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SCHOOLS (U-Z) BY SCHOOL NAMEUnion Academy
Union Academy is a pathway by which children mature into confident young adults who are highly prepared and motivated to make positive contributions to their local and global communities.As a school of challenge, character, and community, Union Academy places great value on: high standards and expectations for academic achievement and continuing education; high standards and expectations for character and personal integrity; school as a community of students, teachers, families, and friends; commitment of service to others.Union Academy is accredited by SACS and NAIS for grades K-12.
Grade Span: K-12
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2000
School Administrator: Ann Walters
School Administrator Phone: 704.238.8883
Address:
675 N. M.L. King Jr. Blvd
Monroe, NC 28110
704.238.8883 (phone)
704.238.8823 (fax)
DPI Consultant: Deanna Townsend-Smith
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3263
Uwharrie Charter Academy
Uwharrie Charter Academy will educate high-school aged students in a project-based, rigorous learning environment.The learning environment will employ the environmental literacy plan as a platform to teach many subjects and provide opportunities for students to engineer solutions to problems in everyday situations. Opportunities for community service, athletics, and extracurricular activities will provide a holistic environment for students to develop in with an emphasis on preparation for college and career paths.
Grade Span: 9-10
Year Approved: 2012
Year Open: 2013
School Administrator: Heather Soja
School Administrator Phone: 336.610.0813
Address:
301 Lewallen Rd.
Asheboro, NC 27204
336.610.0813 (phone)
DPI Consultant: Deanna Townsend-Smith
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3263
Vance Charter
Our mission is to teach and inspire each child to become an independent thinker and a contributing citizen with a life-long desire to learn. Each child will be given a collectively supportive opportunity to reach his or her greatest potential with small class sizes, a safe and nurturing environment, active parental involvement and a strong curriculum that is enriched with service learning and the Core Knowledge Sequence.
Grade Span: K-8
Year Approved: 1999
Year Open: 1999
School Administrator: Sean Connolly
School Administrator Phone: 252.431.0641
Address:
1227 Dabney Drive
Henderson, NC 27536-0019
252.431.0641 (phone)
252.436.0688 (fax)
DPI Consultant: Cande Honeycutt
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Voyager Academy
SCOS with integrated ethics education, public speaking, hands-on experiential & differentiated instructional strategies; Integrated ethics education using Middle School Visions program created by Kenan Institute of Ethics at Duke
Grade Span: K-12
Year Approved: 2006
Year Open: 2007
School Administrator: Carl Forsyth
School Administrator Phone: 919.433.3301
Address:
P.O. Box 71567
Durham, NC 27704
919.433.3301 (phone)
919.433.3305 (fax)
DPI Consultant: Cande Honeycutt
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3493
Washington Montessori
Washington Montessori is committed to the development of the whole child, enabling him to draw upon all his gifts and reach his greatest potential. We encourage personal responsibility both socially and academically. Each child is allowed freedom of choice and is offered guidance in setting individual goals. Our mission is to inspire academic excellence; to nurture curiosity, creativity, and imagination, and to do so within an environment rich with warmth, kindness and respect.
Grade Span: K-8
Year Approved: 2000
Year Open: 2000
School Administrator: Jen Hales
School Administrator Phone: 252.946.1977
Address:
2330 Old Bath Highway
Washington, NC 27889
252.946.1977 (phone)
252.946.5938 (fax)
DPI Consultant: Lisa Swinson
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3495
Water's Edge Village School
Water's Edge Village School (WEVS, pronounced waves) provides a unique education to students on the Northern Outer Banks, an isolated coastal community rich in natural resources and environmentally focused organizations. With the support of a community deeply invested in the success of a local school and grounded in partnerships with children and families, WEVS provides a rigorous, child-centered learning environment. Leadership principles and an academically challenging, integrated, hands-on curriculum empower students by instilling a sense of social and environmental responsibility while nurturing both body and mind.
Grade Span: K-6
Year Approved: 2011
Year Open: 2012
School Administrator: Meghan Agresto
School Administrator Phone: 252.455.9449
Address:
PO Box 215
Corolla, NC 27927
252.455.9449 (phone)
DPI Consultant: Robin Kendall
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3457
Willow Oak Montessori
Willow Oak Montessori strives to assist children in achieving their unique potential as responsible global citizens by nurturing self-confidence and independent decision making in a stimulating, creative, and diverse Montessori community.
Grade Span: 1-3
Year Approved: 2012
Year Open: 2013
School Administrator: Pete Rubinas
School Administrator Phone: 919.240.7787
Address:
50101 Governors Dr. Suite 170
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919.240.7787 (phone)
919.869.1790 (fax)
DPI Consultant: Cande Honeycutt
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3293
Wilmington Preparatory Academy
High quality base of literacy, global knowledge & life skills to prepare urban, economically disadvantaged K-8 youth for college and life beyond’ Extended-day and year allow for academic enrichment and a portal for discovering arts; Core Knowledge & SCO.
Grade Span: K-8
Year Approved: 2006
Year Open: 2007
School Administrator: Kevin Johnson
School Administrator Phone: 910.799.6776
Address:
4905 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28412
910.799.6776 (phone)
910.799.6774 (fax)
DPI Consultant: Lisa Swinson
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3495
Z.E.C.A School of Arts and Technology
The mission of Z.E.C.A School of Arts and Technology is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children by fostering a stimulating and educational atmosphere which will promote each child's unique social, emotional, technological and cognitive development with a strong empasize on the arts.
Grade Span: K-5
Year Approved: 2012
Year Open: 2013
School Administrator: Stacey Owens-Howard
School Administrator Phone: 910.219.8603
Address:
721 Christine Ave.
Jacksonville, NC 28540
910.219.8603 (phone)
DPI Consultant: Lisa Swinson
DPI Consultant Phone: 919.807.3495