
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization to support the
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary School
in Beaufort County.

Experience Fund

The Experience Fund…
“Bringing the out-of-the-classroom world to life for Shanklin students."
Every child deserves the chance to learn about the world both inside and out of the classroom. But not all children have the opportunity to explore beyond the walls of their school. That’s why Friends of Shanklin is working closely with Joseph Shanklin Elementary School to broaden the students’ life experiences and to help extend the curricula outside the school.
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The Friends of Shanklin Experience Fund provides:
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One in-person field trip for every grade level each year
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Field trip volunteers for class trips
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Speakers in classrooms and assemblies on topics related to areas of study
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Virtual experiences for all grade levels
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Help Friends of Shanklin make these experiences possible for Shanklin Elementary!
FRIENDS OF CALLAWASSIE GRANT AWARD
Thanks to Friends of Callawassie Island for their grant awarded May 5, 2025 to Friends of Shanklin. This generous donation to Shanklin ES, accepted by Chris Branson (FOS) and Liz Rivera (Principal) will fund next school year's Experience Fund class trips. We are so grateful for their contribution!

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Many thanks to St. Marks and Church Mouse
for generous grants awarded to FOS
to help fund these learning experiences!
2023-24
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Captioned photos from field trips during the 2023-24 school year.

Explore & Discover!
Virtual Experiences
conducted by
Garner Holt Education through Imagination


Photos of May 23, 2024 Garner-Holt virtual presentation. Fourth graders created "doodle bug bots" and fifth graders made animatronic faces.
Later that evening, students returned to show their projects to parents.

