Open House Season? WHAT? School just started! Hard to believe and hard to handle when we are just sliding into the school year.
Because we are always happy to help, we took some of the pain out the process with the below list. We know there are a ton of wonderful schools in Charlotte and we tried to cover as many as possible. So please, add any schools we may have missed!
Now get out there and educate yourself on all the fabulous schools Charlotte has to offer!
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) provides academic instruction and support each school day to more than 141,100 students in kindergarten through 12th grade in 159 schools throughout the cities and towns of Mecklenburg County. See the below links for shortcuts to the enrollment process and Open House Dates listed alphabetically by school.
• 2012-2013 Open House Dates by School
• CMS enrolling your student
• CMS zones
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG MAGNET SCHOOLS
Any student can apply to a magnet program within CMS. All students who wish to apply for a magnet program must meet any entrance requirements that may exist for the school or magnet program and agree to fulfill program requirements to remain enrolled in the magnet program. For more information on the CMS Magnet program and all Open House dates for these schools, visit the below links.
• CMS magnet program
• CMS magnet schools open house dates
CHARLOTTE AREA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (CAIS)
Charlotte Christian School
October 10, 9:30 am: JK/K
October 25, 7:00 pm: JK/K
November 17, 1:00 pm: JK-12
January 31, 7:00 pm: JK-12
Charlotte Country Day School
October 9, 7:00 pm: JK/K (parents only)
October 17, 7:00 pm: JK-4 (parents only)
November 8, 1:30-3:30 pm: 9-12 (parents & students)
November 29, 7:00 pm: JK-12 (multicultural JK-12, parents only)
Charlotte Latin School
October 4, 7:00 pm: TK/K
October 18, 9:30 am: TK-12
Charlotte Preparatory School
October 11, 7:00 pm: PK-8
October 28, 2:00 pm: PK-8
November 8, 9:30 am: (focus on early school/montessori program)
January 15, 9:30 am: PK-8
Providence Day School
October 2, 6:00 pm: TK/K
October 14, 2:00 pm: TK-12
November 14, 2:00 pm: TK-12
Trinity Episcopal School
October 16, 7:00 pm: K-8
October 23, 12:00 pm: K-8
October 30, 10:00 am: K-8 (information available in Spanish)
November 15, 12:00 pm: K-8
January 12, 3:00 pm
MECKLENBURG AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (MACS)
“MACS” is a centralized, regional system of schools in the Charlotte area that includes nine schools that serve PK through 12. For questions or for additional information, contact the admissions office at 704-370-3273. Families should visit the individual school websites to get information about Open Houses and admissions.
• MACS schools listing
• MACS admission process
Holy Trinity Middle School
November 2, 1-3 pm
November 4, 9-11 am
Charlotte Catholic High School
Visit website to schedule an appointment.
MISC. CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
British American School of Charlotte
October 3, 6:00 pm
November 1, 6:00 pm
January 31, 6:00 pm
Charlotte Jewish Day School
October 24 & 25, Time TBD
Charlotte Montessori School
Please contact the school at 704-332-7733 for Open House information.
Covenant Day School
October 24, 9:30 am TK-12
BONUS! We also found this great link (thank you Wikipedia) of all schools in the Charlotte area. It’s looooooong, so grab some refreshments!
• Charlotte area schools list on Wikipedia
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Just a heads up for all…the montessori magnet programs for CMS have the most slots available for 4 yr olds(by 8/31) and applications for the lottery process are usually due the first week of December. So that may mean your child is 3 when you register them at CMS and apply for the lottery depending on their bday so start looking before you think you need to. The Montessori programs are VERY hard to get into (the yr we did it we had a 33% chance to get in park rd, 43% for chantilly and 46% for highland mill)…also FYI you get a higher priority for the montessori program in your transportation zone (see the CMS website for zones) but you try to go to any of them.