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Welcome to
Ridgecroft School |
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Elton Winslow - Headmaster |
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Ridgecroft
School is an independent,
college-preparatory school with grades K-12
as well as a three-year and four-year old
pre-Kindergarten program. The campus is
located in Hertford County, in northeastern
North Carolina, between the towns of Ahoskie
and Murfreesboro. The 83 acre campus has 22
classrooms, a media center, a computer lab,
a multipurpose gymtorium, a cafeteria, and
administrative offices. In addition, there
are playgrounds, athletic fields, and an
outdoor classroom.
Originally
chartered in 1968, Ridgecroft opened its
doors in 1970 with an enrollment of 147
students in grades 1-9. Current enrollment
of PreK through grade 12 is 353
students and our school serves students from
several of the surrounding counties.
Ridgecroft
School is accredited since 1984 by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(SACS) which ensures that Ridgecroft
continues to maintain strict standards
pertaining to curriculum, faculty, staff
preparation, physical facilities, and
equipment. The faculty is supported by a
media specialist, a learning specialist, and
a Director of Curriculum.
Ridgecroft
School has a small-school environment which
encourages parental and faculty involvement
in the development of the whole child, but
continues to actively pursue excellence in
academics to prepare students for the
colleges and universities of their choice
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Major
curriculum changes: |
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Technology has been updated for teachers
and students including computers, Smart Boards,
projectors, graphics calculators,
laptops, and classroom software.
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The grades K-12 science curriculum for
grades K-12 and
inquiry kits are being used in grades
K-5.
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Ridgecroft School partners with Roanoke Chowan Community
College to offer 10th graders two
computer courses and 11th and 12th
graders college-credit coursework.
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New furniture and equipment has been
purchased
including new gymtorium floor, new
lunchroom furniture, new desks for
classrooms, new lockers, new whiteboards
for teachers and much of the facility
has been painted.
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Curriculum has been brought in line with
the scope and sequence of the NC Standard Courses of Study
which is based on national guidelines.
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New courses
such as Forensics, Critical Topics, Latin, Physical
Conditioning, Accounting, and lower school
Spanish have been added to the list of
core subjects.
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All courses
have a
pacing guides for
instruction published on the website.
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Textbooks
have been updated including K-12
language arts, chemistry, social studies, grades 2-5 social
studies, Forensics, and Advanced
Functions/Modeling.
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A major
focus has been on reading and writing with a required
Writing Portfolio in grades K-12 and
reading elective courses in grades 6, 7,
and 9.
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Teachers
have been supported with both on-site
and off-site professional development in
areas of
technology, course content, and
instructional strategies.
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Efforts are
underway to enroll more students in
higher level mathematics coursework.
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Academic
teams including Battle of Books, Quiz
Bowl, Battle of the Brains are
competitive.
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Ridgecroft School welcomes inquiries
concerning admission to our school. Students
who are interesting in enrolling at Ridgecroft School should be of good moral
character and have demonstrated both the
motivation and the ability to profit from an
accelerated course of study.
To
apply to Ridgecroft School, the parent can
call the Headmaster or the business office
for information concerning tuition and the
process. Click on
Admissions
for forms and other information needed for
the admissions process.
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