Charter School for Excellence to Open in Stamford

Stamford Charter School for Excellence, which is based on the proven model of the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, is set to open in the fall. The charter school in Stamford is accepting applications for pre-K through first grade.


Set to open in the fall of 2015, Stamford Charter School for Excellence is a free public charter school that will serve students in pre-K through first grade in its first year. Modeled after the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, Stamford Charter School will have the same focus of preparing students of all ages for college, says Quentin Phipps, marketing director and advertising coordinator. While the Stamford school is a sister school to the Bronx Charter School, it is an independent institution and will have its own culture.

The Bronx Charter School won the Blue Ribbon award in 2012, one of the highest achievements a school can earn. Stamford Charter will operate under the same model of learning integration and have a shared curriculum including intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. Students will begin preparing for and thinking about applying to colleges in pre-K, with more rigorous expectations added as they progress through the school.