Radia Heyward, Community Engagement Manager Radia Heyward is a native of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky but calls Columbia, South Carolina home. She is the mother of three children, Jayson Eric Gregory, 15; Jarad William James, 14; and Little Miss Jayde Ryane', 8. Radia is...
Every year Charleston Promise Neighborhood funds experiential learning trips for students to connect what happens in their classroom to the outside world. One trip we funded this year was to the Riverbank Zoo. Here are the letters we received from three of our...
What’s in a Name? Part 2 of 4 Chicora School of Communications Written by volunteer journalist, Matt Tomsic of the South Carolina Ports Authority and researched in part by Preservation Society of Charleston South Carolina. Chicora Elementary School was constructed by...
What’s in a name? Co-authored by CPN Volunteer Pam Simons, CPN Staff Tracie Miller and Rhett Dukes. Upon visiting Sanders-Clyde Creative Arts School you will immediately notice a stunning mural painted by Charleston's beloved Jonathan Green, but what you may not...
Did you know...? Did you know that one of our four CPNLC schools is a Montessori school? What does that mean? Well, the Montessori model is a different method of teaching. Rather than being grouped by age in grades, students from multiple grade levels are all in the...
CPN's Community Engagement Council's Hosts Their First Neighborhood Rally! CPN's Community Engagement Council (CEC) hosts its first Neighborhood Rally! Over 150 people attended despite the blistering cold day. Hearts were warm and bellies were certainly full!...
CPNLC Social Studies Bowl February 20th @ The Charleston Museum Q: President John Adams was the member of what political party? Q: What revolutionary leader famously uttered the words "Give me liberty or give me death!" in a speech at the second Virginia Convention?...
Valentine's Day is all about paper hearts, but CPN's KidsWell Health & Wellness Team would like you to think about your heart for a minute. Did you know...? 1. Your heart weighs about as much as a sneaker. 2. Laughter increases your blood flow, which is good for...
The true story of what it takes. By Vicky Ingalls and Tracie Miller Today many of us will shower our loved ones with gifts of love and appreciation. This week children have prepared Valentine's cards and confectionery treats to exchange with their classmates....
Jim Frye tutors a Mary Ford student in social studies. By Tracie Miller and Matt Tomsic Jim Frye sits at a wooden table in the library at Mary Ford Elementary with his back to the shelves he stocked 13 years ago during his first volunteer day at the school. Frye, a...
