Charlotte Preparatory School
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Charlotte Preparatory School (CPS) is a college preparatory
, co-educational day school located in Charlotte
, North Carolina
.
Charlotte Montessori School was founded in the Dilworth area of Charlotte in 1971. The school moved to the southeast Charlotte campus off Sardis Road in 1992. In 1998 the school added a middle school and the name was changed to Charlotte Preparatory School.
CPS has a class average of 14 and 2 classes per grade. The small environment helps the student-teacher relationship. It also helps nurture the students more, as the teachers have the opportunity to spend more time helping the student, rather than at a larger private school.
The Early School (ages 3 through 5) is based upon the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori
. The Lower School (Kindergarten through 4th grade) is a bridge from the Montessori-based Early School to the more advanced curriculum and more independent structure of the Middle School. The Middle School (5th through 8th grades) presents an opportunity for high school and college preparation with a demanding and varied academic curriculum.
CPS's Head of School, Maura Leahy-Tucker, has led the school for almost 25 years. The school is privately owned, fiscally sound and operating within a balanced budget without required annual giving from the parents. CPS has more than 65 professional faculty members; 15 have Master's degrees and two hold a doctoral degree. The teachers bring an average of 12 years of teaching experience to each classroom. Charlotte Preparatory is the only for-profit school
in Charlotte, North Carolina.
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
, co-educational day school located in Charlotte
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, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
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Charlotte Montessori School was founded in the Dilworth area of Charlotte in 1971. The school moved to the southeast Charlotte campus off Sardis Road in 1992. In 1998 the school added a middle school and the name was changed to Charlotte Preparatory School.
CPS has a class average of 14 and 2 classes per grade. The small environment helps the student-teacher relationship. It also helps nurture the students more, as the teachers have the opportunity to spend more time helping the student, rather than at a larger private school.
The Early School (ages 3 through 5) is based upon the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...
. The Lower School (Kindergarten through 4th grade) is a bridge from the Montessori-based Early School to the more advanced curriculum and more independent structure of the Middle School. The Middle School (5th through 8th grades) presents an opportunity for high school and college preparation with a demanding and varied academic curriculum.
CPS's Head of School, Maura Leahy-Tucker, has led the school for almost 25 years. The school is privately owned, fiscally sound and operating within a balanced budget without required annual giving from the parents. CPS has more than 65 professional faculty members; 15 have Master's degrees and two hold a doctoral degree. The teachers bring an average of 12 years of teaching experience to each classroom. Charlotte Preparatory is the only for-profit school
For-Profit School
For-profit education refers to educational institutions operated by private, profit-seeking businesses....
in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Associations and memberships
- Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsSouthern Association of Colleges and SchoolsThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
(SACS) - Southern Association of Independent SchoolsSouthern Association of Independent SchoolsThe Southern Association of Independent Schools is a U.S.-based voluntary organization of more than 340 independent elementary and secondary schools through the South, representing more than 180,000 students...
(SAIS) - Independent School Management (ISM)
- Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Educational Records BureauEducational Records BureauEducational Records Bureau is the only not-for-profit educational services organization offering assessments for both admission and achievement for independent and selective public schools for Pre K-grade 12....
(ERB) - American Montessori SocietyAmerican Montessori SocietyThe American Montessori Society is a non-profit, member supported, organization which promotes the use of the Montessori teaching approach in private and public schools.-History:...
(AMS)