Charleston Collegiate School
| Charleston Collegiate School | |
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A learning community where everybody matters
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| Location | |
| 2024 Academy Drive Johns Island, South Carolina 29455 | |
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| Type | Independent, non-sectarian |
| Established | 1970 |
| Headmaster | Hacker Burr |
| Faculty | 33 |
| Grades | PS-12 |
| Enrollment | 215 |
| Campus | 36 acres |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Sun Devil |
| Accreditations | SAIS Southern Association of Independent Schools, SACS Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, NAIS National Association of Independent Schools |
| Website | Official Website |
Charleston Collegiate School (formerly Sea Island Academy) is a co-educational, nonsectarian, independent day school in Johns Island, South Carolina.
History
The school was originally organized in 1970[1] as Sea Island Academy, a segregation academy.[2] When the school first opened classes were held in a local Episcopal church. In 1971 Sea Island Academy merged with Sea Island Baptist School, founded in 1966 by the First Baptist Church of John's Island.[3]
The school was renamed Charleston Collegiate School in 2002[4] and presently occupies a 30-acre (120,000 m2) campus, built in 1972.[1]
Curriculum
CCS integrates environmental awareness across different disciplines in its curriculum. This integration includes programs that use the forest which surrounds the school as well as a school garden run on permaculture principles.[2]
Athletics
Charleston Collegiate School participates in the South Carolina Independent School Association athletics program. It offers basketball, cheerleading, cross country running, football, tennis, volleyball, sailing, and lacrosse.
Student body
In 2000, Sea Island Academy started a 90% scholarship program in order to increase minority enrollment.[5] As of 2013 its student body consisted of about 30% minorities.[2] As of 2013, one hundred percent of CCS's graduates were accepted at postsecondary institutions.[2]
Affiliations
Charleston Collegiate School is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It belongs to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the South Carolina Independent Schools Association, the Palmetto Association of Independent Schools (PAIS), the National Center for Independent School Renewal (NCISR), the Coalition of Essential Schools (CES), and the Education Records Bureau (ERB).[6]
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- Private elementary schools in South Carolina
- Private middle schools in South Carolina
- Private high schools in South Carolina
- Schools in Charleston County, South Carolina
- Preparatory schools in South Carolina
- Segregation academies
- Educational institutions established in 1970
