Seaside Elementary is an amazing PK-4 school located a few miles away from the beautiful beaches in Surfside and Garden City, SC. Seaside Elementary School is helping all students develop world class skills and life and career characteristics indicative of the Profile of a State of SC graduate through the consistent examination of all practices in our school in light of how student achievement may be improved. Our school motto is that We are StingRAYS. RAYS stands for Respect yourself and others, Always do your personal best, You are special and you matter, Spread Kindness. We focus on Children Achieving, Curriculum and Teaching, Community, Culture, Collaboration, Character, and Common Language. At Seaside Elementary, we are focusing on the whole child by teaching academics and social-emotional learning.
In our efforts to promote high academic achievement, our faculty and staff collaborate through a Professional Learning Community (PLC) environment to collect and analyze data through a variety of assessment tools including daily formative classroom assessments, MAP, DIBELS, PALS, SC READY, and district benchmark tests. Through this data analysis, teachers are able to target instruction, use formative assessment, and monitor progress to meet the specific needs of each and every student. Student learning is further enhanced in a blended learning environment where teachers work directly and closely with individual students and small groups of students, while other students in the classroom learn by using technology and digital content focused on their unique learning needs. By concentrating on a growth mindset, Seaside Elementary School students are focused on doing their personal best and becoming well rounded citizens.
Performance and moral character traits are promoted through the implementation, modeling, and celebration of the Seaside Elementary Learner Profile Attributes and social emotional learning through the Caring School Community program. As well, Seaside Elementary believes it is important to support our local community through service learning projects. Our school community participated in activities that support the United Way, Seaside Elementary Angel Tree, the American Heart Association, and the South Strand Helping Hands amongst many other local organizations. We take pride in having strong relationships with our local businesses and community members.
The faculty and staff at Seaside Elementary look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts with our parents/guardians and community members to help our students become globally-minded citizens and lifelong learners.
Dr. Andrew Ball, Principal
Lisa Lynch, School Improvement Council (SIC) Chairperson
