Fork Shoals School is helping all students develop the world-class skills and life and career characteristics of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by providing a safe, caring, and academically challenging learning environment. We provide such an environment through the implementation of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) and by exemplifying our school tagline: “a rich heritage of cultivating world-class learners.” Student inquiry is the core of our philosophy where the children take hold of their learning to gain knowledge. Our School Improvement Council, Parent Teacher Association, and Fork Shoals faculty continually strive to provide academic rigor, while also cultivating our children toward becoming responsible citizens.
Our teachers are always seeking to learn new and effective strategies to use in the classroom. We continued with our focus on Balanced Literacy and Personalized Learning.
At Fork Shoals School, we also have various programs outside the academic world to focus on the development of the whole child. School-wide, we have focused on embedding the Learner Profile across the curriculum and various settings. Students are recognized for displaying these characteristics at our quarterly IB lunches. Additionally, we have added a school-wide social-emotional learning (SEL) time at the beginning of the day for all classes. We continued to use the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program and utilized the house system as well. This program rewards our students for displaying positive behaviors. Fork Shoals School partnered with the American Heart Association with the Kids Heart Challenge. The Backpack Blessings program provides food over the weekend for numerous students.
Fork Shoals is unique, combining high academic expectations with problem-solving skills while also developing more culturally aware, educationally-empowered students. The school is constantly progressing and will continue to strive toward providing our students with a world-class education.
Shelley Allen, Chair of the School Improvement Council
Kim Reid, Principal
