Last Upated: April 15, 2021
Anthony Bryant: Our school here at Carolina School for Inquiry is comprised of about 180 students. And we do inquiry-based learning where kids are active in the learning process. One of the programs that I started here is our Boys’ Leadership Academy. It’s comprised of third through sixth grade male students and we help them develop and implement leadership qualities so they can grow up to be successful adults. We teach responsibility, integrity, time management, manners, and one of our components is service.
Anthony: I think what makes our school special is our mission statement. Our mission is to teach a diverse population of children in an atmosphere of kindness that encourages active inquiry, fosters individual growth, and promotes respect for self and others in the world in which we live. It’s more like a family here.
Andrew: Do you think students benefit from the feeling of being cared for in addition to being educated?
Andrew: Why do you think giving parents opportunities to choose school is important?
Anthony: We attend a lot of the local rallies at our state capitol building. We engage in contests about “Why I love my school.” And we have Wear Yellow Day, where students wear yellow all day. There are activities that we do throughout the week just to highlight National School Choice Week with the yellow scarves. We have a dance competition and then all the students get together and do the National School Choice dance. So, it’s an exciting time and kids are still wearing the scarves even after it. They love them.
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