Bishop England Options Program

Our end of the year dance party was so much fun! We loved getting to celebrate our seniors with so many of our scholars!

We are so proud of our Thomas and all the work he did to be able to be fully received into the Catholic faith this week!

We are so proud of our Mason and Luke for winning Bishop of the Month!

Our garden update is COMPLETE! Our Options students have been working all semester to give our garden a much needed makeover! We are all so excited to work in this beautiful garden as we grow food for our classroom!
Thank you Mr. Fischer for being an incredible friend to our students and for providing us the means to redo this space!

One of our favorite days of the year! We had a blast at the Bocce Bash!

Our students have been practicing all week for the Special Olympics South Carolina Bocce Bash this weekend! We are so excited to represent with two teams of students this year!

We partnered with the freshman board to put on a car wash yesterday. It was a huge success! All of the students worked hard and had so much fun! Thank you to everyone who came to support!

Alexander the Great Battling Bishop got a special Easter carrot from Joe last week!

Big garden day yesterday! Special thanks to Artisan Landscapes for not only bringing us dirt for our new beds but for taking extra time to let our students be a part of the filling process! They all had so much fun and were so proud of the work they did!

Stay tuned to see our finished garden in the coming weeks!

World Down Syndrome day was a huge success! Thanks to all the faculty and students who celebrated with us!

Happy World Down Syndrome Day!! One of our favorite days in the Options classroom!

🧦President Finneran joined the fun with Morgan, Sophia, Joshua, and Maybelle rocking their socks to celebrate ! 💛💙
Students and teachers alike sported their silliest and craziest socks to support our classmates who live with Down Syndrome. On this World Down Syndrome Day, we're grateful for the joy and spirit they bring to our BE community!

Wear your crazy socks this Thursday for World Down Syndrome Day!

Some of our Life Skills students made presentations on the life cycle of a bean. Today, they were able to present them to our Personal Finance class. They learn so much working out in our garden!

Last Friday some of our students attended Night to Shine. They had so much fun!! Thank You to the and for hosting such a fun night ❤️

First harvest of the semester! We got celery!

Our third annual Unified PE basketball game is THIS Friday at lunch!!
This year it’s Righteous Rhines (white) vs Glorious Goats (green)

Harper completed a project about the Multiple Intelligences for his psychology class! He gave his classmates a questionnaire about their learning styles and used the data to determine their top intelligences. Before sharing the results, he presented a PowerPoint about the Multiple Intelligences.

Today, our Unified PE basketball team, along with this semesters scholars, traveled to James Island Charter High to play in our annual JI vs BE basketball game!

We may have lost this year but we are so proud of how well both teams played! It was a great competition and we can’t wait for the next one!

As part of our Family Heritage project our students painted a tribute to their family members who served in the military and fought for our freedom.

We want to honor and thank all veterans on this Veterans Day!

Happy Halloween from the Band of Buddies!

Our class welcomed our new pet, Alexander Hermann the Hermann Tortoise, to the room this afternoon! Everyone is so excited to have a new pet to care for!

Swipe to see him eat veggies fresh from our garden!

The annual Lowcountry Buddy Walk last weekend was a huge success! We had a great group of students, faculty, and families out to support! We had a number of students volunteering at the bounce houses and face painting stations throughout the day. We loved being able to connect with students from past years and getting to see our current student, Morgan, perform with her dancing group! We can’t wait for next year!

Showcasing Sophia Ross and her bronze metal at the National Special Olympics golf tournament. Way to go Sophia!!

We love QUEEN Emma!!
Happy homecoming!

Happy Homecoming weekend!

The first 6 weeks! It’s been busy in the Options room!

Some of our students participated in the Hero’s Walk this morning! We love to see them in the community supporting great causes!

Our club activities officially started last night at our first club tailgate! Everyone went all out in their pink and loved connecting with their classmates! We can’t wait for more activities this semester! It’s going to be a great year!

Harvest day in the garden!!