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Marlboro Academy is a co-educational college preparatory school that emphasizes the traditional disciplines.  Grades Pre-K-8 are in the final phases of implementing the Core Knowledge curriculum.  Core Knowledge is a challenging, content-driven curriculum that emphasizes not just reading, writing, and math, but also science and history.  K-6 students also have art, music, computer, PE, and library once a week.  Grades Pre-K, 7, and 8 have some of these offerings.  To read more about Core Knowlege go to http://www.coreknowledge.org.

 

  • Marlboro Academy students in K-9th grades consistently perform in the top 15-20% of all schools nationally on the Stanford Achievement Test.  
  • Marlboro Academy Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores consistently exceed national and state (NC & SC) passing averages.  
  • Marlboro Academy SAT college entrance exam scores exceed national and state (NC & SC) averages and rank overall in the top 20% of all schools nationally.

CHARLESTON FIELD TRIP
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Students in practice drills at Drayton Hall

click here to play video of students in practice drills at Drayton Hall in Charleston, SC

CIRCLE TIME
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Learning in first grade

CORE KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION - The Marlborough Trail
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Students learn about Westward Expansion in their own version of the Oregon Trail