How MSA-Spartanburg Is Using Mental Health Awareness Month To Strengthen Scholars’ Mental Fitness
May 1, 2023
Mental health awareness month is a time to understand how mental health impacts families and to promote strong mental health in our scholars. At Meeting Street Academy Spartanburg, we are using morning meeting activities to address mental health to start conversations and find ways for students to get help if...
February 13, 2023
Our Meeting Street - Jasper & Beaufort founding principal, Tamil Goodson, was invited to be a guest on the Kids First Radio Show hosted by SC Public Charter Schools. It was a great opportunity to share her passion and vision for Meeting Street - Jasper & Beaufort as a tuition-free...
The Turtle Way: Mr. Keane’s Reflections
June 3, 2022
I could not be more proud of our upper elementary school scholars here at Meeting Street @Burns. I could go on forever about their academic growth and development as young learners, but their growth and achievement percentiles speak for themselves. Instead, I wanted to focus on the commitments they made...
Supporting Mental Health in Middle School: Our Students Have What It Takes
May 25, 2022
I couldn’t have imagined the immense mental health obstacles our middle school students face daily. They navigate social media with its constant call to compare or bully. They’ve seen school shutdowns and some have known waves of grief. They face the typical challenges accompanying adolescence. The needs are great, yet...
What It Takes To Earn The National Blue Ribbon
March 18, 2022
When my family was contemplating relocating five years ago, I searched for education roles online and learned about Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg. I had never worked or lived in South Carolina. I had never heard of Meeting Street Schools. My home, for my childhood and my decade-long career to-date, had always...
Danielle Washington and the Journey Home to North Charleston: Teaching & Leading at MSS
December 1, 2020
Over the last 11 years Meeting Street Schools (MSS) has been proud to serve families in the downtown Charleston, North Charleston and Spartanburg communities by providing an excellent school option for students in early childhood and elementary grades. Last year the school network was given the green light by the...
Lynn Sawyer and her 25 Year Journey to Meeting Street Schools
November 3, 2020
If we were to survey educators around the country to ask them about their why, the reason they decided to become a teacher, the greater majority might respond somewhere along the lines of, I want to make a difference in the lives of children through teaching. While that is often...
Keisha Hawes and Her Journey to Meeting Street Schools
July 29, 2020
Recently recognized by Women Vision SC as “one of the most extraordinary women around the state,” Keisha Hawes lives up to that statement. Growing up in a farm community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Keisha grew up in the countryside with her family as her neighbors. Keisha, however, had different...
Xaviera Thurman and Her Role as a MSE@Brentwood Teacher
March 18, 2020
“I hope my students know they can truly do whatever they put their mind to. I truly believe in them and I hope they can surpass my faith in them and let the world know how brilliant and bright they are.” Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Xaviera Thurman...
Shaquira Langley and Her Role as a Pre-K Teacher
February 12, 2020
“You have to have the ability to pick up and be able to keep going. Most of all, you have to have the passion for the job.” Growing up in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, Shaquira Langley is a South Carolina native who joined the MSE@Brentwood team a year ago as...
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