About
Susie King Taylor Community School
Susie King Taylor Community School is a tuition free K-8 charter school serving Chatham County. SKTCS empowers scholars to develop critical thinking skills, cultivate their creativity, and excel academically.
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It is our hope to foster compassionate, curious, creative, and confident global citizens who are stewards of truth-seeking, simplicity, integrity, community, and equal respect for all.
Susie King Taylor
Our Namesake
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Susie King Taylor was born into slavery in 1848 and lived in Savannah, GA. She was the first African American to teach openly in a school for the formerly slaved in Georgia. She served as a nurse, laundress, and teacher during the Civil War. She taught many of the black soldiers to read and write during their off-duty hours.
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As the author of Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33rd United States Colored Troops, Late 1st S. C. Volunteers, she was the only African American woman to publish a memoir of her wartime experiences.
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In 2019, the Georgia Historical Society erected a historical marker honoring Susie King Taylor. It is located near the Midway First Presbyterian Church in Midway, GA.
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Our Academics
Our instructional model is student-centered, collaborative, and discovery driven. At SKTCS our place based educational model immerses our scholars in the local heritage, cultures, and landscapes providing meaningful opportunities and experiences that blur the lines between school and real life.
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Our scholars participate in field experiences at a minimum of once a month. Our field experiences provide scholars the opportunity to connect their curriculum to their community through cross-curricular study.
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All of our school community members are taught how to use conflict resolution strategies, self-regulate, meditation, and to act with kindness.