Our school helps all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate through the adoption of AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) principles, where college and career readiness strategies are promoted schoolwide. AVID’s structure incorporates methods in the critical areas of Writing to Learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading to Learn (WICOR). The WICOR model reflects and promotes the World Class Skills. As we strive to ensure a solid foundation in literacy exists, special attention is given to support students as they become better readers, writers, and communicators. We pride ourselves in being a school recognized as an AVID National Demonstration Site where optimal learning takes place schoolwide.
Our rigorous learning environment is enhanced by being a 1:1 school; all students are provided with MacBooks. Authentic educational experiences include the use of technology as a tool to engage, enhance, and extend learning.
Carver is a place where educators are committed in working collaboratively to sharpen their skills in practices that yield better results for students. During professional learning community sessions, teachers collaborate to identify and implement strategies to address student needs, analyze the impact of the strategies on student learning, and apply new knowledge for the next Plan, Do, Study, ACT (PDSA) learning cycle. It is truly a process of continuous improvement.
Students at Carver are provided opportunities to grow and thrive through a host of extracurricular endeavors. Athletically, we compete in football, basketball, volleyball, and wrestling along with many sports at Spartanburg High School. Additionally, students can grow and express themselves in Step Club, Boys and Girls Mentoring Clubs, Honor Music Clubs, Service Clubs and even intra-mural athletics.
Carver Middle School has a rich history of excellence in the Southside Community of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Carver has always been a beacon for the community and the community has always supported Carver. This partnership continues to be leveraged for the sole benefit of students at Carver. Carver leans on vital partnerships with the Spartanburg Academic Movement, Mary Black Foundation, Spartanburg Regional Foundation, along with many local businesses and non-profits all for the service of our students. Carver is grateful to have an active and engaged Parent Teacher Student Organization that serves to support the school’s mission.
Carver Middle School’s mission is to engage, inspire, and motivate all students to be successful in a global society. It is a place where we engage students in the learning process, inspire students to think critically, and motivate them to achieve personal success. It is a place of high expectations and high levels of achievement for all.
