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Thursday, October 5 (6:00 PM) - Admissions Open House for Interested Students & Families for transfers for the current year (2023-2024) and next School Year (2024-2025). Click here to learn more.

Faculty accolades for the 2022-2023 school year: (1) Tiffany Thompson honored as High School Teacher of the Year for South Carolina's independent schools. (2) Nicole Brockman named SCISA Middle School Math Teacher of the Year.

Our students served our state and nation by helping create educational videos to share the stories of Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter (found here on ETV).

Service Program for CCSD Students-in-Need for Our Friends in N. Charleston - launched in March 2020 and now in its 4th year (click here for 2021 Lowcountry Parent article "Making Stewards of Students: University School of the Lowcountry Uplifts Community Through Service Learning Initiative")

2020-2021 SC Independent Schools High School Teacher of the Year - Sara Peck. USL's Third State Teacher of the Year in five years (click here for Post and Courier 2021 article on Peck's honor "Mount Pleasant teacher receives statewide recognition as independent school educator").

USL students are renowned for their civility, curiosity, generosity, intellect, and kindness (click here for 2018 Charleston Today article for more on this "Talking Education with Jason Kreutner").

Students learn Red Cross, Krav Maga, Improv, and Yoga skills.

All of our students in our grades 3-12 school contribute 50+ hours of service to the community each year. We integrate community service into our regular school day program. Learning at a school that honors helping others and where students and teachers regularly assist others together makes this normal. This approach yields young adults who will help others and uplift their communities on their personal journey through life (click here for Lowcountry Parent 2022 article "How one local school celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Week all year round")

2020-2021 SCISA State Quiz Bowl Champions - Elementary, Middle, High School Divisions - 1st school in history to do so! (click here for Moultrie News 2021 article "University School of the Lowcountry wins quiz bowl state championships"). 2022-2023 All Three Divisions Top Three in State!

Learning Outside the Classroom - weekly field trips to experience the world (30+ per year)

2022-2023 SCISA State Math Meet - High School - State Champions!

For the 2020 election, our oldest students answered the call and created a Youth Poll Worker program. There was national concern about polls staying open when traditional older poll workers were most impacted by the pandemic. This has continued for every election since and is now a permanent aspect of USL. Here is a 2020 WCBD-2 video about our program ("Lowcountry students sign up to work as poll workers on Election Day").

2022-2023 SCISA State Quiz Bowl - Elementary School - State Champions!

Comprehensive Civics Program to develop informed, active, citizens (click here for Post and Courier 2020 article "Students at University School of the Lowcountry conduct exit polls and learn the value of a vote")

2021-2022 SCISA Battle of the Books - High School - State Champions!

Hallmark Wellness Program (including morning exercise for all, daily time outside, gratitude, routines and predictability, scheduled time for socializing and relationship-building, and more)

2022-2023 SCISA Math Meet - Middle School State Champions (8th Title in 10 Years), including five of the top 10 individual competitors!

Exploration of Faiths - students visit 4-5 houses of worship each year to understand different faiths (click here for Post and Courier 2020 article "Students trace Martin Luther’s legacy in Charleston churches"). In 2022-2023, this included Mepkin Abbey's Creche Festival, Charleston Tibetan Society, Synagogue Emanu-El, Olive Branch & Greater Goodwill AME.

2022-2023 SCISA Spring State Chess Tournament - Elementary School - State Champions and First & Third Place Individual Competitors!

In the 2020-2022 school years, we operated a nationally-recognized Safe COVID Operation Plan: empowered teachers, no spread on campus, no quarantines. This included lobbying local and state governments for tents and outside learning options for all of South Carolina's students (click here for P&C 2020 opinion article about our efforts "Is SC solution to safe school in the era of coronavirus under a big tent?")

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Winnie Caetta

Faculty Profile: Winnie Caetta

By Christine Beddia | February 23, 2023

1) How many years have you been at USL? This is my first year at USL!   2) What is your favorite thing about teaching? My favorite thing about working in a school is that I get to work with students when they are feeling all … Read more

usl 22-23 scisa head volunteer award 11-2022

University School Honored with SCISA Head of School Award

By Christine Beddia | November 11, 2022

University School was honored at the South Carolina Independent School Association’s Fall Heads’ Conference last week!  Head of School Jason Kreutner was honored with the Charles J. Beach, Jr. Volunteer of the Year Award. “The Charles J. Beach, Jr. Volunteer of the Year Award is presented each … Read more

Kristina Woodward

Alumni Profile: Kristina Woodward

By Christine Beddia | November 11, 2022

Years at USL 2015-2019: I’m currently a senior at Belmont, graduating in Fall of 2023. I’m having an extra semester because I switched my major. I’m now an English major with a concentration of Creative Writing, and a minor in Publishing. I was the graduating … Read more

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