Welcome

Highlands Latin Cottage School Charleston provides a classical education through a two-days-per-week traditional classroom experience. Students are taught by dedicated teachers in small, orderly classes, with parents partnering at home to support and reinforce learning.

Our aim is to form students intellectually and morally, cultivating a love for the Good, the True, and the Beautiful.

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Upcoming Events

  • September 29th—October 5th: Fall Light Week
  • October 15th: School Picture Day
  • October 20th: Open House – Register Here!
  • October 29th: Primary (K-2) Grandparent Breakfast
  • November 10th: Open House – Register Here!
  • November 12th: Fall Recitation Day
  • November 22nd—28th: Thanksgiving Break
  • December 1st: Open House – Register Here!
  • December 17th: Christmas Choir Concert
  • December 20th—January 2nd: Christmas Break
  • January 1st: New Application and Re-Enrollment for the 2027-28 Academic Year begins

Open Houses begin promptly at 8:30 a.m., following morning assembly. Parents will meet with the Head of School, hear more about HLS Charleston, and enjoy a time of questions and answers, followed by a tour of our classrooms. Most Open House visits last approximately one hour. Families may also request a student shadow day for their child on a separate date.

To attend, please register by emailing charleston@highlandslatin.org. Interested families should also complete our Family Interest Form.

Family Interest Form

Our Method

Classical

Classical education aims to teach wisdom—how to think—and virtue—what to do—through the learning of classical languages, reading classical texts, and study of the liberal arts.

Christian

Christian education anchors itself to the essentials of the Christian faith, maintaining belief in the goodness of Christian morality and the divine inspiration of the Christian Scriptures.

Traditional

Traditional education emphasizes order, discipline, and clarity, forming students through teacher-led instruction, consistent routines, and mastery of essential content in the classroom.

Accrediting body

Classical Latin School Association

HLS Charleston is a partner member of the Classical Latin School Association, an association of elementary and secondary schools working to promote the transmission of the culture of the Christian West.

Support Us

Please reach out to our Head of School, Megan Alwine, to learn more about the financial goals of HLS Charleston and the ways your contribution positively impacts our growing school community.
 
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and all donations to the school are tax-deductible. We would greatly appreciate your support. Please donate here.
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