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The Fletcher School, named for one of its founders, Mac Fletcher, was established in 1982 by parents who wanted more educational options for their children with specific learning disabilities. It is an independent school, operated as a nonprofit organization, with a program designed to meet the individual needs of students with specific learning disabilities and attention difficulties, such as disorders in reading, written expression or math, dyslexia, dysgraphia and language processing deficits. It offers a comprehensive educational program designed to build the academic, social and emotional competence of its students, and enables them to accept and value themselves. Fletcher School s program offers a student-to-teacher ratio of 6-to-1, and is based on the principles of the Orton-Gillingham approach for teaching reading, writing, spelling and math, as part of a total language system.

Charlotte Christian School is located in Charlotte, N.C., and offers academic programs. It operates lower, middle and upper schools. The school is accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Its lower school offers classes from grades kindergarten through five, middle school includes grades six through eight and upper school offers classes from grades nine through 12. Its lower and middle schools curriculum includes mathematics, language art, social studies, science and Bible study. Its upper school curriculum includes biblical studies, business, computer application, fine arts, foreign languages, mathematics, science, social studies, health and physical education, English and publication. The school s sports division includes soccer, football, tennis and swimming.

Providence Day School, founded in 1970, is an independent, coeducational college preparatory school spread over an area of more than 40 acres. It offers education to more than 1,400 students in grades kindergarten through 12. The school s curriculum includes various subjects, such as English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, history, computer science, fine arts, and physical and health education. The sports activities offered by the school include volleyball, soccer, hockey, cross country, tennis, cheerleading and football. It provides a variety of extracurricular activities to students, including gymnastics, journalism, piano and dance lessons, rock climbing, guest lectures and field trips. Providence Day School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is located in Charlotte, N.C.