The Teacher’s Teacher Legacy Lives On
Staying Power: Van Der Meer Tennis
read more
Education
Knowledge in the Service of Love
St. Francis Catholic School builds on decades of excellence with new initiatives
Springtime at Coastal Discovery Museum
From gardens to ponds, to historic buildings, to chickens, to marsh views and gallery exhibits, visitors can spend an hour to a full day enjoying this island treasure.
From the Ladies Tees
First Tee – The Lowcountry links up with LPGA Girls Golf
Hilton Head Island Computer Club
Where Technology Meets Community, Patience, and Purpose
Hilton Head Prep
Celebrating Its Legacy of 60 years of Educational Excellence
Mitchelville’s Sixth Annual Holiday Nights and Lights
Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park is a significant historical location for American History. It is home to the first self-governed town of formerly enslaved people, established in 1862 during the Civil War.
Finishing Strong, Building Game Changers
When a community invests in its young people, transformation follows
A Change in the Air
New Changemakers program adds choices for local public school students
Neighborhood Outreach Connection
Creating an Even Playing Field
We’re Not Done Yet
First Tee – The Lowcountry Launches Annual Appeal
For Giving’s Sake
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has long history of connecting people, resources, and needs
Breaking Ground, Making History
But just as much as it honors the history of Mitchelville and the families that called it home, this new facility will serve future generations of native islanders by keeping their stories moving forward and giving them greater connection to land they’ve lived on long before the cumyahs arrived.
A Blank Check for First Tee
Working in partnership with PGA Tour Superstore, the foundation has pledged a five-year, $10 million grant to First Tee in 2025, ensuring that thousands of kids nationwide would gain access to programs that blend golf instruction with life lessons in character, confidence, and leadership.
Shining a Light
Local Advocate and National Foundation Team Up to Bring Vision Support to the Lowcountry
Art League of Hilton Head
A Creative Legacy in Two Parts
Unlocking Potential
Inside the Boys & Girls Club of the Lowcountry
Connections
Community Builders and Conversation Curators
Sri Lanka: A Birding and Wildlife Adventure
One rainforest. One forest. Two national parks. Countless bumpy roads. One hundred eleven new bird species. All this in just five wild and wonderful days in Sri Lanka. Monitor Lizards. Prehistoric...
Celebrating Local Impact and Lasting Change
For more than 30 years, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has been a cornerstone of charitable giving in the region. With a dedicated staff of 12 individuals, CFL administers more than 540 charitable funds, representing more than $110 million in philanthropic capital.
Fret Masters
Meet the faculty at John’s Music
Two Schools, One Mission
Merger of Hilton Head Prep and Sea Pines Montessori built on long history
The Education of Business
“…students also develop these soft skills. These are the skills you can’t teach in a textbook.”
Rising Leadership of The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry
The future of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry remains dependent on the two biggest drivers of its past sustainability: a focus on serving the mission and strong leadership.
Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk
Where does Bynum’s motivation come from? “From within me,” he said. “I’m a hard-working person, my mom is a hard-working person, and my grandma is a hard-working person.”
A Line in the Sand: Courtney’s Opinion & Barry’s Opinion
USCB has policies that are quite explicit about what can happen if a student uses others’ work – including AI – on course assignments. The AI-generated work belongs to the AI, not to the student.
Educating Tomorrow’s Artisans
American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) students can earn a Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree in one of the following specializations: architectural carpentry, timber framing, blacksmithing, plaster, architectural stone, and classical architecture and design.
Setting Up Camp: How the Hilton Head Jazz Camp Grew
But someone had to lay the framework for that jam. And in the case of Hilton Head Jazz Camp, that would be our island’s own James Berry.
Bluffton Self Help: Paving Path Through Education
Unfortunately, many teachers must pay for snacks out of their own pockets to provide for children who are unable or forgot to bring snacks from home. To ensure every child is ready to learn, Bluffton Self Help provides free snacks all year long to each Bluffton public school.
Born to Teach: Hilton Head Island School for Creative Arts Teacher of the Year, Emily Jeffords
“It’s wonderful being in a family environment committed to understanding and supporting the whole child and the whole learning experience.”
BEE Cause
Local beekeeper has protected bees and produced honey for 35 years.
