Who We Are
Our internal and external partnerships “encourage curiosity and celebrate challenges for everyone in the school community”(2002, Initial Charter) including our Faculty and Staff, Board, Students, and Families.
Peaceful SchoolsNC provides three tiers of Social Emotional Curriculum Support: (1) Professional development training for All Staff, (2) Annual Conference and (3) Leadership Coaching. Peaceful Schools NC and CPSC partnered to bring Restorative Practices training to our entire staff community with this intensive, highly interactive two-day training.
PBL Works (formerly the Buck Institute) led three full days of project based learning (PBL) 101 for our entire faculty and staff. We have sent 10 teachers to the PBL 201 training and plan to register our faculty for advanced trainings.
Mindful Schools empowers all CPSC staff and faculty in the cultivation of joyful, equitable learning environments for ALL. Led by our Mindfulness team, CPSC is one of the most highly trained Mindfulness program trained schools in the US. We have staff trained in Mindfulness 101, 201, School Implementation, Teacher Certification and now we are inviting 3-5 caregivers/families per grade level to join the Mindfulness 101 course.
Restorative Practices is an emerging social science that studies how to strengthen relationships between individuals as well as social connections within communities. IIRP trained six staff members to become certified Restorative Practices Trainers. These staff have trained all of our faculty, offered regional training to area schools and educators and partnered with Peaceful Schools to train other learning communities.
The Century Foundation is a national leader in integrated high performing charter schools. We are a member of their Bridges Collaborative, a first-of-its-kind public school integration initiative.
The NEP trains our administrative staff in equity based leadership training. Training courses we have participated in include: Coaching for Equity – A Student Centered Approach and Liberatory Design for Equity.
DCSC has provided workshop training in child-centered Social Emotional Learning, Restorative Practices, and Academic Curriculum specifically for English Language Learners through year long Communities of Practice and yearly national convenings. They have partnered with our leadership team through their SEL & DEI Community of Practice.
This K-3 curriculum created NC standards aligned with hands-on math curriculum. Our teachers are both trained and resourced with the curriculum as they integrate its tools into their Math Workshop approach in our classrooms. Our CPSC teacher professional development leaders provide in-house training quarterly to our K-3 staff on the philosophy, pedagogy and resources behind the building of mathematical reasoning and computational skills.
We partner with NCCCS staff to navigate and introduce legislation beneficial to CPSC. This year policy advocacy has included the Charter School Transportation Grant Program, Economic Integration Walk Zone Admissions Policy and inclusion admissions preference for grandchildren of board members.
Alliance Behavioral Health
Division of Child and Family Well Being
Dr. Charity Watkins
Duke University – ABC Science Collaborative
Duke University – Program in Education
Durham LGBTQ Center
Hill Center
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Natural Learning Initiative
North Carolina Central University – Counseling and Psychological Services
Quality Care Solutions
Responsive Classroom
Stone Brothers and Byrd
Tilde Language Services
UNC School of Social Work
UNC TEACCH Autism programs
Village of Wisdom
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