Adult yoga classes coming to CCS April 7th!  Join, Natasha Stevens, yoga instructor, for a weekly hour of vinyasa flow to awaken the body, followed by deeper postures that release tension lying in muscle fibers before melting into a final relaxation. Leave with newfound length in your spine. The class will be every Thursday from 3:30pm-4:30pm, starting April 7th and finishing May 19^th. Cost: In advance $48, drop in $10 per class. 

The Middle School Student Government is hosting a luau cookout and dance on Friday, April 15. From 3-4:15, we will have a middle school cookout for grade 5 - 8. 5th and 6th grade students should be picked up from school at 4:15. From 4:30 - 6:30 we will have a dance for the 7th and 8th grade students. The cost to attend the events is $2.00. Please give your money to Ms. Poe by Tuesday, April 12. The dress for the parties is Hawaiian casual. We hope that all the middle school students will be able to attend.

All Lower and Middle school families are invited to the

 Friday Family Night- April 15, 2011

Camp set-up 3:30-5:30

Activities 5:45-7:15

Cook dinner and hangout 7:15-8:00

8:00- Movie     

$10 a family for camping/movie

$ 5 a family for movie only

Please, RSVP ahead of time

If a student is to camp, at least one parent/guardian must accompany them the entire time.

A) What school will provide-

                -movie and movie equipment

                - firewood

                - bathrooms

                - trash bags

                - Food and drinks (for a fee to be determined)

B) What families will provide for themselves-

                - food and drinks

                - camping supplies

C) Activities

                -Games

                -Music (Bring instruments if you have them)

                -Cookout

                - Movie

                - Raffle

All camping and movie money goes to the ongoing development of the outdoor classroom

We look forward to seeing everyone on the 15th! Thank you for supporting the Outdoor Learning Center!

(Camping will take place behind the gravel parking lot in the field.)

Any US parent that is interested in their child going to Costa Rica for two weeks during Winterim next year should contact Mrs. McDermott at mmcdermott@charlestoncollegiate.org.  The trip includes one week of excursions and the second week the students stay with a host family.

There will be a school-wide Talent Show on April 26 from 1:45-3:00. The sign-up sheet is outside the Music room. Please sign-up before March 25.  Mrs. Warf and Mrs. Ferris will be screening the acts on Tuesday, April 5 and Thursday, April 7 from 3:00-3:30 in the Music room.  Come prepared to show them exactly what you plan on doing. Acts should be three minutes or less and no lip-synching please. Please bring your own accompaniment (student musicians or CD) or talk with Mrs. Warf well in advance if you will need her help.

Pennies for Peace

We are excited to share with you that our students will participate in a Pennies for Peace campaign from now until May! 

Pennies for Peace is a program of the Central Asia Institute (CAI), founded by Greg Mortenson - author of Three Cups of Tea.  CAI is nonprofit organization that promotes and provides education and literacy programs in remote mountain regions of Central Asia.  Since 1998, CAI has helped to build over 100 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Pennies for Peace program goal is to encourage our students, who are ultimately our future leaders, to learn the value of philanthropy by collecting pennies for global peace.  We hope to empower students by making them the leaders of this effort, and encourage them to get creative in raising funds for education. 

Students may donate pennies in Mrs. Ferris' office, or through Middle School student government.  100% of donations will go to the Pennies for Peace program, and Blue and Gold teams will also be awarded points for the most pennies!

We are partnering in this mission with other Charleston independent schools, with a mission to raise awareness and funds for peace through education.  We will culminate our campaign with a Peace Fair on May 7, from 3-6pm!  More details will follow!

If you have any questions about our Pennies for Peace campaign, please feel free to contact Patricia Ferris, pferris@charlestoncollegiate.org, or Kate Williams, kwilliams@charlestoncollegiate.org.

Our students are eagerly looking forward to this new adventure!