• Teacher Cadets is a great way to increase and apply leadership, public speaking, and collaboration skills in a real-world setting!

• Teacher Cadets is available for Juniors and Seniors. Must apply and be accepted into the class. 

• A course fee of $45 is required. 

• Students will participate in a field experience where professional dress is expected. 

• Teacher Cadets is a Dual-Enrollment, AP Weighted course that has a primary goal of encouraging academically talented, high-achieving, high school students with exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to consider teaching as a career. An important secondary goal of the Program is to develop future community leaders who will become civic advocates for public education.

• Great Video to give you a really good idea of the program:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAlrOCmVFWw

Additional Resources

CERRA - This link provides information on the current state of education in the state of South Carolina. Information on the Teaching Fellows Scholarship can be found here - https://www.cerra.org/.  

This link provides information about the Teacher Cadet Program and all of the benefits it offers - https://www.teachercadets.com/. 

There are many scholarship opportunities for students who want to major in education in college. Here are a few: 

CERRA Ken Bower Scholarship

CERRA Teaching Fellows

Winthrop Teacher Cadet Scholarship

CSD Teacher Forum Teacher Cadet Scholarship