A look inside Beaufort Co. schools’ new $63 million elementary: Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
Not just the Kindergartners are new at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy this school year, the is building too.
Construction for the pre-K through eighth-grade Beaufort school took about a year and a half. It started January 2022 and the ribbon cutting was Aug. 6. At $63 million it was the largest project funded through the $345 bond referendum county voters approved in November 2019.
The school has:
- Two floors and four wings
- Outdoor learning pavilions and spaces
- Two-story lobby that pays tribute to the life and journey of Robert Smalls
- Corridor with a historical timeline depicting the school’s history as well as significant local, state, and national events
- New ball fields to be completed January 2024
- Parking
- Exterior detailing resembling the C.S.S. Planter, the ship commandeered by Robert Smalls.
Here is a look at the historical timeline:
Here is a peak inside the new building:
This story was originally published August 21, 2023 at 10:50 AM.
Mary Dimitrov
The Island Packet