School Partners
First State Squash is pleased to partner with well-respected charter schools in the community from which our awesome 5th through 10th grade students hail!
Thomas Edison Charter School
Thomas A. Edison Charter School serves 750 students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. They were established in 2000 to provide a rigorous education to a historically underserved population of families in North Wilmington. The Board of Directors, school leadership, and staff embrace a core philosophy summarized by these two statements.
All children are capable of learning at high levels if they are taught by caring and dedicated educators, challenged by an engaging and rigorous curriculum, afforded adequate time in school, and held to ambitious state and national standards.
Improvements in student performance can be achieved with an efficient school model that transforms how students are taught at every grade level.
It is the goal of the Board of Directors, school leadership, teachers, and support staff of Thomas A. Edison Charter School to continually improve the ability of every student to be a critical thinker and to enable each child to meet or exceed the state and national curriculum standards.
MISSION
The mission of the Thomas A. Edison Charter School is to provide a world-class education to students despite race, gender, and socio-economic status. In compliance with 14 Del. C., §501, Thomas Edison Charter School intends “to improve student learning; encourage the use of different and innovative or proven school environments and teaching and learning methods; provide parents and students with measures of improved school and student performance and greater opportunities in choosing public schools within and outside their school districts; and to provide for a well-educated community.
Freire Charter School Wilmington
Situated in the heart of Wilmington, we are a unique school that cultivates students’ individuality and personal interests. Our mission and vision are as follows:
MISSION
Freire Charter School Wilmington provides a college-preparatory learning experience with a focus on individual freedom, critical thinking, and problem solving in an environment that emphasizes the values of community, teamwork, and nonviolence.
VISION
Freire Charter School Wilmington is the power to build your future.
As captured in our vision statement, we can offer your child all of the tools needed for a bright future, but ultimately this success depends on your child taking full advantage of these tools himself or herself.