Smarties, we bring you an in-depth interview with our friends at Trinity Episcopal School for our 2013-14 Open House Season blog series.
Trinity Episcopal School: Creating Scholars, Nurturing Spirituality, Embracing Diversity
At Trinity Episcopal School, we nurture curious and empathetic scholars who go on to high school and college equipped with experience and knowledge of how to live and work as ethical and responsible citizens of the world. Our educational philosophy values the development of essential academic knowledge through collaboration, creative problem solving and differentiation. Rooted in the Episcopal tradition, our program includes both experiential and service learning in a setting that is unique to Trinity and our Uptown location. We embrace diversity not only through our admission process, but through intentional curriculum and through our Honor Code which explicitly vows an appreciation and respect for the uniqueness and gifts of others.
“Let’s go to school!” These words are exclaimed every Monday morning when the entire school community gathers in Jamie’s Courtyard for “Greet the Week”, a student-led assembly featuring songs, prayers, “green” tips from second grade and updates from our Wildcat teams and clubs. This gathering reflects the teaching and learning that define Trinity Episcopal School.
In creating scholars we aim to follow the developmental path of children. Our youngest students, delightfully self-concerned, investigate the things that matter most to them – their families, friends and neighborhoods. Older students explore worlds beyond their own, from medieval castles to Native Americans to Shakespeare.
We believe in a constructivist approach balanced with the teaching of foundational skills. In contrast to an environment where students are passive recipients of facts, formulas or rules, children gain understanding by constructing their own knowledge via guided problem-solving and carefully planned experiences. A workshop model provides the setting for readers, writers and mathematicians to engage deeply in their work, as teachers carefully design differentiated lessons based on students’ readiness and interest.
Our Honor Code shapes us as ambassadors of God’s grace and everlasting love, instilling a lifelong pursuit of learning, a drive to advocate for social justice, and a strong sense of who we are and whose we are. Our service learning relationships provide the context for students to experience the ultimate 21st century skill of cultural dexterity – learning to live and work alongside others with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
As an urban school Trinity has the distinct advantage of an extended campus. Children journey daily to such Center City destinations as ImaginOn, Discovery Place and the Mint Museum, Uptown. Our School’s founders dreamed of an educational community that would become part of the fabric of this city, where the powerful combination of creating scholars, nurturing spirituality and embracing diversity would enable us to inspire, develop and eventually send forth the leaders of tomorrow. You’ll find those future leaders here at Trinity Episcopal School.
2013-14 School Profile
Founded: 2000
Enrollment: 426
74 Faculty/Administrative Support
Average Class Size
K-3: 22 (2 Teachers)
Gr. 4-5: 24 (2 Teachers)
Gr. 6-8: 15.8 (1 Teacher)
Tuition Assistance:
18.6% (excluding tuition remission)
Ethnic/Racial Identification
• African American: 11%
• Asian: 1%
• Caucasian: 79%
• Hispanic: 4%
• Multi-Cultural: 5%
Religious Affiliation
• Baptist: 6%
• Catholic: 10%
• Episcopal: 27%
• Methodist: 10%
• Other: 11%
• Presbyterian: 22%
• Unknown/Unspecified: 14%
Community Life & Chapels
• “Tribes” of Trinity (Grs. 3-5)
• “Koinonia” (Middle School) Community Groups
• “Greet the Week”, Monday Mornings
• Grade-level Chapels
• Community Chapel, Friday Mornings
• K-8 Faith Studies Classes
Athletics (“no cut” program)
• Girls’ Volleyball
• Co-ed Cross Country
• Boys’ Soccer
• Girls’ Tennis
• Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball
• Boys’ Tennis
• Co-ed Track & Field
• Girls’ Soccer
• Co-ed Golf
Service Learning Partners
Kindergarten – Friendship Trays, Loaves & Fishes, St. Andrew’s Gleaning, Community Culinary School
1st – Loaves and Fishes
2nd – Little Sugar Creek Greenway Community Garden
3rd – Urban Ministry Center
4th – Metro School of CMS
5th – Carolina Raptor Center
6th – Friendship Gardens, McGill Rose Garden, Little Sugar Creek
7th – Adult Care & Share, Peak Resources, Loving Touch Adult Daycare
8th – La Escuelita Bi-Lingual Preschool, Windsor Park Elementary School, Merry Oaks International Academy
Alumni
389 Alumni
High School Choices: 32% Independent schools; 53% local public schools; 15% Boarding Schools
We invite you to visit our website for more detailed information about our program. Or better yet, please join our Admission Office for an Open House or our popular SuperTours!
Open House Dates
October 28th 9:30am (information available in Spanish)
January 11th 3:00 pm
SuperTours – 9:45am (90 minutes)
October 25th
November 7th
November 18th (Info available in Spanish)
December 6th
January 28th
February 25th
March 28th
Trinity Episcopal School
750 E. 9th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704)358-8101
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Trinity Episcopal School: Creating Scholars, Nurturing Spirituality, Embracing Diversity
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