WELCOME TO CHARLES WRIGHT ACADEMY
At Charles Wright Academy, a coeducational independent school in Tacoma, students discover their passions through a breadth of opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. Charles Wright strengthens and grows students, Age 3 – Grade 12, with integrity, respect, compassion, perseverance, and excellence. Within an inclusive and globally aware learning community, we foster self-reliance, social responsibility, and humor, inspiring our students to discover within themselves the courage to achieve their personal best in mind, body, and spirit.
PRESCHOOL
JR K. & KINDERGARTEN
GRADES 1 TO 5
GRADES 6 TO 8
GRADES 9 TO 12
What Matters Most
Lower School Director describes the process of shaping a new program, and identifies the fundamentals of the new curriculum and what a day in Preschool at Charles Wright might look like. By Nick Zosel-Johnson [...]
Raising a Ruckus
Robotics instructor shows how a group of enterprising students come together to rise to unique challenges By Jim Albers The Wright Angle robotics team really seems to be raising a ruckus because this [...]
“Charles Wright has taught me how to use my time wisely, especially when it is limited, and how to prioritize. The teachers are supportive if you have activities at school or outside, such as sports or concerts. If you communicate with your teachers beforehand, they will work with you so that you don’t feel overwhelmed by work.”
Andrew '15