Spartanburg Charter School

SCS has had a tremendous response to open enrollment after just one year! Affected parents will be notified in writing as well, but a lottery of applicants for the 2010-2011 school year will be required as follows: 

·         K Girls – Lottery for 14 Open Slots (18 applicants) 

·         K Boys – Lottery for 13 Open Slots (20 applicants) 

·         1st Girls – Lottery for 4 Open Slots (6 applicants) 

·         1st Boys – Lottery for Ordering Wait List (10 applicants)

·         2nd Boys – Lottery for 2 Open Slots (4 applicants) 

·         3rd Girls – Lottery for 5 Open Slots (8 applicants) 

·         3rd Boys – Lottery for Ordering Wait List (6 applicants) 

·         4th Girls – Lottery for Ordering Wait List (4 applicants) 

·         4th Boys – Lottery for 3 Open Slots (4 applicants) 

The lottery will take place on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. and will be held in the SCS multipurpose room. Parent/guardian attendance at this lottery is not required, but we invite and welcome your participation. We continue to have openings for 2^nd grade girls, 5^th grade girls, 5^th grade boys, 6^th grade girls, and 6^th grade boys, and applications for these openings and all other classes will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Please note that we will also continue enrolling students for the current 2009-2010 school year through Friday March 19, 2010. Please contact Patti Rubenzer at (864)621-3882 if you are interested in enrolling your child for the current school year.  We at SCS continue to look forward to partnering with you and the Spartanburg community to develop future generations of high achieving world citizens.

What is our

approach to learning?

We use a Reggio-inspired process

to teach the content of SC state standards.

We believe:

· All children want to learn and can progress toward proficiency in SC standards.

· Children learn best when they have some control over their learning.

· Children learn best by touching, moving, seeing and hearing.

· Children have a relationship with other children and with material items in the world and must be allowed to explore.

· Children learn best when given multiple ways and opportunities to express their unique gifts.

We believe:

· All parents want their children to succeed.

· Parents are partners in learning and advocates for their children.

· Parents are welcomed to take part in discussions about school policy, child development concerns, curriculum planning and evaluation.

We believe:

· All teachers are role models for learning and must be committed to enhancing their own learning and their own understanding of children.

· Teachers are co-learners and collaborators, not lecturers.

· Teachers must be actively involved in learning alongside children.

· Teachers extend children’s learning by working on projects with them and helping to collect data such as photographs, notes, videos, etc.

· Teachers must begin projects by first observing children and inquiring about topics of interest to children. Teachers then introduce materials, questions, and opportunities that provoke children to further explore topics of interest.