Carolina International School

Carolina International School 🌎 “The World is Our Family” ❤️
🏫 Tuition Free K-12 Public Charter School
📍Concord, NC We opened with Kindergarten through Seventh Grade.

Carolina International School was founded under the vision of international community leader Nimish Bhatt, the steadfast work of Dr. Richard Beall and efforts of the founding Board of Directors. Dr. Beall served as the school’s first Director and worked tirelessly on obtaining the original charter approval and successfully opening the school. Carolina International School opened its doors in Harrisburg, NC during the fall of 2004 as Cabarrus County's first charter school. At that time, Charter Schools were limited to a maximum number of 100 for the entire State of North Carolina and Carolina International School received one of the last available charters despite competition from dozens of other schools that submitted applications. Our charter was renewed for 10 years in 2014. In the fall of 2014, we moved into our current campus located 2.5 miles West of Interstate 85 on 82 acres at the corner of Poplar Tent and Cox Mill Rd.; we are now K-12, having added 12th grade for the 2015-16 school year. Carolina International School's program continues to deepen and discover new ways for our students to connect learning to the world around them. Eleven years after being granted a charter by the state of North Carolina, our program is more relevant than ever. Our international and environmental focal points provide the framework for learning to ignite interest, relevance, and significance for learning. Our teachers, staff and administration continually strive to garner the resources needed to perfect our professional practice, and thus each individual's access to a high quality education. INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

We strive to deepen our community's understanding of our individual and collective place in the world. The international framework provides a context to explore educational standards within various cultures and traditions. These comparisons and contrasts create relevance, interest and understanding. ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS

Our new eighty-two (82) acre campus affords our students the opportunity to beautiful scenery atop a hill overlooking vast expanses of greenery - within an urban zone. Beyond the beauty, however, students have an opportunity to apply concepts and skills to attain greater understanding. We have three (3) ponds, wooded areas, and access to a variety of insects and creatures. This allows for unrivaled opportunities for observation, testing, and written description that cross all disciplines.

REMIMDER: WE ARE MEETING IN THE CIS ATRIUM TONIGHT
09/02/2026

REMIMDER: WE ARE MEETING IN THE CIS ATRIUM TONIGHT

08/10/2026
These baby bluebirds are thriving near the CIS gardens.Quick facts:1. Bluebirds are primarily insectivores 2. Bluebirds ...
05/05/2026

These baby bluebirds are thriving near the CIS gardens.

Quick facts:
1. Bluebirds are primarily insectivores
2. Bluebirds live in cavities left by other animals or in man-made houses
3. Thanks to a massive grassroots effort to set up bluebird houses, like the ones on the CIS campus, their numbers have rebounded significantly. They are a true success story for community-led conservation.

2026 Seniors, a special offer for you!
04/30/2026

2026 Seniors, a special offer for you!

CIS welcomes SPRING and highlights the reason we are an environmentally-focused school with gardening!
04/01/2026

CIS welcomes SPRING and highlights the reason we are an environmentally-focused school with gardening!

Pep Rally, CIS Style!
03/30/2026

Pep Rally, CIS Style!

CIS celebrates the JOY of READING with the Elementary Reading Fair! Go ahead - grab a good book this weekend! 📚
03/27/2026

CIS celebrates the JOY of READING with the Elementary Reading Fair! Go ahead - grab a good book this weekend! 📚

Last week was a week of extreme science at CIS .... Science Olympiad competition, elementary students studying rocks, mi...
03/23/2026

Last week was a week of extreme science at CIS .... Science Olympiad competition, elementary students studying rocks, middle school scholars observing their cheek cells under microscope! And, the first day of spring enjoyed with ICECREAM! :-)

Address

9545 Poplar Tent Road
Concord, NC
28027

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+17044553847

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