School News – 10/4/2023
Shakespeare Week CCS-America ended Quarter 1 with its annual Shakespeare Week! Students and staff celebrated with a performance by a court jester from No Sleeves Magic, a presentation from Cape Fear Raptor Center, crafts, and activities capturing life during the 1500 to 1600s! Students in 6th-8th grade read several Shakespearean...
OpEd: Get back to basics to improve America’s schools
By Baker A. Mitchell Jr. September 23, 2023 It’s understandable that many parents are upset about what is being taught in their schools. They should be even more upset about what’s not being taught (at least not effectively): English grammar, reading, writing, mathematics, logic, truth, goodness, aesthetics. Last year’s National...
School News – 9/20/2023
Constitution Day Last Friday, CCS-America students observed Constitution Day, commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Students celebrated by participating in parades and activities focused on the importance of the Constitution. Each campus even had a special visitor, the Father of the Constitution, James Madison! Click...
School News – 9/6/2023
K-9 Training at CCS-Leland On Wednesday, August 23rd, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office and their K-9 trainees ran a practice search at the CCS-Leland Middle School. The dogs sniffed lockers, classrooms, and the courtyards as part of their training. CCS-Leland's Assistant Headmaster, Mrs. Crawford, said, " It was a privilege...
OpEd: Thaddeus Lott’s neglected formula for student success
Thaddeus Lott's neglected formula for student success By Baker A. Mitchell Jr. August 23, 2023 06:00 AM A new “Report on the Condition of Education” from the National Center on Education Statistics shows a significant increase in the percentage of school teachers with advanced degrees, which in many districts will earn...
School News – 8/23/2023
Alumni Spotlight The 2023-2024 school year marks a new milestone for Classical Charter Schools of America as nine CCS-A alumni return to three of our campuses to teach! Their students undoubtedly will benefit from the unique perspectives and first-hand experiences the former students bring to the classroom. Their success stories...
School News – 8/9/2023
A Thriving Learning Environment In CCS-America classrooms, you will find structure and order, where instructional time is maximized, and disruptions are held to a minimum. Here are a few things we do in our classrooms to keep students thriving: Each classroom has a clear set of rules and expectations for...
OpEd: Public Schools Make Excuses; Charter ‘Gap Busters’ Get Results
Public Schools Make Excuses; Charter 'Gap Busters' Get Results(Globalstock/Getty Images) By Baker A. Mitchell Jr. August 2, 2023 6:30 AM In many school districts, the learning gap remains a persistent, serious concern. Meanwhile, charter schools are closing that gap. Public-school administrators across the country are still lamenting their students’ pandemic-related “learning...
School News – 7/26/2023
First Week of School Pictures! We are almost one full week into the 2023-2024 school year, and students are already hard at work! Take a look into our classrooms and see what students have been working on at the links below: CCS-Leland CCS-Southport CCS-Whiteville CCS-Wilmington CCS-Leland Named A...
Classical Charter Schools of Leland Named A “2023 Exceptional Charter School in Special Education”
For Immediate Release Contact: Madeleine Hale mhale@rogerbacon.net More Kudos for the RBA Schools Classical Charter Schools of Leland Named A “2023 Exceptional Charter School in Special Education” Leland, NC – Classical Charter Schools of America’s Leland campus (CCS-Leland) announced today that the school has been named a “2023 Exceptional Charter...