.
- The school’s location in Thomas M. Winget Park is perfect
for students to experience nature abound. Winget Park Elementary
is working to create an outdoor learning lab, which will give students
the opportunity to observe natural plantings and flora that are
indigenous to this area. The next phase of the lab will involve
setting up feeding stations to observe wildlife. This lab will
be used on a daily basis and will be headed by the science, technology
and talent development teachers.
Southwest
Middle School (Grades 6 – 8)
13624 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28273
Phone: (980) 343-5006
Principal: Dr. Valerie G. Williams
Approximate Enrollment: 1,100
- An academic facilitator dedicated to Southwest Middle supports
teachers by collaborating with them to plan instructional activities,
conducting professional development sessions for staff, serving
as a mentor to teachers learning new strategies, and sharing best
practices in instruction and classroom management.
- The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) approach
to learning is used school-wide. This academic achievement program
requires all students to take notes in class, keep an organized
notebook and have all materials for every class. Southwest Middle
expects regular communication between parents and teachers.
- Students can become involved in a number of activities, including
Math Counts, Battle of the Books, step team, beta club, art club,
yearbook, student government, band and others.
- Southwest Middle has nine science labs, four computer labs,
three music rooms and other specialty classrooms; a large media
center; two gyms; a dance studio; and a cafeteria-auditorium. The
school also has a large outdoor athletic complex including football/soccer
game and practice fields, high school-quality track, and baseball
and softball fields.
Olympic
Community of Schools (Grades 9-12)
4301 Sandy Porter Road, Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone: (980) 343-3800
Approximate Enrollment: 2,000
Olympic High School divided into five smaller campuses in 2006 and
became Olympic Community of Schools. Each campus focuses on different
academic courses to provide a personal touch, new teaching styles
and real-life themes. Students, teachers, parents and school administration
crafted the blueprint for the five courses of study – math,
engineering, technology and science; biotechnology, health and public
administration; international business and communication studies;
global studies and economics; and renaissance.
- The School of Math, Engineering, Technology and Science (METS)
at Olympic – The mission of the school is to create an engaged
learning environment that creates citizens prepared to act with
equity and justice; enabled to choose wisely; and possessing the
skills to establish and maintain a global community that well-serves
the entire human experience. The school was created with the help
of a grant from the Bill Gates Foundation and the Coalition of
Essential Schools. METS is the third high school in North Carolina
to be certified to grant college credit for all its engineering
courses. Principal: Ayinde N.A. Rudolph
- The School of Biotechnology, Health and Public Administration
at Olympic –The mission of the school, in partnership with
the community and industry, is dedicated to provide lifelong learners
with real world applications of science to encourage advancements
and to promote social awareness in the 21st century. Students
will participate in an intensive cross-curricular program that
values social responsibility, equity and personal enrichment, while
also developing effective communication, organizational and time
management skills and work ethic. Principal: Jerry Brown
- The School of International Business and Communication Studies
(IBCS) at Olympic – The mission of the school is to produce enterprising
students who comprehend the skills that are essential for contributing,
competing and succeeding within a dynamic global society. The school
strives to give students a quality education and meaningful opportunities
to apply their knowledge in the real world. Students have the option
of participating in various charitable efforts, such as last year’s
Hidden Valley Project, which gave hundreds of gifts to a Charlotte
elementary school in need, and The Apprentice, which raised more
than $10,000 to help a low-income family build its own house. Principal:
Todd Pipkin
- The School of Global Studies and Economics at Olympic – This
school’s mission is to educate the whole person to lead and
serve in a global community. The school has implemented a school-wide
literacy plan that includes reading, writing and computer use in
each class. Students will become well-versed in the politics, cultures
and teachings of many countries. Students have the opportunity
to participate in programs such as the AIDS awareness program,
which has flourished into a campaign that partners the school’s
students with Starbucks and Wachovia to raise funds for relief
in Africa. Also, Cognis, a chemical group from the Steele Creek
area, is working with the school’s teachers to create meaningful
lessons for students to gain lab experience from knowledge gained
in the classroom. Recently added to list of organizations involved
with the school, the World Affairs Council provides students with
the opportunity to hear speakers from other countries, shadow business
professionals in a global market and travel to places they have
only read about. Principal: Matthew Hayes
- The Renaissance School at Olympic – The school was created
from a Community of Essential Schools grant in alliance with the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Through a collaborative effort
of all staff, parents and students, the school’s mission
is to encourage students to become active and responsible citizens
by focusing on the arts, humanities and social issues. By studying
the arts, students improve their critical thinking skills, self
expression and understanding of the world. Students can pick their
area of study and choose from five different “houses” – performing
arts (theatre and dance); media and visual arts (film, literature,
photojournalism, design and art); music (choral, orchestral and
band); social justice (leadership, community activism, law and
social responsibility); and DaVinci (classical contributions of
math and science). Principal: Melody Sears
- Sports offered include baseball, basketball, cross-country,
track, football, golf, swimming, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball
and wrestling.
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