Schools

Chapel Cove is served by Winget Park Elementary School, Southwest Middle School and Olympic Community of Schools. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system’s magnet schools are additional options.

Click here for more information on Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools. The Charlotte area also offers a variety of private schools.

Winget Park Elementary School (Grades K – 5)
12235 Winget Road
Charlotte, NC 28278
Phone: (980) 343-1063
Principal: Mary A. Sturge
Approximate enrollment: 1,100

“The mission of Winget Park Elementary School is to inspire children to become caring, competent and productive citizens in an ever-changing world.”

• The staff provides the educational foundation for each student while promoting citizenship and lifelong learning. Winget Park Elementary is a uniform school. Uniform colors are navy blue, white and khaki.
  
• Winget Park Elementary includes 39 classrooms and a large multipurpose room for school activities. The school also offers a full, high school-size gym. Both a basketball team and cheerleading team will start up for the 2008-09 school year.
• Together, parents and faculty plan monthly meetings for clubs, such as math and chess clubs, for students to participate. Winget Park Elementary welcomes parents and future residents of Chapel Cove to tour the school. Tours are given daily, and parents can call ahead to schedule a tour.
• The school’s location in Thomas M. Winget Park is perfect for students to experience nature abound. Winget Park Elementary is working to create an outdoor learning lab, which will give students the opportunity to observe natural plantings and flora that are indigenous to this area. The next phase of the lab will involve setting up feeding stations to observe wildlife. This lab will be used on a daily basis and will be headed by the science, technology and talent development teachers.

Southwest Middle School (Grades 6 – 8)
13624 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28273
Phone: (980) 343-5006
Principal: Dr. Valerie G. Williams
Approximate Enrollment: 1,100

• An academic facilitator dedicated to Southwest Middle supports teachers by collaborating with them to plan instructional activities, conducting professional development sessions for staff, serving as a mentor to teachers learning new strategies, and sharing best practices in instruction and classroom management.
• The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) approach to learning is used school-wide. This academic achievement program requires all students to take notes in class, keep an organized notebook and have all materials for every class. Southwest Middle expects regular communication between parents and teachers.
• Students can become involved in a number of activities, including Math Counts, Battle of the Books, step team, beta club, art club, yearbook, student government, band and others.
• Southwest Middle has nine science labs, four computer labs, three music rooms and other specialty classrooms; a large media center; two gyms; a dance studio; and a cafeteria-auditorium. The school also has a large outdoor athletic complex including football/soccer game and practice fields, high school-quality track, and baseball and softball fields.

Olympic Community of Schools (Grades 9-12)
4301 Sandy Porter Road, Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone: (980) 343-3800
Approximate Enrollment: 2,000

Olympic High School divided into five smaller campuses in 2006 and became Olympic Community of Schools. Each campus focuses on different academic courses to provide a personal touch, new teaching styles and real-life themes. Students, teachers, parents and school administration crafted the blueprint for the five courses of study – math, engineering, technology and science; biotechnology, health and public administration; international business and communication studies; global studies and economics; and renaissance.

• The School of Math, Engineering, Technology and Science (METS) at Olympic – The mission of the school is to create an engaged learning environment that creates citizens prepared to act with equity and justice; enabled to choose wisely; and possessing the skills to establish and maintain a global community that well-serves the entire human experience. The school was created with the help of a grant from the Bill Gates Foundation and the Coalition of Essential Schools. METS is the third high school in North Carolina to be certified to grant college credit for all its engineering courses. Principal: Ayinde N.A. Rudolph
• The School of Biotechnology, Health and Public Administration at Olympic –The mission of the school, in partnership with the community and industry, is dedicated to provide lifelong learners with real world applications of science to encourage advancements and to promote social awareness in the 21st century. Students will participate in an intensive cross-curricular program that values social responsibility, equity and personal enrichment, while also developing effective communication, organizational and time management skills and work ethic. Principal: Jerry Brown
• The School of International Business and Communication Studies (IBCS) at Olympic – The mission of the school is to produce enterprising students who comprehend the skills that are essential for contributing, competing and succeeding within a dynamic global society. The school strives to give students a quality education and meaningful opportunities to apply their knowledge in the real world. Students have the option of participating in various charitable efforts, such as last year’s Hidden Valley Project, which gave hundreds of gifts to a Charlotte elementary school in need, and The Apprentice, which raised more than $10,000 to help a low-income family build its own house. Principal: Todd Pipkin
• The School of Global Studies and Economics at Olympic – This school’s mission is to educate the whole person to lead and serve in a global community. The school has implemented a school-wide literacy plan that includes reading, writing and computer use in each class. Students will become well-versed in the politics, cultures and teachings of many countries. Students have the opportunity to participate in programs such as the AIDS awareness program, which has flourished into a campaign that partners the school’s students with Starbucks and Wachovia to raise funds for relief in Africa. Also, Cognis, a chemical group from the Steele Creek area, is working with the school’s teachers to create meaningful lessons for students to gain lab experience from knowledge gained in the classroom. Recently added to list of organizations involved with the school, the World Affairs Council provides students with the opportunity to hear speakers from other countries, shadow business professionals in a global market and travel to places they have only read about. Principal: Matthew Hayes
• The Renaissance School at Olympic – The school was created from a Community of Essential Schools grant in alliance with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Through a collaborative effort of all staff, parents and students, the school’s mission is to encourage students to become active and responsible citizens by focusing on the arts, humanities and social issues. By studying the arts, students improve their critical thinking skills, self expression and understanding of the world. Students can pick their area of study and choose from five different “houses” – performing arts (theatre and dance); media and visual arts (film, literature, photojournalism, design and art); music (choral, orchestral and band); social justice (leadership, community activism, law and social responsibility); and DaVinci (classical contributions of math and science). Principal: Melody Sears
• Sports offered include baseball, basketball, cross-country, track, football, golf, swimming, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling.