Epiphany Viewbook

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Welcome to

The Epiphany School of Global Studies

Founded in 2006 for grades 6 through 10, Epiphany has grown into a premier Kindergarten through twelfth grade independent school, serving nearly 500 students on its two campuses in the historic town of New Bern, North Carolina. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).

Table of Contents

Mission.......................................................................................................................3 Epiphany at a Glance................................................................................................4 Henderson Campus..................................................................................................6 Trent Campus..........................................................................................................14 Schoolwide...............................................................................................................26 Admissions & Financial Aid..................................................................................31 2

Our Mission

The Epiphany School of Global Studies, anchored in the Judeo-Christian commandment to Love God and Your Neighbor as Yourself, is a comprehensive college-preparatory and globally-focused school where dynamic and innovative learning is stretched beyond the classroom walls, emphasizing the knowledge, skills, creativity, adaptability, curiosity, and international experiences students will need to flourish in an increasingly globalized 21st century.

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“I’ve been able to find a lot of balance at Epiphany. I’ve been able to meet friends that I think I’ll have for life... and really come together as a community. It’s definitely an Epiphany family.”

Madelyn, Class of 2022 5

Henderson Campus Grades K-5 2201 Henderson Avenue New Bern, NC 28560

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Lower School Academics

As early as Kindergarten, The Epiphany School of Global Studies begins teaching children the values of respect, responsibility, service, and integrity through classroom curriculum, student-led Gatherings, field trip excursions, and intentional opportunities to serve the New Bern community and beyond.

Spanish Immersion Students in Kindergarten through second grade are enrolled in a 50% Spanish immersion program. These students’ minds are constantly growing and being challenged as they spend half their school day in a Spanish-speaking classroom and half their day in an English-speaking classroom. Children are learning to read, write, speak, and listen in two different languages simultaneously. The research on early bilingual education clearly demonstrates myriad lifelong benefits from this approach to learning. The “bilingual brain” is more adept at problem-solving, understanding math concepts, logical thinking, reading comprehension, and memory. Our K-2 Spanish classes are taught by native Spanish speakers, which means students also have the opportunity to learn about a variety of Hispanic cultures. This cultural awareness further enhances the school’s ability to develop globally aware citizens starting with our youngest Falcons. Beginning in third grade, students continue developing their bilingualism during daily Spanish classes also taught by native speakers.

Math

Students in Kindergarten through fifth grade use Singapore Math, which focuses on mastery over memorization as well as depth over breadth. Additionally, students not only learn what equation to use to solve a math problem; they also learn how the equation works and why it works for the math problem.

Focusing on the “why” and “how” behind the equation produces the added benefit of improving problem-solving skills in all students. Singapore Math also teaches to the strengths of both visual and auditory learners because of its unique concrete-pictorial-abstract instructional approach. Students begin learning a concept using concrete objects such as buttons or cubes. Then, students draw a pictorial representation of the concrete objects before moving on to abstract, written equations such as 2 + 8 = 10. This approach reduces the complexity of mathematical concepts thereby making math accessible to all students. This organization of the Singapore Math curriculum has been carefully designed to ensure that each skill builds on the skill(s) learned before. Students will often ‘spiral’ through skills at different grade levels so that they may continue to use what they have mastered previously to develop deeper and deeper understandings of concepts. Overall, the Singapore Primary Mathematics curriculum emphasizes algebraic thinking from a young age, which equips our students to be successful problem solvers and mathematicians throughout their educational journeys.

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Language Arts The English Language Arts program in the Lower School is highly engaging and integrates reading, spelling, writing, grammar, listening, and speaking skills. By integrating these skills, students learn that reading, writing, listening, and speaking are all ways of communicating ideas. Communication is, after all, the ultimate goal of academic instruction in the language arts. Additionally, in grades K-2, students receive explicit phonics instruction on a daily basis. This phonetic focus gives students the power to decode words in the English language by applying a simple equation of one sound for each letter. Current brain research strongly supports the use of phonics-based instruction with continuous practice to develop decoding automaticity and fluency. Once students have mastered decoding, they are then able to more fully concentrate on comprehending what they are hearing or reading. As students progress through the Lower School and have mastered basic comprehension skills, attention turns to developing critical thinking, inferencing, and making connections to other texts, personal experiences, and the world beyond the classroom wall. All students, regardless of preferred learning styles, are given many ways to practice skills and are repeatedly exposed at all grade levels to the most important concepts in language arts.

Science and Social Studies

The science and social studies activities in the Lower School are all designed using best practices in problem-based learning and inquiry-based learning. Students conduct hands-on experiments, activities, and research that allow them to develop and explore their own questions while the teachers guide them to a greater understanding of the underlying concepts. Through this approach to science and social studies instruction, teachers are able to foster and develop children’s natural curiosity, which solidifies Epiphany students’ desires to become and remain lifelong learners.

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Art

Lower School Art is focused on creative expression and building the belief that everyone is an artist. Students explore a variety of media while learning about art principles, art elements, art history, art presentation, and individual expression. Students learn to appreciate the process of being creative as much as the final creation!

Music

Music class focuses on general music education, combining engaging digital resources with instrumental ensembles, choirs, games, and dance. Our purpose is to help students learn and discover through active music making and to provide them with meaningful and aesthetic experiences.

Physical Education

Our Physical Education program allows students to engage, explore, play, and work together in a creative, safe environment. Sports and games allow students to develop skills and work together. It also helps improve locomotor movements in game play situations.

Electives

Student-chosen electives are offered in grades 3-5.

These electives include opportunities in STEM, art, music, drama, Spanish, the culinary arts, photography, and international topics.

Technology

Lower School technology classes are designed to work within a student’s age and understanding of different types of technology to facilitate learning using digital education.

Depending on grade level, instruction can range between learning the functions of a computer, learning to type, coding, digital citizenship, and all aspects of the Google Suite for Education. Our goal is to ensure students become proficient and confident with computer use, the internet, learning management systems, and digital literacy to assist them in their educational needs for Middle and Upper School.

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Lower School Special Events

Students have many opportunities to shine on stage and practice public speaking, presentation, and performing skills. One of the best ways to make learning meaningful is to share it with others. Epiphany has a longstanding tradition of student-led Gatherings during which students share with the rest of Lower School what they have been doing in the classroom.

Each grade level takes a wide variety of field trips throughout the year to places as close as MCAS Cherry Point and as far away as the Durham Museum of Life and Science. Fifth-grade students have the privilege of experiencing their first overnight field trip at the end of the year with a two-night, three-day educational adventure at Camp Don Lee. We welcome guest speakers, performers, and visitors throughout the year as well.

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Kindergarten: Teddy Bear Picnic

First Grade: Mother’s Day Brunch

Grandparents & Special Friends Day

Gathering

Second Grade: Butterfly Release

Third Grade: Living Museum

Honor Code Dedication

Field Trips

Spring Musicals

Fourth Grade: Colonial Day

Fifth Grade: Camp Don Lee Retreat

Guest Presenters

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Service Partners One of the four core values of an Epiphany education is service. At the Lower School, each grade level has a service partner with whom they work throughout the year.

Kindergarten Community Helpers

Kindergartners take the time to learn about and thank various community helpers — from first responders to medical workers, to those in the service industry.

First Grade

Kindness Committee First graders take the initiative to spread kindness throughout Epiphany as the Kindness Committee.

Second Grade The Green Team

Second grade has the service goal of keeping our campus and the Earth beautiful as the Green Team.

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Third Grade Homeplace of New Bern

Third grade ventures into the community and partners with Homeplace of New Bern. They travel there monthly to play BINGO with the residents.

Fourth Grade Malala Fund

Fourth grade works more globally with the Malala Fund by hosting bake sales throughout the year to raise money to help fund education for girls in countries around the world without equal opportunity initiatives.

Fifth Grade

Interfaith Refugee Ministry Fifth grade’s service partner also has a global component. They work with Interfaith Refugee Ministry in their efforts to welcome refugees from several different countries to New Bern.

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Trent Campus

Grades 6-12 2301 Trent Road • New Bern, NC 28562

Middle School Academics

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In Middle School, Epiphany students begin to make connections with some of the concepts they learned in lower grades with bigger ideas.

Skills like critical thinking and problem-solving are fostered in the classroom and broadened through valuable experiential learning trips throughout each year of Middle School.

Additional humanities and life skills classes complement a rich STEM curriculum to help create well-rounded students and prepare them for the challenges of Epiphany’s Upper School curriculum.

Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades Middle School is a time of transition for students — emotionally, socially, academically, physically, and spiritually. The Middle School curriculum and program are designed to help students smoothly transition to the Trent Campus. We understand that the needs of Middle School students differ from students in either the Lower or Upper Schools.

The transition to Middle School is made easier by a variety of means.

First, we carefully designed and planned the Trent Road Campus for these students. Sixth Graders have access to all the amenities (the Performing Arts Center, the laboratories, Learning Center, art and music rooms, the gymnasium, and Dining Hall), and yet they are given their own “breathing space” in a wing separate from older students. Seventh and Eighth Graders then move to the Middle School hallway, which mirrors the Upper School one. Starting in Grade 6, Epiphany students are eligible to participate in interscholastic sports.

Second, each student is assigned an advisor, a faculty member who serves as a mentor and advocate of approximately twelve to fifteen students each year. These advisory groups will learn how to work together, play together, and serve together as a team. In a sense, advisory groups become a “family” for our students.

Last, the Middle School curriculum is designed to be a bridge that leads to success throughout the Middle School years and into Upper School.

The academic course objectives are designed to build upon the foundations established in Lower School. Subjects are explored at a deeper level, with opportunities to build self-reliance, study skills, and discipline.

Middle School Course Offerings Sixth Grade Courses: Language Arts Math Earth Science American History 1 Intro to Spanish/Spanish 1 Pre-Latin Life Skills Physical & Health Education Electives (quarterly rotation of offerings)

Seventh Grade Courses: Language Arts Math 7/Pre-Algebra/Honors Pre-Algebra Life Science American History 2 Spanish 1A/Spanish 2 Pre-Latin Physical & Health Education Electives (student choice)

Eighth Grade Courses: Language Arts Pre-Algebra/Algebra 1/ Honors Algebra 1 Physical Science Asia and African Studies Spanish 1B/Spanish 3 Latin 1 Physical & Health Education Electives (student choice) 15

Upper School Academics

Years of planning and hard work culminate in Epiphany’s Upper School. While continuing with challenging coursework, students begin to prepare themselves for the next level by mastering skills, such as critical thinking, independence, and empathy. Global experiences put these ideas into practical application, as students truly understand their impact on the world around them.

Graduation Requirements

A minimum of 27 credits in required courses and electives. Full-year courses (which include almost all core classes) receive 1.0 academic credit, and semester courses receive .5 credit.

Subject and Requirements

• Literature - 4.0 credits required • Mathematics - 4.0 credits required • Science - 4.0 credits required • Social Studies - 4.0 credits required • World Language - 3.0 credits required (in same language) • Fine/Performing Arts - 1.0 credit required • Communication-Based Electives - 2.5 credits required • Physical Education/Health - 1.0 credit required • General Electives - 3.5 credits required

Dual Enrollment Opportunities Some students enroll at Craven Community College through NC’s Career and College Promise Program during their junior and/or senior year. The most popular courses include Writing & Inquiry, Principles of Micro/Macroeconomics, Psychology, and Sociology.

Students also have the option to apply to and enroll in the NC School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) Online Program. This extremely competitive program offers eligible students additional honors/AP-level coursework.

AP Guidelines Students may take AP courses throughout their Upper School careers but must seek permission to take more than two in a school year. We offer more than a dozen AP classes, including English, history, science, math, and foreign language opportunities.

Students may also take additional AP courses through MSAISnet via NCAIS or other schoolapproved extension programs.

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Trent Campus: Languages and Electives Foreign Languages

Through foreign language study, international exchanges, and community service opportunities, Epiphany students will have acquired an understanding and appreciation of the power of language as a tool of oral and written communication. As responsible citizens of the world, they will have gained an affinity and respect for diverse peoples, ideas, and cultures. They will have developed curiosity, critical thinking skills, and a passion for lifelong language learning. Students may continue their Spanish or Latin learning or may switch to fulfill their language requirements.

