Charlotte Country Day School's Main Campus offers a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum for students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12, emphasizing academic excellence, critical thinking, creativity, and character development. The program is divided into Lower School (JK-Grade 5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), and Upper School (Grades 9-12), with tailored instruction at each level.
- English Language Arts: Foundational phonics and reading in early grades progress to advanced literature analysis, creative writing, rhetoric, and AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition. Students explore diverse genres, authors from Shakespeare to modern poets, and hone public speaking skills.
- Mathematics: From hands-on numeracy and geometry in Lower School to algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, calculus, statistics, and AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Statistics. Middle School introduces problem-solving competitions; Upper School offers honors and multivariable calculus.
- Science: Inquiry-based learning with labs in life science, earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science. AP offerings include Biology, Chemistry, Physics C: Mechanics/Electricity & Magnetism, Environmental Science. Robotics and research projects integrate STEM.
- Social Studies/History: Global perspectives from ancient civilizations to modern geopolitics, U.S. history, economics, psychology, government. AP courses: U.S. History, World History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Psychology, U.S. Government & Politics.
- World Languages: Immersive Spanish, French, Latin, Mandarin from elementary levels. Upper School advanced conversation, literature, AP Spanish Language, AP French Language, AP Latin.
The fine arts program nurtures creativity:
- Visual Arts: Drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, ceramics, digital design, AP Studio Art: 2-D, 3-D, Drawing.
- Performing Arts: Theater productions, band, orchestra, chorus, jazz ensemble, dance technique and choreography, AP Music Theory.
Physical Education and athletics include team sports like soccer, lacrosse, basketball, swimming, tennis, and strength training. Technology permeates all disciplines with coding, 3D design, makerspaces. Extracurriculars feature debate, Model UN, robotics (FIRST), journalism. Community service, outdoor education trips, and leadership seminars round out the holistic approach, preparing students for top colleges. Specialized electives include computer science, engineering design, film studies, entrepreneurship. (Word count: 312)
