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In 2024 the Foundation Board had the privilege of awarding $500 grants to first and second year teachers from across the Beaufort County...

BEAUFORT CO., S.C.  – The Foundation for Educational Excellence announced funding for 16 grants to teachers and schools throughout the...

Amy Trask, the Librarian at Beaufort Middle School, dreamed of a creative way to teach the valuable skill of coding to her students. Her...

Teaching sewing skills to children has the ability to spark a love of sewing that can last a lifetime. Aimee Wieler, Art teacher at St....

Kids LOVE Lego! And Steam Lab Teacher at Mossy Oaks Elementary School, Amanda Freeman wanted to use this love of Lego in a learning...

Everyone knows that making music is fun, but music education also provides a myriad of benefits to your brain, physical and mental...

Rhonda Doherty, Media Specialist at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy, was looking for a fun and creative way to enhance story time for...

The Foundation started a new initiative in 2022 with a desire to see a personal finance course in the Beaufort County schools. And that’s...

Students at Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts are going “Gaga for Fitness” thanks to a grant from the Foundation funded in...

Lisabeth Webber has enjoyed teaching Computer Science for the past 3 years at Okatie Elementary School. But she has noticed something in...

Instilling a sense of pride in students for their local history, art, and culture is best accomplished through hands-on learning! And...

Did you know that each year in Beaufort County there are hundreds of first and second year teachers across the district? It’s tough...

Springtime Friday nights on Hilton Head are best spent listening to LIVE music. If you are local then you have probably heard of the...

The Foundation for Educational Excellence would love for you to join us for an evening of great music and fun at the “Let’s Rock! For...

One of the highlights of 2023 for the Foundation Board was awarding $500 grants to (10) first and second year teachers across Beaufort...

BEAUFORT CO., S.C. – The Foundation for Educational Excellence awarded 12 Innovative Teacher Grants and 7 School Resource Grants this...

On October 25, members of The Foundation for Educational Excellence Board presented the 2023 Beaufort County School District Teacher of...

Opinion BY DAVID LAUDERDALE Originally printed in The Island Packet on OCTOBER 22, 2023 Laura Bush of Bluffton quite literally got her...

One of the Beaufort County School District’s Core Beliefs is that “Early childhood learning experiences form the foundation of future...

Students in Irma Rameizl’s Spanish classes at Hilton Head Island Middle School had the opportunity to enhance their Spanish skills...