Providence Day School
Providence Day School is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. History Providence Day School was founded in September 1970. The school was the largest of a number of independent schools in the Charlotte area that were quickly formed in response to busing orders that had been handed down by James Bryan McMillan, a District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Several leaders of an area anti-busing group called the Concerned Parents Association helped start Providence Day as an alternative to the newly integrated Charlotte-Mecklenburg public school system. The founders organized as the Southeast Community Corporation and began advertising for applications for fifth and sixth grade students in September 1970 on a "first-come, first-served basis". In early September 1970, an approximately site that included a former residence was secured at the intersection of Sardis and Rama Roads. The school was initially housed in four rooms inside the residence and four mobile classrooms. Classes began on September 28, 1970 with five certified teachers and 180 students in fifth and sixth grades. The school operated without a headmaster