|
Providence Spring Elementary School is a state-of-the-art facility housing 33 classrooms, ample auxiliary space for small group instruction, and a spacious media center equipped for research, instruction, television production, and desktop publishing. Our kindergarten through fifth grade classroom, our art room, music room, resource room, enrichment lab and computer lab are outfitted with SMART Boards. Our computer lab was reoutfitted with 31 new computers in March of 2010. This allows for 21st century instruction throughout our building.
Classrooms for lower grades, a computer lab with advanced capabilities, an art room with a kiln, and spaces for a variety of music and performing arts programs highlight the ground floor of the school. The upper level of the school houses our upper grade classrooms, areas for tutoring and Talent Development, and spaces for project design and small group instruction.
The school is in the heart of growing southeast Charlotte on 23 acres off Providence Church Lane. The spaciousness of the campus, the quiet of the site, and the school's close proximity to the historic Providence Presbyterian Church complex blends the best of old and new in a beautiful school setting.
Boys and girls are provided with a number of opportunities to pursue personal interests and develop their leadership skills. These activities include participation in safety patrol, Math Olympiad and Odyssey of the Mind. Students produce and present a weekly in-house television news program.
Parents sponsor art appreciation classes, which provide students with an understanding of the important role art plays in daily life.
Students also have the opportunity to work with the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association and Heifer International in public service roles. Academically, programs such as WordMasters, Math Olympiad, Science Olympiad, Mystery Class, the Chess team and the Quiz Bowl are offered. Academic excellence is recognized in student Honor Roll celebrations and in the upper grades, academic scholars will perform a variety of functions including in-house tutorial assistance for younger students.
Goal setting and monitoring one's own academic performance is stressed in the upper grades. In grades 3 - 5 each student is responsible for preparing and presenting a portfolio of individual work following the teacher's criteria. Student-led conferencing allows parents to understand their child's progress in academic studies.
|
![](="http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/allschools/pages/CMS20/images/invisible.gif"){kind=small}
