From our Smarty friends at Trinity Episcopal School
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. Based on both experiential and service learning, our program emphasizes respect, empathy and care for others in a setting that is unique to Trinity and our Uptown location.
“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.
Trinity’s academic program brings all members of the School community to a richer intellectual, spiritual, social, physical and aesthetic awareness through an interdisciplinary and progressive approach to instruction. We encourage the development of such scholarly habits as curiosity, intellectual risk-taking and perseverance. As students make connections across subject areas, they expand their creativity, enhance their critical thinking and problem-solving skills, sharpen their communication and leadership dexterity and develop their independence.
We capitalize on opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom to tap the fullest potential of our students. Every student has a hand in shaping Trinity’s landscape, whether it is the potato garden planted and harvested by our kindergartners, the tulips cared for by our third graders or the pond excavated by our seventh-grade students. Our scholars rendezvous in the Renaissance, sample Shakespeare and perform magic with math. Favorite authors drop in, science projects fall from the sky and art and music fill the hallways. Trinity’s curriculum stimulates intellectual development in a way that inspires passion and sets the tone for lifelong learning.
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.
Located in Uptown Charlotte, 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. 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.
2014-15 School Profile
About Our School
– Grades: K-8
– School Leadership: Head of School – Tom Franz
Board of Trustees Chair – Phil Colaco
– Location: First Ward Garden District, Charlotte, NC
– Founded: 2000
– Operating Budget: $7.24 million
– Tuition (2014-15): $15,400 (K-5), $16,940 (6-8)
– Accreditation: SACS/Southern Association of Independent Schools & Colleges
About Our Program
– Average Class Size: 22:2 (K-2), 24:2 (3-5), 18:1 (6-8)
– Progressive, hands-on workshop approach to curriculum including Reader’s Workshop, Writer’s Workshop, Investigations Math, Connected Math, StoryPath, etc.
– Technology integration with Chromebooks, iPads & MacBooks
– Collaborative and process-focused differentiated learning classrooms
– K-8 Service Learning Curriculum & Partnerships
Service Learning Partners:
Kindergarten – Friendship Trays
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, Adopt-A-Stream
7th – Adult Care & Share, Peak Resources, Loving Touch Adult Daycare & Brian Center
8th – Charlotte Bilingual Preschool, Windsor Park Elementary School, First Ward Creative Arts Academy, Merry Oaks International Academy
– K-8 Garden Curriculum
– Faith Studies including Bible lessons, study of world religions, etc.
– Weekly enrichment classes including Physical Education, Healthful Living & Wellness, Visual Arts and Music
– K-8 Performing Arts program
About Our Community
– Faculty/Staff: 52 Faculty, 22 Administrative/Staff
– Enrollment: 435
– Gender of Students: 45% Boys, 55% Girls
Ethnic/Racial Identification:
– 10% African American
– 1% Asian
– 80% Caucasian
– 6% Hispanic
– 3% Multicultural
Religious Affiliation:
– 5% Baptist
– 9% Catholic
– 6% Christian
– 24% Episcopalian
– 2% Lutheran
– 11% Methodist
– 22% Presbyterian
– 21% Other
– Tuition Assistance: 22% (excludes tuition remission)
– Tuition Assistance Awards: $1.1million
About Student Life
– Tribes of Trinity (Gr. 3-5) and
– Koinonia (Gr. 6-8) Community Life Groups
– Greet the Week: Monday Morning Assembly
– Weekly Grade-level Chapels
– Community Chapel, Friday Mornings
– National Geography & Spelling Bees
Middle School Athletics:
Fall: Girls’ Volleyball, Cross Country, Boys’ Soccer, Girls’ Tennis
Winter: Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball
Spring: Boys’ Tennis, Track & Field, Girls’ Soccer, Golf
Student Clubs & Groups:
– Chess Club
– Girls on the Run & Let Me Run
– MathCats
– MathCounts
– Mentoring Moments
– Odyssey of the Mind
– Robotics Club
– Science Olympiad
– Young Ladies of Colors Affinity Group
– Young Men of Color Affinity Group
About Our Alumni
– Alumni: 444 Students (2004-2014)
– High School Choices: 32% Independent High Schools, 53% Public High Schools, 15% Boarding High Schools
We invite you to visit our website for more detailed information about our program: www.tescharlotte.org. Or better yet, please join our Admission Office for an Open House or our popular Super Tours!
Open House Dates
January 10th 3pm
SuperTours – 9:45am (90 minutes)
November 17th
November 18th (Presented in Spanish)
December 9th
January 26th
February 24th
March 10th
March 24th
Trinity Episcopal School
750 E. 9th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-358-8101
www.tescharlotte.org
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