Visual and Performing Arts

We encourage our students to explore their interests outside academia, and our Performing and Creative Arts programs provide a variety of opportunities for students to explore channels of self-expression. Epiphany is equipped for students to immerse themselves in new experiences with the engaging resources found in our Performing Arts Center and other facilities. Throughout the year, our events in the arts bring both Epiphany and local communities together in fellowship. The value of theater, music, dance, and visual art are vital to the development of well-rounded students and are ingrained in the Epiphany identity.

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Electives

*varies slightly depending on division

Sample Schedule

Developmentally appropriate, elective classes allow students to explore their interests and talents as they prepare for choices they will have in the future. Students in grade 6 have Life Skills and PE and Health as required electives. They also experience a quarterly rotation of courses to introduce them to Trent Campus offerings. Students in grades 7 and 8 have a built-in rotation of PE and Health and Study Hall as one of their elective experiences.

They then choose one additional elective per semester. Students in Upper School choose one elective per semester, which receive numerical grades, each counting for 0.5 credit. Electives taught each semester will vary depending on student interest and enrollment. Electives include choices from Visual and Performing Arts, Physical Education, Shakespeare, Astronomy, Great Books, Psychology, and more.

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Retreats

Every fall, students in grades 6-12 participate in an off-campus grade level retreat. Each grade level travels to a camp where the students and their advisors bond in fellowship, faith, and fun.

The camps typically provide fun and challenging outdoor activities, like sailing, low ropes, and team-building initiatives, and canoeing. The overnight retreats always feature evening programs that include camp songs, campfires, and skits.

Sixth Grade: Know Thyself

At a day retreat at Camp Don Lee in Oriental, NC, we discuss the importance of being true to oneself despite the challenges that middle school-aged children typically face.

Seventh Grade: Chart Your Course

At a day retreat at Camp Don Lee in Oriental, NC, the students learn the value of setting goals and of working toward them. We use a lot of nautical metaphors, which are appropriate for the setting, Camp Don Lee, located on the Neuse River.

Eighth Grade: Build Your Bridge

At this overnight retreat at Camp Don Lee in Oriental, NC, we discuss the importance of overcoming obstacles (physical, mental, and emotional). We imagine that we have a river of obstacles in front of ourselves, and we must construct a metaphorical bridge to the land of success.

Ninth Grade: Bear Your Gifts, Share your Light

At an overnight retreat at Camp Sea Gull/Seafarer in Arapahoe, NC, we teach that each one of us has some sort of gift or gifts, and it is important that, as a community, we recognize not only our own gifts but also encourage our friends to share their gifts to the world.

Tenth Grade: Step Up

At this overnight retreat at Camp Sea Gull/Seafarer in Arapahoe, NC, we begin our first part of a two-part leadership training retreat. The theme is “Step Up,” and our students and advisors examine types of leadership styles and determine the best course to “step up” and lead. We literally “step up” and climb a sixty-foot Alpine Tower!

Eleventh Grade: Lead with Why

We conclude our two-part leadership training with the eleventh grade retreat. For this retreat, we move far from the coastal region and deep in the heart of the Piedmont to Camp Chestnut Ridge. The theme is “Lead With Why,” derived from Simon Sinek’s powerful “Start With Why” concept. We examine our own leadership styles through the Myers-Brigg test and through hands-on team building activities.

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Twelfth Grade: Finish Well, Finish Together A highlight for our senior class is a retreat at the Trinity Center in Pine Knoll Shores. On this trip, we take time to reflect individually and as a group on our theme; “Finish Well, Finish Together.” This is a powerful and fun time together as a class. We play games, enjoy the beach, and spend time engaging with each other to reflect on our experiences thus far in school.

Our goal is to grow closer as a class by understanding each other and also set a foundation for navigating graduation and our next steps as a senior class.

