Langford Elementary is helping all students develop the world-class skills, life, and career characteristics of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by providing a foundation for students to develop a love of learning. Our mission and ongoing goals are to create an encouraging environment that fosters respect and trust for all learners while nurturing the development of the whole child through engaging meaningful and challenging learning experiences that prepare our students for college and career readiness. To accomplish this goal, teachers and staff provide students differentiated and engaging lessons while the School Improvement Council (SIC) and Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) work collaboratively to help create an invigorating and exciting school culture.
Our faculty and staff work hard to create a positive teaching and learning environment meeting the academic needs of all students. Through engaging and authentic learning experiences, all students develop their gifts, talents, and characteristics that provide a foundation and love for learning. LES has a constant drive to enhance the curriculum through on-hand activities, differentiate instruction, balanced literacy, our district-wide instructional model, Universal Design Learning (UDL), and AVID strategies to engage all students. Our teachers challenge and encourage our students to do their very best. Our Response to Intervention Program (RTI) is focused on constantly helping every student develop early intervention strategies to be successful readers, writers, as well as a strong understanding of number sense. We have focused on independent reading, which cultivates the love of reading and promotes a literacy-rich environment for all learners.
Langford Elementary has developed a sense of community that has extended beyond its walls; our greater community has benefitted from our service projects. We collected and donated items to Prisma Children's Hospital and Harvest Hope food banks. We have partnered with the Military Child Education Coalition, which sponsors virtual educational workshops that will benefit the parents and the Langford Community. At Langford, Home of the Labradors, we promote P. (Pause and Think) A. (Act with kindness) W. (Work with a purpose) S. (Safety first) for Great EFFORT, and we enjoy celebrating our successes. We commend our community partners, parents, teachers, and students for their successes in making Langford a wonderful place for teaching and learning.
At Langford, we believe in educating the whole child and share a commitment that each child who is entrusted to us will receive the best of us every day. Students are challenged and motivated to excel. We expect our students to have a successful school experience. We celebrate your successes, small and large. We encourage our students and let them know they are valued and have a special place in our school community. Langford is a place where learning comes alive.
Kaseena M. Jackson - Principal
Angela Vaughn - SIC Chairperson
