Ms. Grace Barry receives Cool Teacher award

Students describe Septima P. Clark Academy teacher Ms. Grace Barry’s class as fun, engaging, friendly, and for some life-changing. Ms. Grace Barry receives the News 2 Cool School Teacher Award.

Ms. Grace Barry is in her fifth year at Clark Academy, an academic alternative program in Charleston County School District.

The 80 students at Clark are still enrolled in their zoned high schools but have small class sizes and more individualized instruction. Students apply to attend.

Barry says she always wanted to be a teacher and began her career at Clark after the pandemic in 2020, and in that time, she has earned prestigious awards and top recognition. She is a passionate advocate for Clark. Students say she has a unique and effective approach that keeps them engaged, and helped them develop a love for reading, and for some, changed their lives. 

Congratulations Ms. Grace Barry!

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