ORANGEBURG, SC – On Tuesday, June 25, leadership from the Willie Jeffries School of Excellence (WJSE) and the Berkeley Charter Education Association (BCEA) hosted an official Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the beginning of Phase 1 of the construction project for their new school. Special guests included the legendary Coach Willie Jeffries, Founding Principal Dr. Fabien McGill,…
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WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Gray Collegiate Academy (GCA) students will get to experiment with a new hands-on way of learning thanks to a grant from the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE). GCA, along with 29 other schools in South Carolina, applied for and was chosen to participate in the South Carolina Career and Technical…
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GAFFNEY, SC – Cherokee Charter Academy has been chosen to participate in the South Carolina CTE Immersive Learning Academy. This grant from the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) was awarded to thirty schools in the state. With this program, students can learn on a fully immersive, Virtual Reality (VR) platform called VXRLabs. This software…
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LEXINGTON, SC – American Leadership Academy Lexington teacher Mary Elizabeth (M.E.) Farmer was named the 2024-2025 Nathan Yon Institute Teacher of the Year at the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Awards Banquet on May 16. “I met Mr. Nathan Yon several times and he became an inspiration to me as an educator, so to accept an…
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BOILING SPRINGS, SC –Libertas Academy Boiling Springs sixth grade student Winson Cheung was named the 2024 Middle School Student of the Year at the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Awards Banquet on May 16. Cheung was nominated for statewide student of the year by the leaders at his school. In his nomination form, they wrote about…
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FLORENCE, SC – Virtus Academy of South Carolina fourth-grade student Abigail Rogers was named the 2024 Elementary School Student of the Year at the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Awards Banquet on May 16. Rogers was nominated for statewide Student of the Year by the leaders at her school. In her nomination form, they spoke about…
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CALHOUN FALLS, SC – Calhoun Falls Charter School 12th grade student Lexzy Maybelle Scott was named the 2024 High School Student of the Year at the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Awards Banquet on May 16. Scott is CFCS’ Senior Class President, a Future Farmers of America (FFA) member, and a yearbook editor. She was also…
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CAMDEN, SC – Montessori School of Camden parent Mr. Christopher Gordon was named the 2024 Lynn Higgins Volunteer of the Year at the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Awards Banquet on Thursday night. Gordon was nominated for this statewide award by his school community. Head of School Ms. Deb Cyrier shares that Gordon spent a couple…
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WINNSBORO, SC – Midlands STEM Charter School is excited to announce Mrs. Chantell Berry as the Executive Director/Principal for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Mrs. Berry will work alongside Dr. Toussaint (TK) Kennedy, who was announced in March as the school’s Chief Executive Officer. Mrs. Berry is honored to return to South Carolina for her…
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COLUMBIA, SC – The Charter Institute at Erskine (Institute) has been ranked the No. 1 Small Company in South Carolina by The South Carolina Top Workplaces. Additionally, the Institute was named a 2024 Top Workplace in South Carolina. The Institute is one of 76 organizations across South Carolina to receive the honor of Top Workplace.…
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