Cherokee Charter Academy

2021/2022 New Student Application Click Here! We know that learning is easier when you have an excellent teacher. That's why our educators will be highly trained in ALL areas of instruction for our students. Our faculty is passionate about the students they teach and will bring this enthusiasm into their student's lives. Our classroom teachers will... be certified by the State of South Carolina along with receiving extensive training in our curriculum of: Core Knowledge, Core Knowledge Language Arts, Eureka Math, and Core Virtues. Cherokee Charter Academy will only hire the best educators for our students. An Academically Rigorous School full of love, kindness, safety, and support! Whether your child is on grade level, behind, ahead, or somewhere inbetween, our staff will meet each student where they are and help guide their path to get them the quality education that each South Carolinian deserves. Just passing "the test" is not our school's plan. Our mission is to Develop the Next Generation of American Citizens with the best education in the UpState. Any other goal is simply not set high enough. A Full, Well-Rounded Education and Remembering KIDS ARE KIDS! Our students will have PE EVERYDAY with a PE Teacher. Young and old need to move and exercise their body daily. Kids need to move and have fun! Exposure to the Arts is also a vital part of any full education. We will have Music and Art Teachers on our staff and each student will have Music or Art everyday. A Good example is: if there are 20 schools days in a month each student will have 10 full classes of Music and 10 full classes of Art. The Cherokee Charter Academy Board of Directors are pleased to announce the hiring of Tessa Waldrep as School Director. Tessa is a veteran of 24 years in the education field. She served 18 years as a classroom teacher and most recently 6 years as an assistant Principal at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Thomas Jefferson is ranked as one of the top 150 schools in the nation by US ...Read More