Other Schools

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Established in Durham in 1980, the NC School of Science and Mathematics is the first state-wide, public, residential high school for juniors and seniors with special interest and talent in the sciences and mathematics. Since opening, one third of NCSSM students have been named National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists, which is the highest percentage of any high school in the United States. Total current enrollment at the school is 550. Private Schools There are a total of 91 private schools in the Research Triangle region, several of which are described below. For a complete listing, contact the State of North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education at (919) 733-4276 and ask for the North Carolina Directory of Non-Public Schools. Chatham County Chatham Academy - K through grade 7 Hickory Mountain Learning Center - coed boarding school for grades 5 through 12 Durham County Durham Academy - private pre-school through grade 12 Camelot Academy - full self-paced curriculum with 1:10 teacher/student ratio Hill Learning Development Center - for learning disabled children Montessori Community School - through grade 3 Duke School for Children - age 3 through grade 8 Franklin County Calvary Christian School - K through grade 12 Granville County Christian Faith Center Academy - K through grade 12 Harnett County Cape Fear Christian Academy - K through grade 12 Foundations Christian Academy - K through grade 12 Johnston County Gateway Christian School - K through grade 12 Johnston Christian Academy - K through grade 8 Lee County Grace Christian School - K through grade 12 Lee Christian School - K through grade 12 Provisions Academy - Charter School - Grade 6-11. Opening Fall 1999, No more than 132 Students Grade 12 will be added in Fall 2000 to bring enrollment to 150 students Moore County Calvary Christian School - K through grade 12 Cameron Boys Camp School - boy's boarding school for grades 4 through 11 Episcopal Day School - for K through grade 4 Highland Christian Academy - for K - grade 11 Oakridge Christian School - Grades 3 through 12 O'Neil School - K through grade 12 Solid Rock Christian School - K through grade 12 Orange County Abundant Life Christian Academy - preschool through grade 12 St. Mary's School - preschool through grade 12 St. Thomas More Catholic School - K through grade 8 Emerson Waldorf School - education K-8 through artistic experience Carolina Friends School - traditional Quaker education, pre-school through grade 12 The Kantner School - Preschool through grade 12 Montessori Day School - Preschool through grade 4 The Wellington School - Kindergarten through Grade 1 Person County Person Christian School - grades 1 through 12 Roxboro Christian Academy - K through grade 12 Vance County Kerr-Vance Academy - K through grade 12 North Henderson School - K through grade 12 Victory Baptist Church School - K through grade 12 Wake County The Achievement School - tutoring for learning disabilities Al-Iman School - K through grade 5 Bonner Academy - K through grade 12 Cardinal Gibbons High School - Grades 9 through 12 Cary Academy - Grades 6 through 11 (Senior Year added in 1999) Cathedral School - K through grade 9 Charter Academy of Raleigh - grades 8 through 10 Ecole de Raleigh - curriculum taught in French Frankie Lemmon School - developmentally delayed children Gymcarolina Academic Academy - Grades 1 through 9 Montessori School of Raleigh - through grade 5 Ravenscroft School - a college preparatory coed day school St. Mary's College High School - grades 9 through 12 for females Warren County Norlina Christian School - K through grade 12 International Schools Japanese Japanese Language School NC Japan Center (919) 737-3450 Classes for Kindergarten through 8th grade are held Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Wiley International Magnet School in Raleigh. High School level instruction is also available. The program is designed to offer Japanese-focused educational opportunities to international students. French Ecole de Raleigh (919) 781-9529 The entire curriculum of this private school is taught in French. The program has been approved by the French Government Department of Education. Classes for kindergarten through 12th grade are held daily throughout the school year, beginning at 1:00 p.m., allowing students to attend Wake County Public Schools in the morning. Lebanese Triangle Lebanese Association Lebanese Education Center (919) 851-5187 Contact: Ms. Badia Ishak The TLA was founded in 1986 as a social organization to provide an exchange of information and understanding between the Lebanese and American cultures through social, cultural and humanitarian endeavors. Instruction in the Arabic language began in 1995. The mission of the Triangle Lebanese Association (TLA) Arabic class is to teach the Arabic language, in its written form and as spoken in the Lebanese dialect, so that those who wish to learn may more fully appreciate the Lebanese culture and heritage, and may communicate in the language of their ancestors, family or friends. Classes are held once a week on Saturday, 10 a.m. until 12 noon. The location is at the All Saints Orthodox Chruch, 520 Buck Jones Road in Raleigh.