It is the mission of the christopher columbus charter school (CCCS) to provide students in grade k-8 with a content-RICH, academically rigorous CORE knowledge education with a well-defined, sequential curriculum in a safe, orderly, disciplined and caring enviornment CCCS students will learn to express themselves in at least one international langauge, and will utilize computer technology to support learning in ALL major subjects and to become literate in the technologies of the 21st century.