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MPS at a Glance

Quick Facts

  • Founded by Nancy D. Hawk
  • Named for the first headmistress Harriett S. Mason (Miss Mason's School)
  • Merged with College Prep to form Mason Preparatory School
  • Erik Kreutner - Head of School
  • Roseann Jordan - Interim Assistant Head of School
  • Independent, non-profit, co-ed institution for grades 1-8
  • Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), and the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA).
  • Member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
  • Located on the peninsula of historic Charleston, South Carolina, at 56 Halsey Boulevard

Overview

  • School Hours 8:00 - 3:05, gym door open at 7:30 with supervision provided
  • Grades 1-8, two homerooms per grade
  • Total student population 325
  • Individual assistants in each 1st grade class, shared assistants for grades 2-4, shared assistant for grades 5-8
  • PTO-operated lunch program
  • Extended care available on full school days until 5:45 p.m.
  • After-school activities offered
  • Varied sports programs for grades 4-8
  • Instructional basketball for grades 1-3
  • Accelerated Reader program
  • State of the art technology center
  • 1 : 1 iPad pilot program for grades 3-5
  • Technology instruction beginning in 1st grade
  • Weekly curriculum including art, music, media center, physical education, French and/or Spanish
  • Student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1
  • Carnegie unit available in Algebra I and French or Spanish for proficient 8th grade students
  • Full-time guidance counselor
  • New Student Orientation and Parenting Programs
  • School dress code and required PE uniform

Mason Preparatory School accepts qualified students and follows a policy of non-discrimination as to race, sex, color, religion, and national or ethnic origin. Mason Prep seeks a student population diverse in various ways.






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