Edwin P. Todd School is located at 150 Old Canaan Road in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and is housed in a state of the art facility built in the year 2000.

The facility includes 42 classrooms for K-5th grades, separate classrooms for resource, reading intervention, speech, hearing impaired education, Montessori classes, two computer labs, a library media center, a gymnasium, a fine arts wing, a conference room, and a suite of rooms housing the health room and guidance area.

A nature trail and outdoor classroom were added in 2002. A quarter-mile walking track was added in 2003.

These make E.P. Todd School a unique and exceptional facility for K-5 education.

The Compassionate Schools Project is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of a 21st century health and wellness curriculum in an elementary or secondary school setting. Facilitating the integrated development of mind and body, the project interweaves support in academic achievement, mental fitness, health, and compassionate character. The research aims to have a major impact on children’s education nationwide in terms of academic performance, physical education, character development, and child health policies­ due to its extraordinary scale of 45 schools and 20,000 children over the project’s seven years.

Educating the whole child for self­-awareness and self­-understanding, the curriculum integrates mindfulness for stress management and self­-control; contemplative movements, postures and breathing for physical awareness and agility; nutritional knowledge for healthy eating; and social and emotional skills for effective interpersonal relationships. Elementary ­school students will learn to cultivate focus, resilience, empathy, connection, and well­being as the basis for academic and personal success.

The structure and size of the project will yield an unprecedented breadth and depth of data on the dynamics and effects of such an educational approach. With public elementary schools in Louisville, Kentucky as its proving ground in the 28th largest school district in the United States, the findings will be applicable nationwide. The Compassionate Schools Project is a partnership between the University of Virginia and the Jefferson County Public Schools with support from Louisville Metro Government and financial support from philanthropic giving.

Compassionate Schools Project Website

Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards
Red Carpet Award honoree
Spartanburg Writing Project Award For Excellence
Member Montessori Alliance
Apple Distinguished School
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