James B Edwards is creating global leaders, locally
December 9, 2015
James B Edwards is a partial magnet school nestled between the old and new East Cooper Hospitals. With a student body population over 650 students, JBE continues to reach each child by creating engaging educational opportunities for their students.
JBE implements the “Seven Habits” as outlined by Stephen Covey in The Leader in Me. Additionally, the school has an added component, Global Learning. Throughout the school year teachers expose their students to a wide variety of global activates that enable students to be exposed to the amazing world we live in and truly begin to understand that the world is so much bigger than Mount Pleasant, SC.
This week the Wona Womalan African Dance and Drum Group performed for the entire school. Some of the highlights of the show were students participating in learning some of the dances and drum beats. The principal, Jake Rambo, even danced on the stage! The dances were from the West African country, Guinea. The teachers furthered this instruction in the classroom by providing information, websites, videos and activities for students to further learn about Africa and the upcoming holiday Kawanzaa.
Also, this week all students in kindergarten through 5th grade participated in the Hour of Code. This program is sponsored by Code.org. For one week out of the year over 15 million students all over the world in more than 180 countries unite to learn computer programming skills, coding. Students at JBE learned how to code games on a variety of websites. Coding involves problem solving skills and encourages students to try and retry a problem until they succeed. Participating in this global movement shows our JBE global leaders that technology is a universal, global language!
For more information regarding this event, please contact The Publicity Representative, Mollie Grant at (843)849-2805
About the Charleston County School District
Charleston County School District (CCSD) is the second largest school system in South Carolina representing a unique blend of urban, suburban, and rural schools that span 1,000 square miles along the coast. CCSD serves more than 50,000 students in 86 schools and several specialized programs. With approximately 6,100 employees district-wide, CCSD is the fourth largest employer in the region.
CCSD offers a diverse, expanding portfolio of options and specialized programs, delivered through neighborhood, charter, magnet, IB (international baccalaureate), and Montessori schools, and is divided into three Learning Communities led by associate superintendents. Options include specialized programs in science, engineering and mathematics; liberal arts; music and other creative and performing arts; career and technical preparation programs; and military and other public service enterprises.