Nature Up Close: H20’s Nature and Alligator Boat Tours
As the only boat tour allowed in the Sea Pines Nature Preserve, H2O’s Nature and Alligator Boat Tour is an entertaining and highly educational trip for all ages.
Meet Your Team: Town of Bluffton
Despite its growth, Bluffton is still that idyllic small town we all fell in love with. Helping to keep it that way are the men and women of the Town of Bluffton, your neighbors and friends. There...
What Is Your Superpower?
What is your superpower? In his inspiring song Jevon Daly sings, “Your power could be your muscles. Your power could be your brains. Outside we all look different. Inside we’re all the same.” He...
School’s Out ~ Time for Summer Camp!
Hoop-Ship Skills Camp https://www.hoopship.org/services-3-2 Hilton Head Island Rec Center Boys/Girls Price: $175 Scholarships/Financial Assistance Available June 19-21, 2023 Ages: 7-10 : 9:00 AM -...
Start Strong, Finish Stronger: Hilton Head Prep making waves with new junior kindergarten program
“Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream. Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream.” —Eliphalet Oram Lyte A dreamy early childhood song that has been caroled since the 1850s...
The Commissioning Journey
Six years ago, I sat with my husband, our eleventh-grade son, and a Marine Colonel at Truffles, having lunch to discuss taking the road less traveled. As the parents of a child interested in the...
Coastal Carolina NICU: Delivering extra special care to premature babies and their families
A little over a year ago, Lowcountry expectant parents gained a valuable resource at Coastal Carolina Hospital, where there is now a three-bassinet Level 2 Special Care Nursery to complement...
Project Turtle Watch, Established 1981
The 2023 sea turtle nesting season officially begins on May 1. Hilton Head Beaches have been monitored for sea turtle nesting for over 40 years. Not many sea turtle nest monitoring programs can...
Editor’s Note: May 2023
The CH2 crew spent a few days in late March producing a music video about inclusion with some of the students in the Jasper County School District. Read all about it on page 50 in Becca Edwards’...
Heroes on Horseback: Empowering lives one stride at a time
For thousands of years, the bond between man and animal has proven to be effective in creating an emotional, healing effect. Horses are used by physical, speech, and occupational therapists to reach...
A Bird Lover’s Bonanza: Wild Birds Unlimited Hilton Head fuels backyard birds and your passion for them
Hilton Head Island and the entire Lowcountry is a mecca for birding enthusiasts. The diversity of bird life, which includes spring and fall migrants as well as local birds, is fascinating both for...
Re-flect, Re-nourish, and Re-new at the Arts Re-Center Retreat
In harmony with their mission “to enrich and benefit the community through the arts,” the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina invites you to join a special four-day event, March 23-26, 2023. During this...
Coming to Coligny: FOUR reasons to head to Hilton Head’s downtown this February
You can feel the excitement in the air, and it’s only going to build all month long. February on Hilton Head Island typically serves as sort of a preamble, a prelude if you will, to the rising...
Presenting Exceptional Voices through Exceptional Art: Full Spectrum Studio provides safe, supportive environment for special artists to develop, create, and sell their art
Cat McDermott, Victoria Bramson and Allison Good spend the afternoon painting. The mention of the word “artist” typically conjures up ideas associated with a person’s skill, creativity, and vision....
The Tide Rolls Back In: Palmetto Ocean Conservancy sets course for the future.
The thing about the sea, as any sailor will tell you, is that it’s fickle. One minute, it can be a calm pane of glass stretching away to the horizon. The next, it can be boiling over with gale...
The Clay of the Land: Sit down at the wheel and take a spin through Hilton Head Pottery.
There’s a certain timeless joy that comes with creation, with using your own two hands to render raw materials into a stunning work of art. It’s an impulse that has driven the artistic for...
A Better Normal for Children
Article by Paul Horgan (Head of School at Hilton Head Prep) Friday March 13, 2020 was the day normal ended. May I suggest… “Good riddance?” One could argue that the normal of the past wasn’t so...
Historic Holidays on Hilton Head Island
This year, the Heritage Library is putting something special under the tree for you.
A Novel Nesting Season
Every sea turtle nesting season has its memorable moments. As my role evolves, I look back on all the seasons that have prepared me for the next. Now that 25 years have passed since my first sea...