Our Model

A Future of Limitless Possibilities Starts Here

Meeting Street Elementary & Middle – Brentwood serves the whole child, which includes a student’s academic, social, emotional and physical needs. We take the long view and consider what a child needs today to be prepared for success in the future.

We Challenge Students with Rigorous Instruction

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:

Early childhood specialists and social workers for parent counseling
Self control
Dental, vision, hearing and health screenings
Vaccine clinics for students who need to catch up on required immunizations
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 Stimulating and Enriching 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 go on overnight excursions.

Enrichment Activities Offered Throughout the School Year. Students can participate in enrichment activities during or after school such as:

Soccer Club
Boys and Girls Mentor Group
Audio Bus
Girls Step Team
Chess Club
Boys and Girls Club
Boys Basketball Club
Teacher Workout Club
Girls Basketball Team
Girls Volleyball Team

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.

Additional, students who graduate from Meeting Street Elementary & Middle – Brentwood are eligible for college scholarships of up to $40,000.

Access to Exclusive Scholarships

Our students get special access to significant college scholarships.

Learn About Our Scholarship

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.

Meet Our Principals

Mary Catherine Lancaster

Mary Catherine was tapped to the lead the elementary school in 2021. Previously, she held leadership roles in the south Bronx with a charter school organization, serving as director of instruction and director of literacy. Before that, she taught in a suburb of Washington, D.C. and in the south Bronx. Mary Catherine earned her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and Spanish from Clemson University and her master’s degree as a reading specialist from Columbia University.

Roger Michael

Roger was named middle school principal in 2022. His career in education started in 2014 as a teacher in Arkansas. He went on to become a dean of students, assistant principal, principal in residence and principal at schools across Arkansas, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of South Carolina Upstate. He also has a master’s degree and an educational specialist degree, both in educational leadership from Grand Canyon University. He was named the Middle School Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Alliance of Black Educators in 2024.

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