James Island Elementary School is a neighborhood STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) school committed to building lifelong, 21st-century learners with skills in critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
James Island Elementary School fosters collaboration with productive interdisciplinary cooperation among our teaching staff. Our teachers work together, both within their grade levels and among different grade levels, on thematic units and family events such as our Family Reading Night, Music Concerts, Prize Patrol “Get Caught Reading” Program, and on Family Math and Science Nights.
We are committed to the health and wellness of our students and staff. Students engage in social-emotional learning in the classroom and receive enriching guidance instruction. In addition, our Wellness Team encourages teachers and students to make healthy choices with the creation of Wellness Monthly challenges, a designated Wellness Room, and the revitalization of our school garden. James Island Elementary School was the recipient of the 2020-2021 Boeing MUSC Wellness Grand Prize award for our outstanding commitment to health and wellness. During the 2022-2023 school year we received the second place district award for our commitment to wellness.
As a STEAM school, we value creativity and arts education in all facets of our school. Our understanding of creativity extends beyond the arts and into creative approaches to our academics. During the 2023-2024 school year, we partnered with MUSC to bring Art Therapy to James Island Elementary. This program infuses counseling services through various art mediums. Our music teacher worked with our scholars to develop their musical skills in the production of a fall and spring concert. This school year our art teacher worked collaboratively with grade levels to develop synergistic projects that weave art and academic curricula together in science and social studies units. Our students also had the opportunity to sculpt animals chosen during the ecology unit of their science education and incorporate key natural history elements.
Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, James Island Elementary School teachers and staff delivered rigorous, standards-based instruction to students. We are excited to continue to serve all of our students through meaningful and engaging activities next school year!
Jonetta Gregory, Principal
Kim Bouronich, SIC Co-Chair
