Mission
In partnership with parents, CBA exists to inspire world changers through Christ-centered, intercultural, immersion-based education.
Location
Early Childhood Campus is @ 5032 Lackawanna Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29405
Elementary-Middle School Campus is @ 4602 Durant Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405
Description
CBA is composed of a play-based, language immersion early childhood program and a project-based, language immersion elementary and middle school program. CBA also offers several language immersion extracurricular activities as well as online language tutoring.
Accreditation
Charleston Bilingual Academy is accredited by the Association for Christian Schools International for Kindergarten through Middle School.
Faculty and Staff
CBA has over 60 faculty and staff members who come from 10 countries. 76% Hispanic, 14% Caucasian, 6% Asian, 4% African-American.
Student Body
CBA serves students throughout the Greater Charleston Area (Folly, John’s Island. Wadmalaw, James Island, Sullivan’s Island, Daniel Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Park Circle, West Ashley, Ladson, and Summerville). Students come from more than 10 different countries. 50% are Caucasian, 28% Hispanic, 12% African-American, 6% Multiracial, and 4% are Asian.
Curriculum
Please click here to read an in-depth explanation of our project-based, Christ-centered, language immersion approach to schooling.
Extra-Curricular Activities
CBA offers a home-school partnership, online tutoring with Language on Mission (LOM), Mandarin, art, soccer, football, wrestling, basketball, dance, karate, piano, and violin classes. Children who do not attend CBA can still apply to attend our other activities.
Governance
CBA is a 501c3 Religious, Education Non Profit (EIN 82-1567491). The school is led by a volunteer board of directors who operate according to a Carver’s Policies Governance model. This model empowers the board to hire and support the Head of School and assist in setting vision and fund raising. The Head of School is the executive director of all operations.L
