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Click here to learn more about University School! Open House for Interested Families for '22-'23 and to transfer now: Thursday, October 6 (6:00 PM). Questions - contact Tasha Tirpak (ttirpak@uslowcountry.org)

For the latest updates on the 2022-2023 school year, please see the "New Families" page under the Admissions section.

Weekly COVID Relief Program for CCSD Students-in-Need for Our Friends in N. Charleston - launched in March 2020 (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").

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

2021-2022 & 2020-2021 SCISA State Math Meet - High School - 2nd Place

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?")

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)

2021-2022 SCISA Math Meet - Middle School State Champions (7th Title in 9 Years), including five of the top 10 individual competitors!

Exploration of Faiths - students visit 4-5 houses of worship to understand different faiths (click here for Post and Courier 2020 article "Students trace Martin Luther’s legacy in Charleston churches").

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 continued in 2021 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").

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Holiday Break Service Program

January 19, 2021

Watch our video recap of our service program over the Holiday Break here.

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Grandparents E-Newsletter

December 31, 2020

The University School of the Lowcountry (USL) recognizes that grandparents have a tremendous influence in our students’ lives. Here’s what USL has been up to over the last couple of months. Safely operating during a Pandemic and advocating for students across South Carolina University School … Read more

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Post & Courier: Charleston schools get creative with hands-on outdoor learning as pandemic continues

November 10, 2020

The cover article of the Home section of today’s Post and Courier (Sunday, 11/8) is “Charleston schools get creative with hands-on outdoor learning as pandemic continues,” and University School is one of the two schools spotlighted.

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South Carolina Independent School Association Middle School State Quiz Bowl Championship

November 10, 2020

Congratulations to the team: Killian Fillippa, Ben Flessas, Frank Gibbes, Oakley Halpern, Waverly Lansford, and Clay Slaughter.  They went undefeated against Porter-Gaud, St. Anthony’s (Florence), and Wilson Hall (Sumter)!   This is our eighth year of competing in Middle School Quiz Bowl.  This is our first State … Read more

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Live 5 News: Mt. Pleasant school sets up tents for outdoor classroom space

October 13, 2020

Many thanks to Live 5 News and reporter Rob Way for sharing this story of a creative middle ground between remote learning and classes inside a building! Please ask your elected state officials to help make this option possible for South Carolina’s students, teachers, and their families. … Read more

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