North Charleston Elementary (NCES) is helping all students develop the South Carolina Graduate's world-class skills by providing an academically challenging, safe, and caring learning environment. The NCES teachers work tirelessly, learning and implementing new teaching strategies that enhance their students' learning and potential for growth. Specifically, we focus on ensuring students receive instruction through our high-quality curriculums, EL and Bridges. To increase our students' critical thinking and collaboration level, NCES has implemented STEM programs through Project Lead The Way and the Liberty Hill STEM Initiative. This initiative gives students projects to complete while focusing on Science, Math, and Engineering skills.

To improve the opportunities for collaboration, North Charleston Elementary has created various extracurricular activities for students to develop the whole child. Programs such as robotics, drone club, soccer, basketball, dance, cheerleading, Girls on the Run, and Student Council required our students to understand the importance of staying active, collaborating, and setting goals.

The students of North Charleston Elementary come from many different backgrounds and cultures. For that reason, we work hard at NCES to recognize our unique differences through celebrations that educate our students and staff. A couple of the programs that took place this year at NCES included our Black History and Hispanic Heritage programs.

By recognizing our strengths and equipping our students with the tools to be successful in life, students of NCES are transitioning from being great students to great citizens of our community. We are extremely excited and look forward to building on our students' and teachers' progress during the 2021-2022 school year.

Melissa Brubaker, Principal

Adrienne Lipscomb, SIC Chair