Heart4Schools

Encouraging New Teachers

Support needed for new teachers*Between 40 and 50% of early career educators leave the profession within their first 5 years.*Before the pandemic, 25% of new SC teachers left after their first year!*The number of new college graduates with a bachelor’s degree in education has decreased to 4%. (Pew Research Center, September 22)*October and January are …

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School Improvement Council

Looking For a Powerful Way to Serve a Local School? All public schools (but not charter schools) are required to have a School Improvement Council, and they need community members to be a part of this special group. Many of our South Carolina pastors volunteer on the SIC at their local school. This gives them …

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Supporting International Teachers

Heart4Schools is dedicated to supporting students and teachers throughout the state. They believe in building strong partnerships with local schools, starting with a simple question: “How can we help?” For the past three years, Columbia area churches have worked with district leaders in Richland One and Two to welcome international teachers with laundry baskets filled …

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Reaching and Loving Community

Reconcile Community Church in Greenville, SC, is deeply committed to reaching and loving its community. “The heart to plant Reconcile came from a burden to see a Gospel-centered church in a poverty-impacted community,” Pastor Will Broadus said. After living in East Asia as a missionary, the Lord burdened Broadus’ heart for underserved towns. From the …

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Collaborating to Care for Students

River Springs Church’s Heart4Schools program has been making a significant impact on the lives of students in need at Spring Hill High School and the Academy for Success. “We are regularly looking for ways to help families in need, teachers who need to be lifted up, and ways we can be involved,” Terry Adkins, River …

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International Teacher Welcome Basket List for Columbia Metro Churches

Fill a 1.5 bushel rectangular laundry basket with the following items: Drop off baskets and items by Monday, July 17 from 9am – noon at Spring Valley Baptist Church (91 Polo Road, Columbia). International Teacher Facts: Notes from International Teachers: “We were truly grateful when we received those welcome baskets. You don’t expect them, but …

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