Eno River Academy will nurture a community of academic and artistic distinction, as it enriches each student’s cultural literacy.

Founded in 1997, and one of the original one hundred charter schools allowed in North Carolina, Eno River Academy (ERA), formerly Orange Charter School, a public school of choice, offers young people in Kindergarten through 12th grade a center for learning in which they develop a strong intellectual, emotional, physical, and social foundation. Our program is characterized by a strong commitment on the part of staff and parents to nurture a community of academic and artistic distinction, as it enriches each student’s cultural literacy.

ERA utilizes a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) approach to curriculum delivery that is aligned to the Common Core Standards for Math and English Language Arts and North Carolina Essential Standards, in order to prepare students for high school, college, and citizenship in our national and global community. The STEAM approach utilizes Project Based Learning in the classroom and across disciplines to equip our students with 21st century skills. Spanish for grades K-12, a class differentiated music program, and physical education multiple times per week (all K-12 students) augment the NC Essential Standards and Common Core Standards. Teachers combine proven educational materials such as Everyday Math, Wilson Reading, and Accelerated Reader with a variety of teaching methods and differentiation in order to tailor the instruction to the needs of each class and individual students.