During the 2024-25 school year, teachers and staff at Charleston Charter School for Math and Science continued to focus on helping all of our scholars develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate, including college and career readiness. All of our scholars in grades 6 to 12 explored STEM-related careers and the required training through our experiential learning curriculum.  As CCSD meets its goals of more students reading on grade level by the end of 5th grade, we will work to sustain those gains and further strengthen their academic skills in middle school and high school.  

The CCSMS mission is to educate scholars for success in college and careers by providing an innovative learning environment that is academically excellent, developmentally responsive, and socially equitable. 

In addition, CCSMS is working to improve literacy in order to meet the district goal of all children reading on grade level through our implementation of Read 180 in middle school, individualized MTSS interventions in high school, and the belief in the collective efficacy of our teachers.

All of our scholars are encouraged to combine their critical thinking skills with their creativity to solve real-world problems in our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) courses and more traditional classes. Our scholars are encouraged to communicate in class through Socratic seminars, where teachers are trained to facilitate discussions on the course content.  Scholars were immersed in career exploration through STEMester, which is a deep dive into issues facing our local community this year, including our 6th graders taking on flooding in Charleston and high school scholars producing videos focused on issues personal to them while developing technical and 21st-century skills. 

Mary Carmichael, Executive Principal and CEO

Russ Campbell, Board Chair