Uwharrie Charter Academy will educate high-school aged students in a project-based, rigorous learning environment. UCA will receive public funding and, therefore, will be offered tuition-free to students who take the initiative to seek out a uniquely challenging high school experience.

The learning environment will be academically aggressive, employing project-based learning with a concentration on environmental literacy and the development of a keen awareness of how the actions and choices of individuals affect the world around them. Community service projects and frequent study trips to the NC Zoo, and other partners, will support the learning encounter.

UCA applies a different teaching technique that promotes and practices new learning habits and creative thinking skills. By inspiring students to find that there are many ways to solve a problem, UCA advances the potential for exceptional success in their lives.