Community

DFES recognizes the value of community partnerships to further enhance student learning experiences. Our partnerships include the following:

• Saluda Shoals Park
• Harbison State Forest
• Sonoco Recycling
• South Carolina Wildlife Federation
• Richland Soil Conservation District
• Congaree National Park
• Richland County Waste Management
• Farm to School
• Department of Health and Environmental Control
• Beekeepers Association
• 4H-Clubs
• SEAS (Students Engaged in Aquatic Science)
• University of South Carolina
  • College of Education
  • Science Education

Our student engagements include the following:

• Trout in the Classroom
• Butterfly and Pollinator Garden
• Nature Trail & Outdoor Classroom
• Little Farm
• Greenhouse
• Indoor Observation Bee Hive
• Learning Celebrations
• Environmental Science Fair
• Monarch Butterfly Conservation
• Breathe Better Campaign
• Food waste to compost 
  • breakfast and lunch
• Farm to School
• Aquaponics Garden