Located in Chatham County, convenient to Chapel Hill and Pittsboro, North Carolina on six acres of wooded land. With a multi-ecosystem campus, organic gardens and farm animals, CIS places strong emphasis on teaching children in the out of doors. Students experience lessons in science, math, art, and more in nature.

Reaching for the stars and a life-long love of learning, Community Independent School is moving through a strategic planning process leading toward future expansion.

Community Independent School is now accepting preschoolers and students rising through 4th grade.

Learn more by emailing info@CommunityIndependentSchool.org or call 919-932-6313.

Articles of Interest

Community Independent School and a Constructivist View of Learning
Questions and Answers About the Theory and Child Centered Learning Environments

On Curriculum and Learning

Among Trees, Wind and Water
Learning, Teaching and Being in a Child Centered Classroom

Constructivism: Two_Perspectives_Common_Goals

Growing With the Whole Child in the Elementary Years