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Mountain Discovery Charter School is a nearby local school offering Expeditionary Learning experiences for their
students.
Mountain Discovery Charter School is a North Carolina Public School which is governed independent of the local Board
of Education by local parents, business people, and other community members. MDCS's educational approach is based on Expeditionary
Learning, which emphasizes hands-on learning, team teaching, and reinforcing educational skills with real world experiences.
Class sizes are small, and there is equal emphasis on all subjects, including science, music, and art. Students at MDCS learn
not only by listening, counting, reading, and writing, but also by building, drawing, singing, and moving. MDCS is small enough
to know each child individually, to recognize what is special in each child, and to teach each child to be confident in who
he or she is and what he or she can do.
Experiential learning allows a child to "live" the lesson through project-based study. These hands-on lessons
give the curriculum a real world relevance, and they motivate the child to grasp material more fully than in a traditional
approach.
Contact Mountain Discovery Charter School at (828) 488-1222 or visit their website at www.mountaindiscovery.org
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