Clubs Academic Organizations

Award-Winning Club Chapters

National Honor Society National Junior Honor Society National Art Honor Society Science National Honor Society Mu Alpha Theta International Thespian Society Tri-M Music Honor Society

YMCA Youth and Government Science Olympiad Interact Club Junior Classical League

“[Being in a club] is a wonderful time to bond with your classmates and your teammates. I absolutely love it.”

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Sample of other club offerings Chess Club Computer Sciences Club Environmental Club Fencing Club Global Connectors Club

Student Literary & Art Magazine Club Outdoor Club Sailing Club Student Senate Scuba Club

Five or more students with the same interest can secure a faculty advisor and request approval for the creation of a new club.

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National and State Champions

Cheerleading - Christian Cheerleaders of America National Champions - 2018, 2020, 2021 Men’s Swimming - NCISAA Division III State Champions - 2019, 2020 Conner Wang - 100 Butterfly - 2019, 50 Free - 2020 Charlie Jones - 200 Free - 2021, 2022 Women’s Swimming - NCISAA Division III State Runners Up - 2020, 2023 Addien Quinn - 100 Backstroke - 2019 Men’s Cross Country - NCISAA 2A State Champions - 2014, Runners up - 2013 Epiphany NCISAA Wells Fargo Cup Winner Overall Excellence in Sports: 2012-2013 Women’s Cross Country - NCISAA 1A State Runners Up - 2012 Lake Hoard - 2012 Volleyball - NCISAA 1A State Runners Up - 2012

Conference Champions and Awards

2015-Present Men’s Cross Country - 2015 Men’s Swimming - 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Women’s Swimming - 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 Men’s Soccer - 2021 Coach of the Year Cross Country - Juan Padro - 2020, 2021 Soccer - Jason Raper - 2021 Swimming - David Wang - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Volleyball - CJ Amber - 2021 Athlete of the Year Men’s Soccer - Didi Samlouius - 2019 Matt Connolly - 2021 Men’s Swimming - Conner Wang - 2018, 2019, 2020 Charlie Jones - 2021, 2022 Women’s Swimming - Madelyn Coble - 2022 Bennett Sanborn - 2023

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Athletics at a Glance

Varsity Sports Men’s and Women’s • Basketball • Cross Country • Golf • Soccer • Swimming • Tennis Men’s • Baseball Women’s • Volleyball Co-Ed • Cheerleading

90%

of Upper School students participate in athletics

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College Counseling

Preparing students for college doesn’t simply mean giving them the educational tools they’ll need to succeed. It’s about matching students with the school that’s right for them and giving students the opportunity for valuable experiences outside the classroom to help them become well-rounded individuals, ready to take on the challenges of college life. College preparation is a participatory process that requires equal involvement from the student, parents, and the school as well.

Highlights of College Counseling

• Students begin to receive individualized college guidance in the eighth grade.

• Epiphany has a 100% college acceptance and matriculation rate for two-year and fouryear colleges — successfully placing Epiphany graduates in the school that’s right for them.

• Students tour an average of eight college campuses on school-sponsored visits.

• Over the last five years, senior classes have averaged $2.74 million in merit scholarships.

• On average, Epiphany graduates earn nearly $60,000 in college awards and scholarships.

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Epiphany graduates have earned Naval Academy and West Point Appointments, been named Park Scholars and Benjamin N. Duke Scholars, made it to the final rounds of the Morehead-Cain and Levine Scholar programs, and been named honors scholars at colleges and universities nationwide.

Some students enroll at Craven Community College through NC’s Career and College Promise Program during their junior and/or senior year. Students also have the option to apply to and enroll in the NC School of Science and Mathematics Online Program.

Epiphany college acceptance highlights from the last six years

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Schoolwide Information

Favorite Epiphany Traditions Odyssey Days The first three days of the school year are Odyssey Days.

The first day of school is a day of community when the students get to know their classmates and teachers. The second is a day of service. On the Trent Campus, each advisory group leaves campus to work for various service and civic organizations around town. On the Henderson Campus, grade levels introduce their service partners for the year. The third day is a day of scholarship when classes officially begin.

Falcon Fest

Falcon Fest is an event put on each year by our Parent Teacher Organization. Student groups and advisories host games and activities for the entire Epiphany community and our friends.

