8th Grade Leadership Trip

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead

Our students are the first class of middle school students at a pre-existing elementary school that has recently been converted to Montessori. The Montessori model emphasizes autonomy, peace education, service learning, and 21st century skills. A key component of the program is for students to see relevance to what they're learning in the classroom and the outside world.

We are raising money to help fund a culmination trip to the Disney Youth Education Program during the month of May.  The program consists of  guided, in‐park educational field studies with courses in Applied Sciences, Environmental Studies, Liberal Arts and Leadership Development.  Students will participate in 2 courses throughout the duration of this trip: an Energy and Waves Physics Lab and a class on Managing their Brand/ Leadership.  This trip will help tie together many key components of their 8th grade curriculum as well as prepare them for high school.  

The roundtrip cost of the transportation for the trip for 3 days from Charleston to Orlando is roughly $3000.  Students wil also be fundraising and learning entrepreneurship skills to cover the costs of the tickets, hotel, meals, and educational process and programs ( around $500/ student).  

With the help of generous donors, students will have the opportunity to participate in an important program that will teach them necessary soft skills for success in the future.