The beautiful 30-acre campus includes an Outdoor Leadership and Education Center with nature trails, a kayak program, a tidal swamp with dock, plus low ropes and high ropes courses with team-building elements that are unique to our campus and curriculum.
The kayaking component allows students in 4th grade and beyond to study a history and science-based curriculum focusing on South Carolina's rich history and its marsh, river, and harbor ecology.
Students in Preschool play "I Spy" around campus, identifying the different types of trees and birds. Third grade students observe the school's chickens, reporting their findings and teaching other classes about the chickens' roles in the ecosystem. Ninth graders are often seen on the low ropes elements working on their communication skills in their leadership course. Twelfth graders are learning survival skills and developing unique leadership skills that are grown through challenges.
The Outdoor Education program provides students with hands-on opportunities to learn risk management concepts, effective communication skills, group dynamics, and survival skills in an outdoor classroom setting. These experiences break down barriers and social cliques, freeing students from any sense of entitlement that can be associated with an educations at CCS.