The mission of Waccamaw Intermediate School is to provide a nurturing and safe environment full of diverse learning experiences that enable all students to become caring and productive lifelong learners in a global and technological society. It is this approach that makes Waccamaw Intermediate such an inviting, warm, safe, and child centered school.
We are a school that has high expectations for every child. All of our grades use the self-contained classroom approach to teach our students. This has allowed our teachers the flexibility by teaching units of study across the various content areas. Our focus for teaching reading has been with the balanced literacy approach. This allows our teachers to provide differentiated instruction for all students. Teachers follow the state’s curriculum for all areas of instruction. Science is taught using a hands on approach as students are provided opportunities to conduct lab experiments in our state of the art science lab. Daily instruction is infused with current technology such as mobile IPAD labs, mobile laptop labs, Promethean software, Active Response devices to monitor student progress and many other instructional technology resources. These best practices are evidenced by our assessments and awards our students have earned this year. We are most proud of our school receiving the Palmetto Gold Award for student achievement and recognized for being a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School.
Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities which include Band, Steel Drum Band, Chorus, Art Enrichment, First Tee Golf, First Lego League Team and drama performances.
Parent support at Waccamaw Intermediate is outstanding. Our parents and community members have provided an overwhelming amount of support through their time, talents, and gifts. The PTO has provided many books and resources for our classrooms. Waccamaw Intermediate believes that we must all work together for our students to be successful.
Dr. Timothy Carnahan, Principal
Michelle Diamond, SIC Chairperson
