Very Good School. Small Classes; Teacher(s) willingness to teach harder courses and offer tutoring. Receptive and hard working staff. Growing school with eventual AP courses and a variety of high school sports. Very culturally diverse and supportive school. Strong PTSO. Test Scores are rising in a sustainable
... Read more manner. Long-term success is more important than short-term. High school students are being prepared to compete in any collegiate environment. An elementary school is being proposed for future growth. Overall, great school! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/28/09
Kestrel Heights is a Charter school that care about if there students are going to pass their grade ,they tends to the students needs,finally we go on end of year feild trip and no other school does that exspecially piblic schools
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Posted by a parent on 10/10/09
The teachers are understanding, and can get along well.
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Posted by a parent on 10/08/09
kestrel is more then a school. its a family. its aplace where we are free to learn grow and explor. they do not treat students like a number they give all they can to each and everyone of them they do not give up on kids and they do not give in. this should be the model for all schools. i feel truley
... Read more blessed to be part of this family! i love all my kestrels!!! GOOOOO HAWKS! Read less
Posted by a student on 10/07/09
Kestrel Heights is an extraordinary school, with wonderful students and teachers that strive for excellence from their students every day. The teachers at kestrel heights are generous and are always willing to stay after school and tutor any student that may need help. Students at kestrel Heights are
... Read more honestly the Greatest Ever, and I m proud to be a part of the greatness .GOOOO Hawks!!! Read less
Posted by a student on 10/07/09
Only 500 kids in grades 6-12! My child isn't just a number and doesn't get 'lost' in the sea of children as in a public High School. The teachers are helpful and give one on one extra help if needed. We have so many helpful Parents who volunteer their time with all the extracurricular activities!
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Posted by a parent on 10/05/09
Kestrel is a great learning environment but the best part is the caring and concern for students and the community which is wonderful. In an area where the public school system has declining test scores and growing violence, Kestrel is a Charter School which is a safe, caring school with good test scores
... Read more where the students seem happy and eager to participate. It is comforting to have a great place for my son to attend middle school and even high school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/05/09
I love kestrel heights because there is always a new adventure and we are such a unique school compared to the DPS system!
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Posted by a student on 10/05/09
When i went to Kestrel I was finally able to focus on school work and a healthy enviorment insted of activites that use to get me into trouble at other schools and make my grades drop. i am very proud to say I was apart of KSH's class of 2008.
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Posted by a other on 10/05/09
I love my school Kestrel Heights. I have never been so happy to go to school. The teachers are amazing people and they know how to push a student to do their best. I remember my first day at Kestrel. There were many 12th graders and i was only in 6th grade ! I thought they would be mean but they treated
... Read more us like little sisters and brothers. They were always watching our back. It was nice going to such a beautiful school everyday. I am happy to go to my school. I love how my school lets you play sports- no matter what your age is. I also love how everyone knows everyone and they teachers know everyone in the school. It isn't a school. It is more like a family and I love my Kestrel Heights school family! Read less
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Durham schools — Kestrel Heights Charter School is located at 2119 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham NC 27707. 2119 Chapel Hill Rd is in the Tuscaloosa -Lakewood neighborhood and 27707 ZIP code in Durham, NC The school district for Kestrel Heights Charter School is the North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction. Kestrel Heights Charter School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 12.
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