"Helping Johnny Walk to School" in South Carolina

The South Carolina Arts Commission
South Carolina Arts Foundation
Council for Educational Facility Planners International, SC Chapter
American Institute of Architects, SC Chapter
The Riley Institute at Furman

These partners have joined together for this statewide initiative to promote the retention and creation of community-centered schools in South Carolina. Our initiative is one of just six states in the country to receive funding from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the US Environmental Protection Agency to find new strategies for siting schools that not only achieves educational objectives but also anchor the local neighborhood, support public health, create a cleaner environment, spur economic development, and offer additional amenities to the community. We hope you will join us for this important discussion!

Recap of Our Summit Held September 29 - October 1, 2009

Tuesday September 29, 2009
Wednesday September 30, 2009


Many Thanks to Our Sponsors!

American Institute of Architects - South Carolina Chapter
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Tandus - US
Kahn Construction
US Green Building Council - South Carolina Chapter


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Links to Web Resources

Over the next few days I will be posting resources from some of our partners around South Carolina as well as a few web resources that we all should know about. If you have webpages that you think everyone should see, please post them directly or send them to me at rsidebottom@arts.sc.gov. Thanks!

Our first installment is a link to the US Environmental Protection Agency's Smart Growth and Schools webpage where you will find links to many great publications.

http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/schools.htm



One of their most helpful publications is:



"Schools for Successful Communities: An Element of Smart Growth" a joint publication by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Council of Educational Facility Planners International in 2004.
http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/SmartGrowth_schools_Pub.pdf

South Carolina is even mentioned as a model for it's 2003 elimination of minimum acreage standards for schools.
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