Charette High School has chosen to participate in the Common Application process through the RI Department of Education. Please see information below regarding this new EnrollRI application process. Please visit our Apply page for all of the information about the NEW Common Application system. Something exciting is happening in Providence, Rhode Island.
In September of 2018 a small, safe, and supportive charter high school opened its doors to 84 students in the 9th and 10th grade. This year the school expanded to 11 th grade with 127 students enrolled for the 2019-2020 school year. Next year, the school will become a full four-year high school with grades 9-12.
In September of 2018 a small, safe, and supportive charter high school opened its doors to 84 students in the 9th and 10th grade. This year the school expanded to 11 th grade with 127 students enrolled for the 2019-2020 school year. Next year, the school will become a full four-year high school with grades 9-12.
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Providence has been referred to as the "Design Capital" and, as such, serves as a perfect location for Charette with its theme of urban planning. As long as people have a propensity to adapt and reshape their environments, urban planning and historic preservation will remain a self-perpetuating theme.
Dr. Robert Pilkington is a thirty-three-year veteran of public education and specializes in charter school organizational design and operation. Beginning as a per-diem substitute is 1985, and currently serving as a Superintendent, Rob taught English in the Providence School Department where he also served as a longtime executive board member of the Providence Teachers Union, AFT Local 958.
Standing at 335 and 337 Westminster Street, along with the "Superman Building" and the Kresge Department Store, is one of Providence's last remaining Art Deco buildings. Built in 1925, the building currently houses Charette Charter High School on the 1st and 2nd second floors. Our Westminster Street entrance opens into a grand foyer with a large terrazzo tile staircase.
In keeping with our mission, a major goal at Charette is to promote student self-directed learning.
In its broadest meaning, the most common definition of self-directed learning describes a process in which "individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, in [assessing] their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying human and material resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes" (Knowles, 1975).
In its broadest meaning, the most common definition of self-directed learning describes a process in which "individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, in [assessing] their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying human and material resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes" (Knowles, 1975).
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