Planned Events - There are six main events that are pre-planned at the beginning of the “school-year.” Those include a Back to School Playdate, field trip to Bee City Zoo in Cottageville, nature walk at Santee State Park, A Wheel Party, Strawberry Picking, and a Teddy Bears Picnic. The majority of the events are outdoors and local-ish to the Holly Hill area.

Short Programs - In partnership with the Holly Hill library, co-op families may have the opportunity to sign up for focused programs that are usually a maximum of 4 weeks. For example, a story time series focusing on early literacy, a few weeks of learning to play strategy games like chess, a Lego-based book club, etc. These programs will generally be in partnership with the Holly Hill Library and located on their premises.

Pop-Up Events - Throughout the “school-year,” co-op families can expect to be invited to a number of group activities that are usually theme based and available on a first come first serve basis. Examples of previous pop-ups include a field trip to the local quarry, a creation-based dinosaur expo, a kickball pick up game, and a trip to the ballet in Columbia. The difference between pop-ups and planned events, is generally that they may not be on the available calendar at the start of the year; hence the term “pop up.”

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