Stories

We are so excited to welcome all of our students and families for the 2023-2024 school year! Check out our photo gallery for images of the first day, including lower and middle school "first day of school" portraits! And enjoy this video of our energetic first day back.

We are so proud of the Charlotte Preparatory School class of 2023! These students have shown themselves time and time again as exceptional scholars, athletes, and artists. But more importantly, they model the values of our core pillars, and that is the lifelong mark of a Prep graduate that they will carry with them.

I recognize that many current families are relatively new to our community and may not be aware of the purpose of the Board of Trustees or how it functions, so for this end-of-the-year message, I am going to review this subject.

Eight-grade graduation is right around the corner. This is an important and moving event, as it signifies an important passage in the lives of our 8th graders. They are moving on and up – leaving our school to write the next chapter of their educational story. They are more than ready for this transition and are well prepared to be successful high school students.

At the heart of a school is the interplay between teaching and learning. We assume that when something is taught it is learned, but that is not always true. Good teaching is much more than the simple delivery of information, and students are not passive recipients of knowledge.

And just like that, it’s May! With the school year winding down, it’s natural for children to express a range of emotions like excitement, nervousness, and even sadness. Teachers ride a similar emotional wave and, not surprisingly, I am feeling this shift even more acutely as I begin to consider my transition out of the classroom.

Everyone is gushing about Grandparents & Special Friends' Day—our first one on campus since 2019—and what made this day so outstanding was, of course, our wonderful guests! We hope to see everyone again next year!

I became a first-time grandparent in January, and it was quite an emotional experience. When my son told me his wife was pregnant, I was very happy for them. I knew they were going to make great parents.  Soon after, though, I realized this meant I had officially entered OPT (old person territory). I mean, come on. A grandparent? Me?

Our annual STEM Egg Drop Challenge provides Prep students of all ages the opportunity to become engineers!

A global pandemic. Political unrest. Economic challenges. Disruptive new technologies. It is no doubt the past few years have been difficult. How do we acknowledge and live in the world as it is and be the best parents we can be?