Network Charter School
About NCS
Based in downtown Eugene, Oregon, the Network Charter School is a small charter program (with 90-130 students) serving young people ag
The unique offerings of the Network include class sizes of 10-15 students, practical and multicultural opportunities, and career-related learning.
The Network Charter School can be reached for course and registration info at 541-344-1229, ncs@efn.org, or http://www.networkcharterschool.org.
A Typical School Day for NCS Students:
Pre 7:30 -Get up, get ready & take the bus in to the LTD station
7:30 – 8:25 am – Show up at The ‘Wich House and grab breakfast at school, hang with friends or catch a bus and get to morning class.
8:30 – 11:30 am - Morning class – Three hours might seem like a long time, but it goes by fast with lessons, projects, field trips, bike rides, hikes, etc. and enough time to do work in class so that you rarely have homework (depending on the class).
11:30 – 12:20 – Get lunch at school or buy lunch at Burrito Boy, Pizza Pipeline, Bagel Sphere, Station Market, Kiva, or some other downtown food place. Hang with friends and/or catch a bus to the next class.
12:20 – 3:20 pm – Afternoon class…most classes offer credit in several subjects, so it is not like 3 hours of math and you have Mon/Wed/Fri classes and Tues/Thurs classes (so you sign up for 4 different classes per term).
3:30 – Hang for after school activities like: Ultimate Frisbee Team, Yearbook, Pathfinders, YEPSA, Bike Repair Lab, Jam Space, or other stuff.
What students say about NCS:
“It’s better than every school!”
“You learn to deal with real life.”
“I actually want to go to class now.”
“It’s good to be weird here!”
“It’s not a textbook school.”
“Mellower atmosphere”
“You actually learn stuff.”
“No cliques”
“People belong.”
“Less busy work”
“It’s small and everybody’s nice.”
“Teachers talk to you like a real person.”
“You can find yourself because you don’t have to be anyone else.”
