THE MISSION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOLS IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH NEW EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A RIGOROUS, COMPREHENSIVE K-8 PROGRAM THAT CULTIVATES THE INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD. OUR SCHOOL IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT SERVES HIGH-FUNCTIONING CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM ALONG WITH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PEERS. OUR STUDENTS WILL BECOME INDEPENDENT LEARNERS AND CRITICAL THINKERS, WILL ACQUIRE THE ACADEMIC SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLS AND WILL EXHIBIT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
Our LIGHT Values
Neighborhood Charter Schools seek to instill in our children the NCS LIGHT Values. We use the acronym LIGHT as a short-hand for these values and we teach our students to develop in these values throughout our programming.
Academics and Culture
Rigorous Academics and a Well-Rounded Curriculum
Our academic program focuses on making sure that all of our students are fluent readers, confident writers, and that they have solid math skills. NCS ensures our students are well on their way to becoming independent learners and critical thinkers by the time they reach third grade.
Our Autism Program
NCS has Speech-Language Pathologists on staff at all of our schools. Our fully inclusive program for autistic children provides customized supports that help all children succeed.
Students experience Social Club and use Social Thinking every day, where they learn to make sense of their own and others’ thoughts, feelings, and intentions in context.
After-School Programming
NCS has an after-school program at all school sites.
Students engage in homework help, enrichment activities such as science clubs, and middle school students have access to free SHSAT prep courses.
Co-teachers in every classroom K-8
Rigorous ELA and Math instruction
Hands-on science instruction every day
Arts, social-emotional, and physical education/health programming
Longer school day and year
Partnership with families