Much like a fall festival, you can find cake walks, games, face painting, bounce houses, fun, and fellowship!

Rise Against Hunger

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Epiphany partners with Rise Against Hunger each November on the Tuesday before the Thanksgiving break. We gather as an entire school community for a chapel service - then we work together to package thousands of meals. Rise Against Hunger states, “They may look like simple bags of rice and soy, but Rise Against Hunger meals represent the hopes and dreams of people worldwide. Our volunteers are the heart of our mission to end hunger and we could not send millions of meals around the globe each year without them.”

Pep Rallies

Feast of Epiphany The day of Epiphany is the origin of our school name. We celebrate on/around January 6 each year as a student body and school community. One faculty member and two representatives of the senior class are selected to serve as our Kings during a special chapel service followed by a feast hosted by our PTO. Class Kings are anointed, and we celebrate the day together.

Buddies

Buddies are matched in Kindergarten with students in the Junior class and these relationships are carried through First Grade and Senior year. Buddies get together multiple times throughout the year to celebrate holidays or to have picnic lunches. They send each other inter-campus mail and form special bonds over the two years. Many buddies will even come visit for lunch after they’ve graduated and their buddies are older.

International Family Nights International Family Nights happen once each semester and rotate host campuses. These nights give us an opportunity to highlight recent international travel by our students and families and often host international performing groups as they tour the southeastern United States. Students prepare presentations, foods, and crafts associated with the theme of the evening.

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Gala and Auction

The Gala and Auction takes place each year for our Epiphany parents, community, and alumni. Proceeds generated from the event benefit The Epiphany Fund. The Epiphany Fund enhances all that we do - teacher salaries, benefits, curriculum, special programs, arts, athletics, technology, financial assistance and more.

Love in Action

Love in Action is for our Senior class. They spend their last month of high school participating in community service. Some students are out in the local community at various nonprofits and civic organizations while others travel abroad in a service learning, immersive experience.

Community Day Community Day takes place in May. Each campus spends a day out at YMCA Camp Seafarer just down the river from New Bern. Students and staff close out the year together playing on the activities camp provide like the zip line, archery, canoeing, swimming, field games, and the list goes on. It’s a great way to celebrate the conclusion of the school year together.

Talent Shows

Each year we host a talent show on both the Trent Campus and the Henderson Campus.

Students are the MCs and the performers. Their acts include gymnastics, karate, singing, band performances, dance, magic, and more! Students and parents look forward to these shows each year. We love to see our students shine on stage and celebrate what makes them unique!

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Faculty & Staff at a Glance

60 7:1 15+

Full-Time Faculty & Staff Student to Faculty Ratio

years

Average teaching experience Participate in professional development each year

100% ~50%

Have lived, worked, or studied outside the continental US, in places like Malaysia, Italy, Ecuador, Sweden, Denmark, Laos, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Scotland, Costa Rica, Taiwan, Argentina, Switzerland, Venezuela, Australia, South Korea, Philippines, Colombia, China, Greece, Nicaragua, England, Mexico, Thailand, Belgium, Vanuatu, Puerto Rico.

“The teachers are really nice, and they honestly don’t want you to give up; they just want you to do your best.”

José, Class of 2028

Learning Support and Tutoring Services The Office of Learning Services of The Epiphany School of Global Studies commits to helping students in grades K-12 achieve learning gains, develop confidence in their abilities, and prepare for success inside and outside the classroom walls. Various learning supports and tutoring opportunities are available to students, at any grade-level, during their academic careers.

A “Team of Professionals,” which includes the Office of Learning Services, the student, his or her parents, teachers, divisional director, and possible tutor, work together and openly communicate the needs, goals, and strategies beneficial to the student’s learning. With proper documentation (medical or psychological educational evaluation), a plan of accommodations designed to support the student’s unique learning needs will be prepared and implemented. In grades K-5, specific and tailored math and reading support is available for eligible students from a certified learning services teacher. In grades 6-12, individual student support and subject-specific tutoring are available to help build upon classroom instruction and strengthen Executive Functioning skills (planning, time management, and organization).

