The Hawbridge School community engages in a learning partnership. Students develop the skills, values, and strategies required to master the challenging interdisciplinary curriculum and to pursue lifelong learning and personal growth. Relationships based on mutual respect honor individual learning preferences and create an environment that is intellectually, emotionally, and physically healthy.
Environmental Studies are integrated into the school culture and into all disciplines, thereby supporting the development of responsible citizens. The Hawbridge Model, our student-centered approach, responds to individual needs and fosters social, behavioral, and academic development so that every student has the opportunity to realize his or her full potential. Teaching and learning for conceptual understanding encourage student engagement and cultivate creativity and innovation.
The Hawbridge School is set in a beautifully restored historic cotton mill on the banks of the Haw River. The school features an experiential and project-based curriculum that is woven this year into five interdisciplinary units: Democracy, Community, Education, Health, and Creativity. During the 2007-2008 academic year, the interdisciplinary units were: Pottery, Textiles, the River, Power and Energy, and Sustainable Environment.
The Hawbridge School has the tools and innovative curriculum that enable students to thrive and succeed: state-of-the-art computers and online courses; a wireless network; a photography lab and darkroom; special programs on the environment; river stewardship and sustainable agriculture; excellent art and music programs; and math and science courses taught by Ph.D.s. Our recently-completed science lab and the "outdoor classrooms" that surround the school and abound along the Haw River provide spaces for scientific research, conducted under the direction of Dr. Norma Johnson, science teacher, and UNC-Chapel Hill's Institute for Environment honor fraternity and Biology Department students.
The Hawbridge School is a public charter school that primarily serves students in the following districts:
- Alamance County Schools
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Chatham County Schools
- Durham County Schools
- Orange County Schools
Students from any school district in North Carolina may attend free of charge. During 2008-2009, students from eight districts commute to the school.
Public School: No Tuition.
The Hawbridge School welcomes visitors! For further information about the school or about admissions, or to arrange a site visit, meet our faculty and students, or tour our beautiful facility, please phone: (336) 376-1122 or email: vtalbird@hawbridgeschool.org.
Please note: It is the policy of the Board of Directors, faculty and administrators of Hawbridge School to maintain, conscientiously and pro-actively, an environment that is safe and free of drugs, alcohol, violence, weapons, and tobacco.
The Hawbridge School
1735 Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Road
Saxapahaw, North Carolina 27340
(336) 376-1122
www.hawbridgeschool.org