The Hawbridge School is a tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 6-12. Students from all North Carolina school districts are eligible to enroll.

What Makes Hawbridge Different?

Located in a restored mill on the banks of the Haw River in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, The Hawbridge School offers an enriched curriculum in Environmental Studies and the arts, and a focus on environmental stewardship as a problem of ethics. Fully utilizing its beautiful surroundings, the school is a leader in the outdoor classroom movement, and outdoor research projects are a daily occurrence. Hawbridge’s university-caliber faculty includes scientists, mathematicians, composers, linguists, writers, editors, performers, and artists--all of them highly accredited and committed to research-driven education.

From assisting the Haw River Assembly by monitoring water quality to attending lectures and performances at local universities, Hawbridge students and faculty use the full resources of the Triangle and Triad to enrich their education. Students come from six neighboring school districts for the unique opportunities and sense of community Hawbridge provides.
The Hawbridge School offers an innovative, experiential and project-based curriculum that organizes the Common Core standards into month-long interdisciplinary units. These interdisciplinary units have inspired schoolwide symposiums, student-led performances, and intriguing field trips, and have exposed students to renowned speakers from across the country. For the 2012-2013 school year, students and faculty will explore Space, Mount Everest, Metamorphosis, and The Future.

In addition to the Hawbridge focus on research, the school offers extracurricular programs with an emphasis on practical application of knowledge. Hawbridge Enterprises teach business principles and introduce students to a variety of professions. These programs include Hawbridge Designs, Hawbridge Gardens, Hawbridge Players, and HOutdoors.

What truly makes Hawbridge different is the faculty-designed Hawbridge Model:

• Teaching and learning for conceptual understanding promote student engagement and cultivate creativity and innovation.
  
  
• Differentiating and individualizing instruction contribute to the student-
centered approach that fosters social, emotional, behavioral, and academic development.

• Encouraging and supporting every student ensures that each has the opportunity to realize his or her full potential.
  
  
• Modeling and instilling respect for others and the small, safe, beautiful environment foster caring attitudes so that everyone feels appreciated and included. Hawbridge is a bully-free community.
  
  
• Collaborating on and writing Interdisciplinary Units strengthen faculty relationships and professional regard, and provide students an understanding of the connections among and across subject areas.
  
  
• Creating and sustaining a learning community involves students and faculty in the joy of discovery.

The Hawbridge School
1735 Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Road
Saxapahaw, NC 27340
336.376.1122

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, familial status, sexual orientation, and reprisal.