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Students will ‘see the legacy of the Gullah.’ Charter school to open on St. Helena

For the first time since the Penn School closed in 1948, St. Helena Island public middle and high school students won’t have to leave the island to go to class. The Sea Islands Heritage Academy will ...
Yahoo

State revokes support for St. Helena school. Low enrollment, ‘poor board leadership’ cited

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A charter school oversight board has ended the state’s funding for a St. Helena Island charter school less than a year after it ...
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Saint Helena charter school will blend academics, Gullah Geechee heritage

SAINT HELENA ISLAND — Community ties and Gullah Geechee heritage will be major pillars of a new charter school coming to Saint Helena Island. Sea Islands Heritage Academy was approved by the Public ...
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Meet the spirited teacher behind St. Helena’s 1st charter school. ‘It was a rallying cry’

After four years of planning, 400 interviews and securing more than $4 million in public and private funding, a Sea Islands-based charter school founded by a passionate teacher who earned her stripes ...