Carolina Literacy Project

The Carolina Literacy Project Summer Camp came to a close last week with the theme of theater. Thank you so much to everyone who made this camp possible, our campers have had a great time learning and playing! We will continue to work towards our mission of improving the English literacy of immigrant and refugee children, so please continue to support and follow us on our socials and website!

Thank you to Susan Crooks from .waltz for doing art with our students and allowing them to show their creative minds! We appreciate your time, talent, and dedication. Here's to painting more beautiful memories!

Thank you to Coach Jones of for coming to camp to teach our kids about basketball! He kept us active and brought smiles to every camper!

I’m very excited to be working with these amazing children, who have come from diverse places and experiences. While I’m teaching literacy skills, I am trying to make sure they feel cared for and supported.
I’m a Special Education Teacher at the High School level and have my Masters in Teaching English as a Second Language from Furman.
Please welcome Elise Traver as an ESL teacher to the Carolina Literacy Project Summer Camp Team!

Thank you to Pita House Middle Eastern Restaurant for donating snacks to our camp! Your donation helped add to our students' experiences learning about Syria. For some great Middle Eastern food, please give Pita House a visit!

Here’s a quick recap of our second week at camp! It’s been a great week of learning about sports and cultures from around the world. We also had camp Olympics on Friday. Next week’s theme is art, and we are all looking forward to the great pieces that our campers will make!

Welcome Lucy Oxford to the Carolina Literacy Project Summer Camp Team! Lucy is a senior at Furman University studying elementary education. When not in classes, she enjoys doing theatre, reading, and spending time with her friends. After college, she hopes to teach English as a second language both in the US and in other countries. She’s looking forward to being a part of the CLP this summer!

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Thank you so much to the Greenville Drive baseball team for teaching our kids about baseball and playing with them! Our campers had so much fun playing, we might just see some future players!

Welcome Claire Cullen to the Carolina Literacy Project Summer Camp Team! She will be working as both a recreation leader and an education intern.

A huge thank you to the BMW Charity Pro-Am who has allowed the Carolina Literacy Project to have a table at their event on Sunday! Please support us this weekend by coming to see us and donating to further help our cause. You can donate online at: https://events.trustevent.com/templates/index.cfm?fuseaction=templates.home&eid=4673
We will receive an additional 25% on top of any donations given to us. See you soon!

As summer starts to open up, so do our camp doors! We’re super excited to work with all of our campers and can’t wait for them to fill up the classrooms we’ve prepared. A huge thank you to our volunteers, donors, sponsors, and parents who have allowed this wonderful project to come to fruition!

We would like to thank The Home Depot for generously donating clay pots so that our students can learn how to plant seeds and watch them grow next week at our summer camp. Thank you!!