A note from Chris Marblo
Thank you for your interest in Charlotte Prep!
We encourage you to spend time on our website exploring all that makes our school the special place it is, but to truly experience the Prep difference we invite you to visit us in person. When you do, you will see a community of engaged, joyful, and confident students who love to learn and are nurtured by a faculty who are fully committed to the power and promise of teaching children and adolescents.
The PreK-8 structure of our school is one of our signature strengths. It provides us with a singular focus: we are a school for children, be they at the beginning of their Prep journey, or ready to graduate as the confident, capable, and prepared students they are.
Students thrive at Prep because they are known, loved, and challenged while we build the foundation that will serve them so well when they move on to high school, college, and beyond. Our school is friendly, supportive, and connected, and we celebrate the infinite value of each student while emphasizing the importance of community, character, and compassion.
We welcome your visit and are excited to share our school with you.
Warmly,
Chris Marblo
Head of School
About Chris
Inspired by the school’s 50-year history and excited by its promise of future growth and development, Chris Marblo is proud to be the Head of Charlotte Prep. Most recently, Chris served as the Head of the Campus School of Smith College (Pre-K-6), in Northampton, Massachusetts. He has also led The Town School in New York City and The Kent School in Chestertown, Maryland, both serving students in PreK-8. Chris was a Klingenstein Visiting Fellow at Teachers College, Columbia University and a lecturer in the education department at Smith College. Although much of his family has now settled in the Charlotte area, Chris grew up on Long Island and in upstate New York. He received a B.A. in Literature and Human Thought from the College of St. Rose in Albany and an M.A in English Education: Humanities from New York University.
Notes from the Head of School
Apr9The New Lower School Building Takes ShapeIt has been exciting and interesting to witness the latest phase of the construction of our new lower school. From initially seeing the building in two-dimensional mock-ups and drawings to now seeing it rise before us, we are getting a whole new perspective on what the building will actually look like and how it will function.
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Mar13Teaching Children to Value What They HaveWhen I was 12, there was a bike that most kids coveted: a Schwinn Varsity. They came in typical 70s colors: bright green and red, powder blue, gold, and had—wait for it—10 speeds. One of my friends was the first of our gang to get one, and we were all jealous. Until the day we decided to ride our bikes to the top of a parking garage and race to the bottom.
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Feb20A Big Question from a Small ChildIt was just before our holiday break in December, and I was walking by the Early School playground to get lunch. As often happens, a group of students gathered to talk with me. At one point a student came over to the fence and asked, “Mr. Marblo, are you real?”
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Jan30Our Commitment to DiversityThe news is filled with accounts of universities, corporations, and other organizations scaling back or eliminating their diversity programs. While the implementation of these programs and policies can be challenging, I find this retreat from DEIB work to be short-sighted and reactive. Let me be clear: our school’s commitment to diversity is unwavering.
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