Cape Fear Center For Inquiry
Wilmington NC

Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is now closed.

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WELCOME TO CFCI

The Cape Fear Center for Inquiry (CFCI) is a public charter school located in Wilmington, NC. As a charter school we are funded by the state of North Carolina and do not charge tuition. We are not a part of New Hanover County School System, but rather function as our own small school system. We have a board of directors that makes policy and hiring decisions. We do not discriminate in admission.

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MISSION

Cape Fear Center for Inquiry is committed to promoting students’ abilities to think and create in personally meaningful ways through an inquiry-based, integrated curriculum in a nurturing and empowering environment.

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VISION

CFCI will foster academic and social inquiry based learning by enriching the state curriculum. We will facilitate research, communication and action through:
• community partnerships
• environmental education
• global connection
• technology
• wellness.

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MOTTO

CFCI students will LEARN while at CFCI, SHARE their experiences, and LIVE as empowered, thinkers, learners, inquirers and good people in the world.

Our motto is:
Learn. Share. Live.

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LEARNING

At CFCI, we believe that the whole child is more important than any single factor. We recognize physical, intellectual, emotional and social development as integral parts of each child’s growth and learning process.

OUR TEAM

The Cape Fear Center for Inquiry (CFCI) is a public charter school located in Wilmington, NC. As a charter school we are funded by the state of North Carolina and do not charge tuition. We are not a part of New Hanover County School System, but rather function as our own small school system.

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COMMUNITY

Visit the Parent Resources page to get easy access to many of our most requested forms and find important information for your current or future CFCI student! It takes a village to do the work that we do. Thank you for being part of (or just interested in) CFCI!

ENROLLMENT

Get information on the enrollment process, parent information sessions, lottery dates, and other important details to get your child enrolled at the Cape Fear Center For Inquiry.

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