Water’s Edge Village School is special place. It’s a charter school, one that was needed when it opened in 2012. Corolla is a part of Currituck County, but the journey to Currituck County Schools was an hour to an hour and a half, so parents had been sending their kids to Dare County schools.
But when Dare County schools hit 100% filled, they couln’t take the Corolla students any more, leaving parents with bad and worse choices. So WEVS was founded.
From the outset it was an outstanding school. Focused on hands on learning with an incredible teacher to student ratio, students have always thrived in the school environment.
And now it’s about to get better.
Corolla residents, Wayne and Betty Evans have donated $250,000 to the school’s $1.35 million capital campaign. The Evans, who retired from their native Pittsburgh a number of years ago, are hoping their donation will inspire others to help.
It’s a way, Betty feels, to acknowledge inspiring words she recalled according to a press release from the Outer Banks Community Foundation who is handling the capital improvement funds.
“Years ago we spent a lot of time at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. There was a plaque next to the elevator that said something like, ‘It doesn’t matter how big your house is or what kind of car you drive, what will matter is if you made a difference in the life of a child.’ And I think this school can make a difference in the lives of many children, so let’s build this school!”she said.
The current enrollment of the K-8 school is 44 with six teachers. The capital improvement project includes plans to add three classrooms to the school and a teachers’s lounge.
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