Student Support

At Carolina Friends School, we value the unique contributions of each child and appreciate that students learn differently. 

In our program, students are actively engaged in the process of learning and are expected to co-create their educational experience in developmentally appropriate ways. We seek students who enjoy learning, who can work independently and in groups, and who can embrace the responsibilities inherent within a community-based education. We are also committed to nurturing a diverse community of learners. Teachers work to understand students’ learning needs and, within limits that vary from age to age and unit to unit, design classroom activities accordingly.

While we can make certain reasonable accommodations for individual students' learning needs, within the guidance of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we do not provide individualized curricula which significantly alters our curriculum and program. Working together and individually, our three Learning Specialists and our Middle and Upper School Counselors endeavor to support a range of students' learning and social-emotional needs.

If children have had assessments prior to applying to Carolina Friends, we ask that parents and guardians share these as part of the admission process. This information and conversations with families help to provide a more complete picture of each student.