We are committed to preparing students for success by helping them cultivate a sense of capability, determination, resilience, self-advocacy, and a love of learning!

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Global Studies

We want students to have the opportunity to cast their horizons far and look beyond the limits they place on their future. Epiphany’s approach to global studies is based on meaningful contact with communities in faraway places and letting students experience what life is like through eyes a world away. Students will gain an inclusive perspective and an understanding of their potential abilities and international impact During a time in which the lines drawn on a map mean less and the ink on a passport is a portfolio in itself, the only divide between peoples lies in human connection. We are preparing scholars for a global future that measures distance in languages and cultures, not miles.

“My favorite part of Africa was getting to go to places like Zambia and Botswana and being immersed in the culture and lifestyle. Also, getting to see breathtaking sights like Victoria Falls — I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Charlotte, Class of 2021 Students at Epiphany have connected with cultures in

Australia Austria Belize Botswana Canada China Costa Rica Czech Republic

England France Germany Greece Guatemala Haiti Hungary

Ireland Italy Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Peru Poland

Russia Scotland Spain Switzerland Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

Epiphany has welcomed exchange students from the following countries Epiphany’s Global Education program allows the entire Freshman class to travel to Costa Rica each year for a week-long Spanish immersion and service-learning experience.

China Finland France Germany Haiti Italy

Mexico Montenegro Panama Spain Taiwan Vietnam More than 95% of our current tenth through twelfth grade students have traveled with the school to engage in learning opportunities in other countries, many of whom have traveled to multiple locations.

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Admissions & Financial Aid

The Office of Admissions at The Epiphany School of Global Studies is here to guide you throughout the admissions and enrollment process. Our Admissions Committee carefully reviews every application we receive, looking at the whole child, not simply a test score or number. We seek to admit well-rounded students who we believe will not only succeed in the classroom, but will also pursue opportunities to expand their horizons beyond the classroom. At The Epiphany School of Global Studies, your child will have myriad opportunities to develop close relationships with our committed teachers and other talented students. Our desire is for all of our students to uncover and expand their unique God-given gifts as part of a nurturing, service, and learning-oriented community.

The Epiphany School of Global Studies seeks to enroll creative, curious, adaptable, critical-thinkers appropriate for our mission as a comprehensive college-preparatory school with global emphasis, grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition to Love God and Your Neighbor as Yourself. At Epiphany, we believe it is the responsibility of each person in our community to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of school life.

Affording Epiphany Rural School Alliance Scholarship

The RSA Scholarship is a partnership between the Nicholas Sparks Foundation and The Epiphany School of Global Studies. If a student is awarded this scholarship, it will follow him/her throughout the K-12 education at Epiphany.

North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship

For applicants applying to a private school for the first time; offered by the State. To qualify for the Opportunity Scholarship, students must be attending a public school and want to transfer to a private school or be entering kindergarten.

Tuition Assistance

Molly Ostmann Director of Admissions

mostmann@epiphanyglobalschool.org 252-638-0122 ext. 602

Important Admissions Dates October Applications for the upcoming year made available.

Mid-January to End-February Completed applications due for the January, February, or March Assessment and Testing days.

Early to Late March Admissions decisions sent; enrollment contracts and deposits are due two weeks from the date of acceptance letter.

Year-round Inquiries accepted online, by phone, or email.

23%

of our student body receives financial assistance

The Epiphany School of Global Studies collaborates with FACTS Tuition Management when making financial aid decisions. FACTS is a web-based, independent financial aid service for independent schools that requires specific financial information as part of a process that will help to inform the decision on how much a family can fairly afford. Once “affordability” is established, the information is forwarded to the family. The school also receives the information and makes an evaluation based on three factors: the amount requested, the financial aid available, and the number of students applying.

Tuition Assistance Policy

The Epiphany School of Global Studies will offer Tuition Assistance to a limited number of students, with preference for students entering grades 6-12 on a financial needs basis. The maximum award is limited to 50% of the tuition.

Tuition Assistance Committee

In early May a committee made up of the Head of School, Director of Finance, and other members of the Leadership Team meets to determine the awards for the upcoming school year based on a set of criteria including financial need (as determined by FACTS).

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