The St. Sophia School is open to grades TK-6, with plans to add one grade a year up to 8th grade.
Admission is open to all members of the Charlotte community.
Small class sizes: 10:1 student-teacher ratio
Individualized instruction to maximize your student's unique potential
We are a low-homework school fostering a healthy home/school life balance while keeping parents engaged in their student's learning process
Targeted approach to technology: Thoughtfully and selectively integrating technology to enhance learning. Our program maintains the warmth of human connection in everything from instruction to parent communication
Value for cost: We are one of the most affordable programs in the city
Responsive and adaptive education: We are grounded in tradition but always reaching for excellence. We utilize parent, student and teacher feedback to continually grow and improve.
We are located at St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in South Charlotte.
Our full day TK program serves students ages 4-5 who want or need a transitional year between Preschool and Kindergarten. At this age, a priority is placed on play and a significant amount of the day is spent outside. The primary goals of the program are to inspire wonder and love of learning, and to prepare students for Kindergarten. Socially, we work on coaching positive interactions and communication, learning how to function within a classroom, giving practice with self-regulation and impulse control, and constructively resolving conflicts. Academically we work on building a strong foundation for early math and literacy skills through our Classical-Montessori blend.
Math: Students engage in rich play opportunities to build number fluency and number concepts.
Literacy: Through play, art, and games, students learn their letter names and sounds and know how to properly write their letters and numbers, preparing them to hit the ground running once they get to Kindergarten.
Development: Our program crafts opportunities for students to strengthen their fine and gross motor skills, which is important for all future learning. Almost all of this will look and feel like play to the children but will be accomplished through games, activities, and experiences that have been designed to teach certain skills and knowledge. Prayer and religious education is incorporated throughout the day, and the students attend weekly liturgies with the rest of the school.
Class Size: There will be a maximum of 8 children in the class for this first year.
Our afterschool program will support students in a fun environment until 5:00 p.m. each day for an additional cost.
View The St. Sophia School's bylaws here.