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• RCPEP to Host Inaugural Bright Futures Breakfast

  September 17, 2024
  

  Columbia, SC – September 17, 2024 – Richland County Public Education Partners (RCPEP) is proud to announce the inaugural Bright Futures Breakfast, set to take place on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at The Palmetto Club (Columbia, SC). This inspiring morning event is designed to bring together community leaders, educators, parents, and stakeholders who are… read more

• Hear How Our Resiliency Team is Helping One Mom

  November 25, 2020
  

  I was interviewing a parent for a new podcast that RCPEP is helping launch (more about that later). I was really just talking to her about what it's like to be a parent of a small child during the pandemic. I did not ask her about our Resiliency Team (her son is in the grade with which we work). But,… read more

• RCPEP and United Way Midlands announce Resiliency Team

  August 20, 2019
  

  The United Way Midlands has partnered with RCPEP to head up a one-of-a-kind program at Jackson Creek Elementary School in Richland County School District 2. Increasingly, educators are recognizing that what happens to kids outside the classroom affects how they do when they are in the classroom. Moreover, teachers need additional support addressing these issues. That’s where the “Resiliency Team”… read more

• RCPEP partners with Van Robotics for use of Robotic Tutors

  August 10, 2019
  

  RCPEP has partnered with Van Robotics - a local organization that has created educational robot tutors which are used in elementary school to help kids in math remediation. They are very sophisticated devices, which can measure performance and attention and react to changes in either measure. Van Robotics has piloted these robots in a number of schools across the country. … read more

• De’Ontae selected for training with professional dancer in Miami

  August 8, 2019
  

  Sometimes kids need safe places. Achieve Columbia has always tried to be that safe place. We've been lucky enough to work with this awesome young man - De'Ontae. He is quickly becoming an amazing dancer. In fact, he will be spending several weeks this summer working with a professional dancer in Miami. It is a huge honor that he was… read more