March Madness is in full swing, and as the Sweet 16 begins we want to reflect on 16 sweet things that have taken place at CCBS over our 16 years.

(1) A dream of a place where boys can be boys. Thank you, Beth Black, for following your true heart’s calling!

(2) 2 boys completed a 50-mile hike for Boy Scouts.

(3) 3 International Student Trips.

(4) Entering our 4th year of transition services.

(5) Our student Trek Program visiting 5 different states. (NC, TN, AL, GA and SC).

(6) Family Center Programming now includes Father/Son Treks, Mother/Son Treks, Family Treks, Women’s Retreats, Father’s Retreats, and Quarterly Family Seminars.

(7) Open 7 days a week and having helped over 400 families!

(8) In 2018, we had one of our first alumni become a full-time staff member.

(9) Our athletic teams have participated in 9 different sports (flag football, soccer, lacrosse, karate, cross-country, basketball, golf, disc golf and softball).

(10) Expanded our academics to now offer (PE, English, Math, Social Studies, Science, Vocals, Band, Art, DBT and Spanish)

(11) 11 wonderful years with our fearless leader, David LePere!

(12) More than 12 specialized kayak clinics.

(13) Boys completed a 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles) in March 2019!

(14) Boys competing in 14 Lego League competitions.

(15) Nick Linscott (our Math Teacher) and Phil Fairbrother (our HR Director)’s 15th year anniversary in 2019.

(16) Celebrating 16 years of “Challenging Boys and their families to discover what is real and true about themselves and the world around them.”

Happy Sweet 16, Cherokee Creek Boys School! Here’s to many more!

by Ben Briggs, Social Studies Teacher, Cherokee Creek Boys School

Have you ever thought what it would be like to design roller coasters? Doesn’t that sound like an exciting job? What if it’s done in a classroom learning environment?

Our boys have been doing just that in our Social Studies class this week. They have been using a program created by Disney to design roller coasters. This is intended for students to connect science and engineering to their imagination.

While they are having fun creating roller coasters, little do they know, they are also learning about physics. While the cool look of the ride is one thing, the boys must also measure the force, velocity, and trajectory to make the roller coaster work.

At Cherokee Creek Boys School, we are fortunate to have teachers that use creativity and fun to teach the boys something new everyday. Projects like this not only excite the students, but they also energizes the staff, as well.

How special it is to walk into a classroom and see students having almost as much joy learning how to design roller coasters as they would be with riding one!

Who’d have ever thought that classroom learning could be so much fun!

It was Walt Disney himself who said (and it couldn’t be more true), “Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.”