Charlotte, known as “The Queen City,” is located in the southwestern part of North Carolina. Charlotte is close to the border of South Carolina and is just a three-hour drive to the beaches of the Carolinas in the east and two hours to the scenic Appalachian Mountains in the west.
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| Site Since: 2004 |
| Corps Size: 212 |
| Average yearly temperature: 60.1 ° |
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Charlotte is the 20th largest city in the United States and the largest city between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia. Like Atlanta, it is often cited as one of the true jewels of the "New South". The area has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 25 years, primarily due to the banking presence of Wachovia and Bank of America. The uptown region is filled with skyscrapers and new construction sites surrounded by smaller neighborhoods with diverse shops and restaurants. Although Charlotte is regarded as the financial center of North Carolina, areas of the city continue to experience tremendous economic and educational need.
Charlotte, known as “The Queen City", is located in the southwestern corner of North Carolina. Charlotte uniquely blends both urban and rural aspects of Northern and Southern living. Charlotte is only a three-hour drive to the beaches in the east and two hours to the scenic Appalachian Mountains in the west.
Teach For America has placed teachers in Charlotte since 2004. In 2008, a four million dollar gift from the C.D. Spangler Foundation enabled Charlotte to nearly double the size of its corps, becoming Teach For America’s second fastest growing region. In each of the past four years, a Teach For America corps member has won the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District award for Most Outstanding First Year Teacher.
Life
Whether they crave the hustle and bustle of urban living or the slow pace of the suburbs, corps members find living in Charlotte very enjoyable.
Money magazine recently rated Charlotte one of the top ten places to live in America, and Black Enterprise magazine named Charlotte as one of the top ten places for African-Americans to live, work, and play. Similarly, in 2007, BET.com rated Charlotte the #1 city for African-American families to live and noted that Charlotte is "undergoing a whirlwind of growth".
In terms of entertainment, Charlotte's culture represents a full spectrum of interests, from the fine artwork of the Mint Museum to the roaring crowds of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Charlotte's social calendar is filled with sidewalk dining, happy hours, theater performances, professional sports games, outdoor festivals, and concerts.
During Charlotte's first four years as a Teach For America placement site, corps members have had a profound and immediate impact upon their students' academic achievement. For four consecutive years, a Teach For America corps member has been named the district’s "Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year" amongst thousands of eligible candidates. Charlotte’s corps members continue to persevere and are eager to produce even more dramatic academic results for their students. Charlotte corps members develop their teaching skills by participating in school liasons, content-specific learning groups, and targeted professional development workshops. Corps members foster and maintain close relationships via both organized and informal social activities. Local Teach For America alumni also assist corps members by presenting workshops in their areas of expertise and by sharing their teaching strategies and experience. Program directors provide individualized support by observing corps members in their classrooms and holding one-on-one meetings several times a year.
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