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Career Exploration Magnet Program

Program Description:

Middle school students in the Richland One Career Exploration Magnet Program have multiple opportunities to explore various career pathways through academic and leadership development. Through a rigorous, fast-paced curriculum, students achieve high levels of engagement and success through our project-based learning units built around South Carolina state standards.

Each day, students make meaningful connections between what they are learning in class and the world around them. W.G. Sanders students are given multiple opportunities to serve in leadership capacities in their communities, school and country. 

Program Location: W.G. