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Briarwood Elementary School, located in Charlotte, N.C., offers grades kindergarten through five. The school is affiliated with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District, and serves more than 500 students. Its curriculum includes reading, language, mathematics, science, social studies, music, art, and computer and physical education. The school library offers a wide range of storybooks, language, and science and technology books, and also provides teaching aids. Its sports activities include softball, football, baseball, and track and field, and also offer indoor board games. Briarwood Elementary School also has a parent-teacher association that assists in various school programs and activities. The school provides food, health care, and transportation services.

Shamrock Gardens Elementary is an academic institution that serves students in kindergarten through grade five. The school offers after-school and English as a Second Language programs. It provides psychological counseling services. Shamrock Gardens Elementary operates a parent-teacher association that hosts several fundraising events. The school offers instruction in music, art, and technology and physical education. It also provides various academic programs in mathematics. Shamrock Gardens Elementary offers Talent Development and Learning Immersion programs. In association with the Charlotte Museum of History, the school provides Tai Chi classes. It has a media center and cafeteria. The school is governed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which administers elementary, middle and high schools.