Charter School of Inquiry is a K - 6 Charter School in the city of Buffalo currently accepting applications for students in grades K through 6th grade.
Welcome to CSI! The CSI staff and I hope you find our school to be a welcoming environment that provides an enriching curriculum, geared toward meeting the highest standards of educational excellence. Our philosophy is to educate the “whole child,” to help students become life-long learners and productive citizens.
Inquiry is the method CSI uses to teach all areas of the curriculum – reading, math, science, social studies, art, music, and physical education. Your child will work in groups with teachers and their classmates to explore, investigate, question, analyze – all activities designed to teach them to think critically and problem-solve. These are the skills that educators and employers say are needed to succeed in the 21st century.
Literacy is CSI’s primary instructional focus. There is probably no other skill that’s as important to your child’s academic success as learning to read. With your help and reinforcement at home, we will ensure that your child has strong skills in reading, writing, and comprehension so they are prepared to do higher level work.
Your boys and girls -- our young scholars -- will demonstrate their best efforts every day and will have fun while they are learning! CSI’s teachers are ready to give their very best efforts every day. Our staff works as a collaborative team, focused on improving students’ progress, finding new ways to make learning meaningful and fun.
The Charter School of Inquiry (CSI) will achieve breakthrough outcomes for City of Buffalo children in Kindergarten through Grade 6 by creating an inquiry-based learning environment with an intense focus on learning to read and write well in all subject areas. CSI offers an exceptionally high quality education using intentional reading and language development, aligned curriculum, engaging inquiry-based practices, and an outstanding system of supports. Children at CSI will learn to think critically, problem-solve and work collaboratively to enable their participation as citizens of their community and the world.
