School bus safety is an important topic for parents, school administrators and police departments everywhere. Across the nation, the potential for devastating consequences is real for anyone traveling our roadways. In the Charleston County School District alone, 367 buses make four runs daily, transporting nearly 22,000 students. “We have 80 schools in our district, and the … [Read more...]
GO PLAY! Tiny Gym — Where Kids Can Bounce Off the Walls
Mitzi Perkins, co-owner and operator of GO PLAY Tiny Gym, was born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama. A child gymnast trained by her mother, Kitty, a gymnastics coach, and her father, Dan, a physical education instructor, Perkins shared, “My mom coached 18-month to 5-year-olds and shared that love with me.” Eventually Kitty began teaching out of a converted school bus called … [Read more...]
Beyond the Classroom: Life Lessons Learned at Summer Camps
Let’s face it, most of the school year, our kids are over scheduled. They crave summer as much as we do; a change of routine, a time to unwind. But a lot of parents are still at the mercy of work schedules and have to find something to occupy their kids’ time. Lucky for us, Mount Pleasant has plenty of summer camp choices that aren’t simply regarded as babysitting options. In … [Read more...]
Teach the Need … For Hospitality Employees
Kenton Kelley never in his wildest dreams thought he could work in a fancy . restaurant like Halls Chophouse in the swanky corridor of Upper King Street in downtown Charleston. After his father was killed at age 5, he grew up in a single-parent home in North Charleston. In 2014, during his sophomore year at R.B. Stall High School, an assistant principal stopped him in the … [Read more...]
Crossing the Cistern: The History behind College of Charleston’s Graduation Traditions
Featuring Randolph Hall, the College of Charleston’s oldest building (1828) and giant live oaks draped in Spanish moss as a backdrop, the area surrounding the Cistern makes for a photogenic location to host a graduation. The College of Charleston (CofC) has held its spring commencement ceremonies on the Cistern — the name referring to the large, grassy, oval area fronting … [Read more...]
Providing Personalized Instruction: Sylvan Learning
Sylvan Learning strives to create confident, independent students by targeting the causes of academic frustrations. And because of this successful, proven approach to learning, Sylvan Learning has grown to become the leading provider of tutoring to students of all ages, grades and skill levels. Offering a proven approach to learning focused around Mastery Learning, Sylvan’s … [Read more...]
The Anatomy of a Winner: Wando Band Puts Mount Pleasant on the Musical Map
Building a nationally recognized musical powerhouse at the high school level doesn’t happen overnight. The accolades are numerous for the award-winning Wando High School band, but, with arts funding limitations, it has taken a combination of strong feeder middle schools, dynamic leadership, dedicated community support and vigorous fundraising to help create and maintain a … [Read more...]
The Newest Craze: Educational Story Game for Kids
Friends and business partners Marcie Jacobs and Ellen Stebbins were drinking coffee together in a Mount Pleasant Starbucks one midafternoon in 2015 when groups of children poured in from local schools. They observed as the kids sat at the same tables but didn’t interact, staring into their phone screens like zombies. It dawned on them then that in this age of technology, … [Read more...]
Sylvan Learning Center of Mount Pleasant: Education for All Stages
Sylvan Learning Center of Mount Pleasant understands that the struggle is real for many parents and their children when it comes to school subjects, studying, homework or even preparing for an important assessment test. Children as young as 4 years of age all the way to the college years find themselves in need of a little extra help sometimes. Sylvan Learning Center of … [Read more...]
A Diverse Community: Preschool of the Arts at Charleston Center for Jewish Life
Housed within the Charleston Center for Jewish Life, Preschool of the Arts is in its second year serving Mount Pleasant. The only Jewish preschool East of the Cooper River, it follows the Reggio Emilia approach to learning, a philosophy founded in Italy after World War II. With two classrooms, combining children ages 18 months to 36 months and 3 to 5 years, respectively, the … [Read more...]