Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence in Christian Education
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
our history
Since 1950, Charlotte Christian School has faithfully equipped and developed students to effectively integrate Biblical truth and learning into their daily lives, ultimately impacting culture for Christ. Charlotte Christian graduates are taught to blend spiritual formation, pursuit of excellence, innovation, curiosity and creativity into the way they think and interact with the world around them.
Charlotte Christian school is...
a wonderful and diverse community that unites in a passion for Christian education. We are tremendously blessed to have a dedicated faculty who know and love their students and are experts in their craft. We provide a beautiful campus that is not only aesthetically pleasing but, more importantly, is also safe and secure so students can focus on learning and growing into the young men and women God has created them to be.
In all things, we teach and learn through a Biblical worldview lens. Our academic program begins in our lower school, where our environment is intentionally designed to develop students who are inquisitive, engaged and challenged to discover while building a solid foundation. Our middle school is designed to allow students to explore their unique gifts and talents through new experiences and areas of study while supporting adolescent learners. The upper school provides robust academic offerings that allow students to fulfill specialized interests, embrace intellectual curiosity and encourage students to wrestle with life’s questions from a Biblical worldview.
We desire to provide all of our students an educational experience that is balanced and supportive. Our graduates are prepared for college and beyond spiritually, academically, socially and physically. Our school benediction frames our hope for each child. We pray that our students and graduates do justice, love kindness and walk humbly (Micah 6:8) in a way that honors our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your interest in Charlotte Christian School. I hope that you find a home here just as my family and I have over the last 16 years.
Barry Giller | Head of School
love god
“And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37
Charlotte Christian Core Value
LOWER SCHOOL
Grades JK-4
Our lower school begins with our early education program, which teaches through hands-on, experiential learning models, nurturing students’ boundless curiosity. As students progress in lower school, they build solid foundations through a biblical worldview across disciplines that continue to engage, enrich, and deepen cognitive, emotional and social skills while inspiring excitement for learning.
• Passionate and dedicated teachers foster environments that spark curiosity, exploration and a joy for learning.
“I love working at CCS because of the endless support and encouragement provided from fellow teachers and administrators. We all have a common goal of impacting the culture for Christ, so it feels like we’re all on this mission together.”
- Meredith Bost, First Grade Teacher, Alum
Charlotte Christian Core Value
• Innovative early education program (JK-K) in an environment intentionally designed for our youngest learners.
• Balanced curriculum providing academic rigor, robust enrichment offerings, and co-curricular activities, including a lower school play and after-school clubs.
• Weekly chapel led by our lower school spiritual life director.
• Dedicated lower school administration and support staff, including a guidance counselor, instructional facilitator, two technology facilitators, STEM coordinator, two PE teachers and media specialist.
show kindness
“And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:39-40
middle SCHOOL
Grades 5-8
Our middle school program goes beyond academic preparation. Here, students explore their identity in Christ, purpose, and place, fostering a strong sense of self and belonging.
• Rigorous yet age-appropriate curriculum that fosters a safe and nurturing Christcentered community where every student feels valued and belongs.
• Robust elective offerings in fine arts, innovation and personal skills empower students to explore their passions and develop new talents.
“Being a Charlotte Christian Knight means more than just attending a school-it's about joining a community where every student, parent, and teacher feels like family. As a family, we're proud to be part of a community that supports and strengthens one another."
- Martha Allen, CCS Parent
• A vibrant student life program that promotes a biblical worldview through advisory groups, kingdom competitions, engaging weekly chapels, student-led devotions, fun-filled Fellowship Fridays, overnight retreats and field trips, theme days and various cocurricular activities.
• One-to-one iPad for every middle school student as part of the iKnights Technology Program.
• Dedicated middle school administration, including two assistant principals, two counselors, a spiritual life director and a technology facilitator, providing comprehensive support and guidance to students and families.
Charlotte Christian Core Value
WALK HUMBLY
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” James 4:10
2025 Charlotte Christian Knights Cup Recipients, Andrew Boythe and Jewel Lewis
upper SCHOOL
Grades 9-12
In the upper school, we have designed a program that leads with three essential principles: educate with excellence, equip with relevance and encourage relationships.
• Our robust college preparatory academic program includes a solid sequence of core courses, extensive AP and honors courses, and diverse elective offerings taught through a biblical worldview. Our dynamic upper school program also includes a Winterim, mission trips and spiritual retreats.
• Students complement their academics with our extensive cocurricular opportunities that foster growth, instill confidence and hone leadership skills.
“Being a Knight means that I have the opportunity to have friends who also strive to follow the Lord and teachers who pour into me. I appreciate the opportunities that being a Knight brings, like spending time with students across the different divisions."
- Ashlyn Preston ('25)
SEEK TRUTH
• Rich spiritual life programs aim to develop a biblical worldview and prepare students for life ahead. Weekly chapel, advisory, leadership and service are integral to our balanced program.
• A supportive community where students are known and mentored by a committed faculty throughout the upper school experience, including our counselors shepherding students and parents through a comprehensive college counseling program.
• One-to-one MacBooks for every upper school student as part of the iKnights Technology Program.
• Dedicated upper school administration and support staff include an assistant principal, dean of students, spiritual life director, technology facilitator, two guidance and two college counselors.
“Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” John 18:37
Charlotte Christian Core Value
fine arts
athletics
Charlotte Christian competes in the 4A division of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) and is a member of the Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA). The athletic department offers 21 sports (boys and girls) and fields 51 teams in those sports at the middle school, junior varsity and varsity levels. More than 80 percent of Charlotte Christian students in grades 7-12 participate in school-sponsored athletics. A comprehensive athletic performance program and on-campus trainers exist to safely prepare middle and upper school athletes for the rigors of competition.
Fine arts are an integral part of student life at Charlotte Christian. Our extensive award-winning program includes studies in digital arts, music, theatre and visual arts with opportunities to explore the arts in co-curricular programming as well. Lower school students build a strong foundation in the arts through age appropriate experiences in the visual art and music classrooms. Middle school students use that foundation as a launch point to dive deeper, hone skills, and find their affinity in the arts. A multitude of arts electives are available to students in grades 5-12 including digital photography, guitar, digital music, film production, and much more. Performance ensembles including band, choir, orchestra, and theatre begin grade 5 and expand in upper school to include honors level and specialized ensembles such as UKnight Worship, Jazz Band, Chamber Ensemble and competitive theatre ensembles. Higher level course offerings include AP Studio Art, AP Art History, and AP Music Theory.
PURSUE EXCELLENCE
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” Colossians 3:23
Charlotte Christian Core Value
Charlotte Christian School is a Christ-centered, college-preparatory school, equipping and developing students to effectively integrate Biblical truth and learning into their daily lives and to impact the culture for Christ.
