Three Beginning February 23, St. Margaret's School will hold its third annual minimester program. The program, Explorations 2000, is the penultimate winter academic break affording both students and teachers a chance to switch gears and try something new as a means of enhancing and enriching the learning experience offered at the school. It presents a wonderful opportunity for both students to study new and different subjects and teachers to teach specialized materials of particular interest to them. Minimester, placed between the second and third school year trimesters, is recognized as an integral part of the school's well-rounded academic program. Faculty members return to the classroom exuberant and ready to teach subjects of interest to themselves, such as photography, jewelry making, public speaking, drama, art and cinema.
Students register for six hours of classes.
Last year, students studied a myriad of diverse subjects including advanced CPR, woodcarving and creating computer graphics. Explorations 2000 will also feature four types of cooking classes. In the evening's, St. Margaret's will host a Speaker's Bureau featuring a variety of lecturer's who will visit the campus and address the SMS student body. Richmond County lawyer and former state delegate, Tayloe Murphy, is also scheduled to speak. SMS International Program Director, Leslie Bohon, has organized an International Festival event.