Our Model

We teach students to think

Meeting Street Academy students demonstrate academic outcomes that significantly exceed national benchmarks.

Our students perform 24 percentage points higher in reading and 28 percentage points higher in math than their peers who come from similar income backgrounds across the country.

In addition to demonstrating proficiency, our students are growing at remarkable rates. More than 80 percent of our students meet or exceed annual growth expectations, compared to the national benchmark of approximately 50 percent.

Students develop critical thinking skills through engaging lessons. We push our students to question, create and apply what they learn through project-based activities rooted in real-world examples.

We offer a full-day academic program a full year earlier than traditional schools. Both 3- and 4-year-olds are encouraged to develop social, emotional, intellectual and physical skills.

We shape students’ character and support overall well-being

We aim to create future leaders. We focus on cultivating the characteristics that are associated with successful and happy adults. This Path to Success for students includes the following traits:

• Gratitude
• Self control
• Optimism
• Empathy
• Citizenship
• Grit
• Curiosity
• Integrity
• Academic Achievement

We also support students’ physical development needs. Our on-site services include:

• Early childhood specialists who diagnose children and counsel parents
• Speech and occupational therapy
• Dental, vision and health screenings

We offer extraordinary experiences

Students are encouraged to expand their horizons and find new passions through exposure to a range of opportunities. Field trips start in kindergarten and older students go on overnight excursions.

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Extracurricular Activities

• Art
• P.E.
• Watoto
• Mindful Movement

Special on-campus experiences also include Charleston Animal Society, South Carolina Aquarium, Riverbanks Zoo, Science Everywhere Adventure and Play to Code

3rd – 5th Grade

• Coding with Play to Code
• Coastal Expeditions
• Entrepreneurship
• Gardening with Greenheart
• Public Speaking
• S. T. E. A. M.
• Soccer
• Financial Literacy
• Strings with Charleston Academy of Music
• Mindful Movement
• Art
• P.E.
• Watoto
• Typing

Special on-campus experiences also include Charleston Animal Society, South Carolina Aquarium, Riverbanks Zoo and Science Everywhere Adventures

Leadership Opportunities (3rd-5th grade)

• Student Ambassadors
• Student Leadership Council
• The Gentlemen of Excellence Leadership Program

Extended Day Program

• Board Game Mania
• Book Club
• Golf with First Tee
• Piano with Charleston Academy of Music
• Tennis with LTP
• Young Gents Club

We’re committed to our alumni

We help students navigate the admissions process of the top middle and high schools in the Lowcountry to find the school that’s best for them. Our students earned $1.4 million in scholarships for the 2024-25 school year.

Additionally, students who graduate from the Academy are eligible for college scholarships of up to $40,000.

Families are Our No. 1 Partners

We are ambitious in our commitment to our families and expect ambitious commitment in return. Our students, families and faculty must work together and work hard to achieve our goals. Our unique Partnership Agreement outlines expectations around academics, health and well-being, social emotional development, and communication, and we each commit to our responsibilities.