Weekly Update | March 6, 2026

Life Changing

I love being the Head of this school. I love interacting with our students. I love noodling through problems and working with our amazing teachers and staff to find solutions. I love helping students learn to make good choices. I love the small, random acts of kindness we witness every day: holding doors for others, helping clean up after lunch, giving a small pat on the back to show support, picking up a dropped pencil for a classmate, saying a kind word.

Our students are remarkable people. They come to us with baggage left over from other educational experiences, not sure they will be okay in a new school. It is wonderful to watch their old baggage slough away and new, positive energy emerge. It happens without fail. And, without fail, I am always moved. 

This morning I had a drop-in visitor: Sid Brantley of Brantley Construction. Sid’s daughter attended Trident Academy in the early 2000s as a lower school student, and he wanted to let me know how Trident Academy “saved her life”. He credits the individual instruction and care we provided with putting her on the right path. She is a proud graduate of Clemson University and is now working in the family business. As Sid sat in my office telling his story and choking up each time he mentioned our saving his baby girl, I was reminded of the lasting impact we have on our students, and how we may never know it until a proud and grateful dad comes in and tells us.

Enjoy your weekend!

Betsy

PS: Hope to see you tonight at our oyster roast!

IMPORTANT DATES:

March 7: Archery tournament at Christ Our King

March 8: Daylight Saving Time begins -- set your clocks forward one hour

March 10: Spring Picture Day: student make-up pictures, senior photos, class pictures, and school-wide photo

March 13: Pi Day celebration (11:00 am)

March 13: Third quarter ends

Week of March 16: Report cards go home

March 19: Conference Day for Upper School (students come in only for their conference); regular school day for grades 1 through 5

March 20: Conference Day for all grades; student holiday for grades 1 through 5; Upper School students come in only for their conference

Our tentative calendar for 2025-26

See all events on our school website calendar

The calendar for 2026-27 is coming soon!

SEAHAWK SCOOP:

See you at the Oyster Roast!

If you aren't able to join us tonight you can still win some amazing raffle packages! Bid here -->

https://givebutter.com/c/Nb1Kkk/auction

Thank you to all the dedicated parents who made this event a huge success!

Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 8. 
Remember to "spring forward" and set your clock one hour ahead on Saturday night.This article offers tips about how to help children have a smoother transition to Daylight Saving Time.

Uniforms! 
As our students have grown since the start of school, several of them have begun to outgrow their shirts, shorts, and skirts. To purchase Trident Academy gear, please visit our school spirit store here >> Trident Academy Gear. We also have a large collection of gently used Trident-branded items available at school in a variety of sizes.

In addition, with many students wearing identical school-branded items that end up in our lost and found, please be sure your child's Trident gear is labeled with their name.

New Math Enrichment Program on Trident Academy's Campus

Vital Mathematics is an after-school math enrichment program for students in grades K through 5. Directed by a former accountant and New York City math teacher with significant special education and gifted & talented experience, this program will operate behind our main building in part of the space formerly occupied by Crown Leadership Academy. Registration is open now, and classes will begin in March. See the Vital Mathematics flyer for more information.

Upcoming Parent Education Events

As a founding member of the Association of LD Schools, Trident Academy is proud to offer our parents access to parent education events presented by other ALDS schools.


• On Tuesday, March 10 (12:00 pm), the Fletcher School in Charlotte will present a lunch and learn event titled Helping Students Improve Attention & Executive Functioning. Parents will learn about these functions, understand how they relate to student learning, and hear how they can help their children be more successful in school. More information is available here (please be aware there is a $10 registration fee). 
  




Summer Enrichment at Trident Academy is designed for rising first through rising eighth grade students who are struggling in reading and/or math skills. This year's courses include Reading Foundations, Reading Comprehension/Applied Writing, and Multi-Sensory Math. In response to parent requests for a longer day, we have also added optional non-academic enrichment sessions.Learn more and register here!

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS:

Our lower elementary students visited the Dock Street Theatre for Charleston Stage's presentation of Dragons Love Tacos. Second grader Allie, an aspiring theater critic, gives the play "ten stars out of ten!"

This week, our high school students had two great opportunities to explore what the future could have in store for them. On Tuesday, they visited Newberry College to learn more about its Language-Based Learning Differences Program, which is designed to offer students diagnosed with dyslexia a helpful educational and residential environment with personalized support.

On Thursday, they attended Trident Technical College's Career Day, where they met Trident Tech faculty, toured classrooms and labs, gathered career information and observed hands-on demonstrations. Local employers were on hand to represent local industries and answer career questions. Our students' eyes were opened to a world of possibilities!

~Individual Needs~Academic Growth~Encouragement & Support~Foundation for Life~