Who We Are
Mission: To inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders.
Charles C. Bell Elementary is a small community school in the Buncombe County Schools System in east Asheville. The school envisions a community where students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to be lifelong learners and problem solvers who are productive, successful, and responsible adults. Bell Elementary endeavors to provide the best education for each child, enhanced by partnerships between home, school, and the community.
What We Do
Bell Elementary serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade using the North Carolina standard curriculum that includes age- and grade-appropriate experiences and content for reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, science, art/music, and health/physical education. The school provides further student support through programs such as:
- Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Program for students who need curriculum differentiation.
- Special Education Program for students who need individualized support.
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Program for students whose primary language is other than English.
Extracurricular activities include a variety of clubs and activities such as:
- Serve Our School (SOS), where fifth grade students have opportunities to take on leadership positions throughout the school.
- Osyssey of the Mind, where students create solutions to a variety of problems.
- Chorus, where fourth and fifth grade students prepare for performances at school events.
