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Our Mission:

The mission of Warren YES is to create a child-focused, place-based learning environment that motivates students to be purposeful, creative, ethical and compassionate leaders, while building a healthy future for themselves, their community, and the planet.

About Us

Warren Young Explorers School (Warren YES) is a Paideia public charter school approved by the North Carolina Charter School Review Board to open in Warren County, NC in the Fall of 2026.

Warren YES is a growing Paideia School. Paideia Schools for Creative Thinking are where students learn to Think, Discuss and Act. Find out more about the Paideia approach.

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Our school’s educational approach has four pillars:

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Place-based Learning

 Connects students to place and creates vibrant partnerships between schools and communities

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Outdoor and Agricultural Education

 Fosters a relationship with the outdoors and nature through learning in the school garden or other outdoor sites of interest on the school campus or in the community

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Holistic Health and Wellness

 Commits to the social, mental, and physical health of students, their families, their communities, and the planet

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Creative Expression

Recognizes that traditional academic methods are not the only ways children learn and encourages learning through creating – art, drama, dance, culinary arts and music

Founding Members:

From Top Left: Jenni Rogan, Aimee Cooper, Danylu Hundley, Demaura Russell, Caroline Hundley, Tonya Hall, Carla Norwood & Erin Riggan

Not Pictured: Steve Pelfrey

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Questions or want to contribute to creating a school for our community? Drop us a note, and please fill out our interest form here:

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