2nd Cohort of First Year Teachers Celebrate Completion of MSS New Teacher Academy
May 18, 2023
By Kady Preston and Brooke Tompkins Why did Meeting Street Schools Create New Teacher Academy? In Malcolm Gladwell’s 2011 book Outliers: The Story of Success he makes the claim that it takes 10,000 hours of intensive practice to achieve mastery of complex skills such as playing the violin or getting...
Brentwood’s 8th Grade Bulldogs: “DC or Bust!”
November 11, 2022
Meeting Street - Brentwood 8th graders need your help raising $15K to help all 61 scholars end their middle school careers with a trip to our nation's capitol -- Washington, D.C.--in May 2023. After studying United States History as part of their standard 8th grade curriculum, our scholars will have...
Six Signs of Trauma & How to Respond
May 17, 2022
In the US, 70% of adults and 1 in 7 children have felt some form of serious physical or emotional harm, also known as trauma, at least once in their lifetime. Trauma is a response to anything that breaks our feeling of safety, like a serious injury, risk of death,...
Three Ways Meeting Street Schools Prioritizes Mental Health For All
May 3, 2022
One of the few good things about the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has highlighted how integral social and emotional support for students (and adults!) are to the school environment. Newspapers nationwide have been inundated with headlines screaming about the mental health crisis that we are facing in our country...
What is the Employee Assistance Program?
March 18, 2022
We are all working hard to make each day GREAT! We also are facing many challenges beyond our control. You are not alone. We go through so much throughout our lives and we provide resources for built in support to keep you moving forward! Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) has rebranded...
5 Easy Ways to Support Your Child’s Mental Health Over Summer Break
May 31, 2021
Summer break is almost here! For some kids this is a welcomed, natural mental health break. For others, this time away from school can be difficult. Here are five easy ways to help support every child’s mental health over the summer break. Family Time While we understand parents do not...
Community Celebration: Teacher Ariana Snowden’s Charleston Favorites
October 3, 2019
Ariana Snowden is a first grade teacher at Meeting Street Elementary @ Burns. Ariana is a Virginia native, but made her way to Charleston after graduating from Brenau University. Check out her favorite local spots below! Favorite place outside of work: My favorite place outside of work is be outside,...
Community Celebration: Teacher Kady Preston’s Charleston Favorites
August 27, 2019
Kady Preston is a Pre-K Teacher at Meeting Street Academy. Originally from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Kady made her way South by attending College of Charleston. Currently, she is working on her Master's degree at Columbia University in School Leadership and Administration. This is her 4th year as a MSA team member...
Teacher Resource Guide: School Supply Edition
August 8, 2019
Hey teachers, We bet you’re so excited to start the 2019-2020 academic year, and we are too. That’s why we’ve rounded up some of the best discounts we could find for you on your journey to creating a joy-filled classroom and year for your students! Academic Superstore Academic Superstore offers...
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