Academics
Friends School of Charlotte provides an inclusive and welcoming academic environment that fosters individual responsibility and lifelong learning.
Please review our curriculum statement or contact the school for more information.
You may also wish to review resources available through the Friends Council on Education
Academics
Please review our curriculum statement (link below) or contact the school for more information.
Our academic calendar for the 2009-10 school year is available through the link below.
Our monthly events calendars are available through the links below. We will update the calendars with field trips and other school events throughout the year, so please make sure to check back regularly. Calendars last updated 3/4/10!
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Native American Bark house During their Native American unit, the students at FSC built a bark house. They cut down saplings that were overcrowding a forest and then used them to frame their structure. Then the students added "bark" for the walls and glyphs. The unit culminated with a feast featuring Native American recipes made by the students, which they ate in and around their bark house! |
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Habitat for Humanity Field Trip/Community Service Project. As a community service project, the students visited the Charlotte Habitat for Humanity warehouse. There they learned about Habitat's mission and received a tour of the facility. We brought back a giant bucket of nails to school so we can sort them out for the volunteers to reuse! |
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Day of the Dead Celebration The students at FSC studied the meaning of the Mexican Day of the Dead Celebration throughout the month of October. The unit culminated in a "Mercado" where students could buy items to place on the altar they made to remember their loved ones. |
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Making a Difference Field Trip As part of our unit on "Making a Difference," the students visited the Charlotte Friends Meeting to help construct a memorial garden. They also learned about the history of the Bartrams, a Quaker family of botanists that is credited with identifying many native American plants during colonial times. Thanks to their work, we now know which plants are native to areas throughout the east coast. Jeff Meyer, a member of the Charlotte Friends Meeting, explained how we can easily make a difference by planting native species of plants in our yards. Native plants attract native insects, which in turn help support other native wildlife! |
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Raptor Center Field Trip During our Bird Unit in the early spring, we went to visit the Raptor Center at Latta Plantation. Our students practiced categorizing birds into different groups and were fascinated by the birds of prey. Getting to see and learn about them up close was a real treat! |
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Grandfriends Day, April 2010 Students invited grandparents and special friends to visit our school for the morning. Grandfriends were invited to join us for our Morning Meeting, a special Choice Time, and Meeting for Worship. |
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Culminating Habitat for Humanity Field Trip After spending several months sorting nails for the Habitat for Humanity volunteers, the students were able to return to the warehouse to see how they have helped this organization. The warehouse had special bins built to sort all the different nails used by the workers so they can easily come and take what they need each day. Our students enjoyed adding the nails they had sorted to the bins! We were grateful that we had the opportunity to help Habitat continue to provide homes to those in need. |
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Last Day of School Picnic FSC students, staff, families, board members and volunteers gathered for a potluck lunch on the last day of school. Michelle and Nancy led the students in a group reflection before the meal and after lunch the entire group entered a period of worship. Many messages of gratitude and appreciation were shared. We closed with singing and a period of freeplay and socializing. Happy summer and we'll see you next year! |