Students learn foundational skills with a hands-on approach that promotes manipulation of numbers and number concepts in the Lower School. The wide variety of offerings in mathematics allows students to advance at an individual pace in Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. Science classes at CCS involve students in observation, experimentation, analysis and the synthesis of data in a variety of laboratory settings. These include the traditional classroom as well as learning experiences which are designed to take advantage of the outdoor laboratory surrounding the school campus. Educational experiences for students at Charlotte Christian also include physical education, an array of fine arts opportunities, computer skills including both keyboarding and applications, and research using print and non-print mediums.
Honors classes across the curriculum are available to students beginning in ninth grade.
Student scores on standardized achievement tests are consistently above the national averages at all grade levels. Curriculum and other educational experiences in the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools enable students to develop the resources to become independent critical thinkers, decision-makers and leaders.