Through an expectation of academic excellence, along with engaging activities that promote critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration, Merriwether Elementary School (MES) is helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate. Keeping our purpose and mission at the heart of our daily actions, we provide a positive learning environment helping students communicate, demonstrate, and master skills to reach their full individual potential.
At MES, we realize that education is ever evolving. We take pride in being life-long learners as educators, setting the example for our students to realize the importance of being life-long learners as well. We work to have students realize becoming active, engaged partners in their own education grows their self-confidence, responsibility, and initiative. Guiding our students to understand the benefits of different gifts and talents; they learn to listen to new ideas, work together to achieve results, and motivate one another to be their very best. Art Club, School Musicals, Chorus, Battle of the Books and community service projects give students opportunities to express their talents, support their fellow students, and give back to the community around them. Working in conjunction with our community and families, the variety of programs we implement focus on the development of the whole child. These programs support the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of our students. Our character education programming continues to expand through the recognition of safety patrol, flag patrol, and COLT Tickets, our school wide incentive program.
The faculty and staff partner with parents and the community, to enhance the learning opportunities for all students, ensuring we develop responsible, productive citizens of strong character. Teachers collaborate and analyze a variety of assessments and student data to provide research-based interventions to effectively meet academic and social goals for each student. Using a wide variety of teaching methods and developmentally appropriate practices to provide an instructional program, teachers help each student reach their full potential. Demonstrating the importance of being lifelong learners, faculty members participate in professional development targeted at expanding their skill sets and Professional Learning Communities allowing for collaboration and learning from our greatest asset, each other.
At Merriwether Elementary, we believe the school, family, and community all play a major role in shaping the lives of our youth. Together with our stakeholders, and through the implementation of our school purpose and vision, we are developing our future South Carolina graduates, and ensuring students reach their ultimate potential.
