We are committed to creating a school environment that responds to the academic, social, and personal needs of our children. Our objectives are to improve student achievement, to provide innovative programming extending the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, and to celebrate diversity through our international focus. Successful achievement in the academically rich environment prepares students for continuation of the IB Middle Years Programme in grades 9 and 10 offered at Hillside High School. The magnet themes are law and forensics, technology, and foreign languages. In the Middle Years Programme at Shepard, there are eight core subject areas which are taught against a background of five areas of interaction.
All schools have school nurses, counselors, psychologists, and social workers to assist students.