Owned by soft-spoken Grandmom Extraordinaire Evelyn Todd, this service has been in operation for approximately 20 years. Like Resort Babysitting, Grandmother's Sitting Service requires a three-hour minimum. Summer Success School is offered to students who need additional help between terms. Summer Success helps students acquire skills they missed during the standard school year and provides additional reading and math instruction to students who need just a little extra help. This program often enables students to advance to the next grade level instead of being retained for an entire year.
Middle schools offer basic classes as well as honors programs.
Similarly, all seven Horry County high schools provide a basic curriculum plus college-preparatory and honors classes. Advanced Placement classes afford students who pass standardized tests possible exemption from certain introductory college classes. One unique feature of the Horry County schools is Playcard Environmental Center, a nature preserve in the western portion of the county. The center not only gives urban and suburban kids a taste of rural life, but also teaches all children a healthy respect for the earth's resources. Students learn about Native American and pioneer cultures and the ecosystems of a thriving blackwater swamp.