Welcome

Charter School Definition

A charter school is a public school and
part of the local school district. The
South Carolina Charter Schools Act of
1996 was enacted to:

• Improve student learning

• Increase learning opportunities for students

• Encourage the use
  of a variety of productive teaching methods

• Assist South Carolina in reaching academic excellence

The school will provide equitable opportunities for all students to acquire an education focused on linkages among rigorous academics, technology and careers to produce graduates who are prepared for success in the global workforce of the 21st century.

Greenville Technical Charter High School (GTCHS) Will Achieve Its Mission by:

• Providing a strong academic foundation.

• Creating a project-based curriculum modeled after real workplace practices.

• Offering technical training for employment and advancement
  in the contemporary economy.

• Individualizing academic roadmaps.

• Developing critical and independent thinking skills.

• Requiring community service
  for each student.

• Providing career and academic advisement and close association with adult mentors from business and industry and college faculty and staff.

Our Vision

Greenville Tech Charter High School aspires to create an equitable community of learners in which mutual respect, trust, integrity, and the pursuit of ideas are valued and appreciated.

Principles of Curriculum and Instructional Methodology

• Project-based learning: Rigorous
  academics will include methodologies
  that integrate academic and technical components.
  Project-based learning gives each student, individually or in
  teams, the opportunity to apply content areas based upon real life experiences.

• Time on Task to Learn: Longer periods of time spent in active laboratory; hands-on
  learning results in much stronger retention and subsequent application of skill. Each
  student will spend at least one-third and
  up to one-half of daily learning time in technical laboratory or workplace learning environments.

• Individualized Program: Each student will develop a four-year academic road map,
  including career goals, with the assistance of a counselor, mentor(s) and his/her
  parents or sponsor. During grades 10 - 12, students may earn dual-credit
  (both high school and college) by taking college courses at Greenville Technical College.

• Technical Curriculum: Each technical concentration is in a competency-based format identifying
  what students need to know and be able to do in the workplace within the respective
  career area.

• Technology: GTCHS staff will make extensive use of technology in the preparation and
  delivery of instruction.