Beck International Academy is helping all students develop world class skills and life and career characteristics of the Profile of the Graduate by providing a safe, nurturing, and academically rigorous learning environment for all students. Through our shared vision, Beck administrators, faculty, and staff work alongside parents and students to provide a rigorous curriculum with an emphasis on International Studies. Our students receive a comprehensive program of study with an emphasis on global leadership, emerging self-awareness and a commitment to serve the local and global community.
At Beck Academy, our focus is to develop active learners and internationally minded young people who can empathize with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning. Our students are encouraged to become creative, critical and reflective thinkers by examining significant local, national and global issues. Our teachers are always seeking to learn and have completed extensive professional development concentrated on international studies, developing individual learner profiles, enhancing instruction, examining best practices, integrating technology, and developing career awareness. We offer a variety of classes including 9 high school credit classes as well as courses in fine and performing arts, and computer technology. Our international focus enables us to offer both Spanish and French to students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade. We also offer a variety of models and services for students being served with an IEP or 504 plan, including inclusion classes, transliterators, peer buddies, adaptive PE and Art, and tutorial classes. With a 100% passing rate on the English EOC and 99% on Algebra I we are extremely proud of our academic success.
Beck Academy teachers and administrators understand how important the middle school years are and we are committed to the education of the whole child. Our student centered environment provides students with an unparalleled level of support. Guidance counselors are housed on the grade level hallways and work in close conjunction with teachers and grade level administrators to provide a proactive approach to conflict resolution and character development. Community partnerships with UPS and Mentor Upstate have enabled us to pair students with mentors and community outreach initiatives such as Bob’s Backpack’s, which ensures that students are provided with meals on weekends and long breaks from school.
Beck Academy provides many leadership opportunities for our students through various clubs and athletics. Students are encouraged to participate in community service and to date our students have donated over 5000 hours to local organizations such as A Place of Hope, the Julie Valentine Center, Frazee Center and Let There Be Moms. Our band and strings program has won many high honors including 6th,7th and 8th grade strings students being chosen for All County, Solo and Ensemble and achieving a Superior Rating at the SCMEA 2017 Concert Performance Assessment. Beck students have consistently been recognized on a state and national level in the PTSA Reflections’ Contest and our athletics program continues to win district and conference championships in soccer, basketball, and volleyball. We offer a wide variety of a clubs to meet every students’ interest including Lego Robotics, Art Club, Green Team, Creative Writing, Math Counts, Forensics, Library Cadets, Sparks- Acts Of Kindness, Jr. Beta, Model UN, Youth In Government, Golf Squad, Chorus, and Drama.
Our award winning PTSA is continuously recognized on a state level for Excellence in Communication and 100% membership. Our school principal, Jennifer Meisten, was named SCPTSA Outstanding Middle Level Principal for the state of South Carolina for the 2015-2016 school year. We pride ourselves on our positive partnerships with our parents and local businesses. Through these partnerships we are able to offer fun and exciting events including Parent Tea, Lunch N Learn, Student Appreciation Day, Beck’s Big Event and many other community based activities. We have developed strong business partnerships with local businesses such as UPS, GE, Michelin, The Children's Museum, Summers Orthodontics, Palmetto Family Orthodontics and many other neighboring establishments. In addition, our SIC meets monthly and plays an active role in the development of strategies to achieve our academic goals and ensure that our students are “Leaders Tomorrow, Learning and Serving Today.”
Jennifer Meisten, Principal
Gary Daniels, SIC Chair
