2089 Lamont Norwood
Road
Pittsboro NC 27312
919-932-6313
Age range: Preschool (3 years old)–4th Grade
Tuition: Preschool, $5,859 (half day), $10,253 (full day);
Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten, $10,253/year; Elementary School, $8,875/year (After-School, 1- to 5-day, $713; $3,241/year)
Scholarships available: Yes
Accreditation: Accredited by the National Association
for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Application deadline: Rolling deadline
Application fee: $40, non-refundable
School starts: Same as Chapel Hill-Carrboro
public schools
School runs: Preschool: Half day, 8:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.,
Full day 8:10 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.; Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten: Full day 8:10 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
(5:30 p.m. After-School); Elementary School: 8:10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (5:30 p.m. After-School),
5 days a week.
Class size: 2 gatherings of 12 students
each; 3 teachers.
Student:teacher ratio: Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten,
8:1; First Grade and above: 12:1
Boy/girl quota: No, but we strive
for gender-balanced groupings
How toilet-trained do children need
to be? Trained when school begins
Parental participation required:
We have a strong parent volunteer force but it is not mandatory
Special features: Spanish, music; daily outdoor educational curriculum
(six acres of land, creek, woods, farm program, organic garden)
Web address: www.communityindependentschool.org
Last Updated: 18 September 2008
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