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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Four Pillars to Success
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
Since 1970, Charleston Collegiate has upheld its
mission to inspire its students to become passionate,
lifelong learners. Faculty members strive to develop
every aspect of their students’ lives,
from the campus to the community,
through what the school calls its Four Pillars of Education.
The first pillar, Project-Based Learning, is used to
explore real-world problems and challenges through
creative thinking and problem solving. This is present
throughout the school, from elementary students writing
business proposals for selling garden produce at the farmers
market to high schoolers connecting their life with a poem
written centuries ago. Project-Based Learning helps the
students of Charleston Collegiate understand the world and
their purpose within it.
The second pillar, Creativity and the Arts, helps all
students, preschool through 12th grade, reach a deeper
understanding of their subject matter by utilizing “cross-
curricular learning” and incorporating fine arts into all
other academic courses and projects.
Thirdly, Charleston Collegiate believes in the importance
of teaching students leadership through outdoor education.
CCS takes full advantage of its 30-acre campus with an
Outdoor Leadership Education Center, complete with a
tidal swamp dock for studying the local ecology, a kayak
program that educates students fourth grade and up about
the rich, local history and a ropes course to help students
understand their roles as leaders in the community.
The fourth pillar that Charleston Collegiate strives
to ingrain into its students is Financial Literacy
and Entrepreneurship. By exposing students to the
fundamentals of personal finance and business planning
from as early as second grade, the school prepares students
for their futures by evoking an entrepreneurial spirit from a
young age.
To learn more, visit or call
843-559-5506.
BY SHELBY DAVIS
CHARLESTON
COLLEGIATE
2024 Academy Drive | Johns Island, SC 29455
(843) 559-5506 |
Charleston Collegiate School’s mission is
to inspire students to become passionate,
lifelong learners by empowering them
with knowledge, creativity, curiosity and
confidence to mindfully embrace the
opportunities of tomorrow.
GRADES PK – 12
FINANCIAL LITERACY
AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROJECT
BASED
LEARNING
LEADERSHIP
THROUGH OUTDOOR
EDUCATION
FINE ARTS
AND
CREATIVITY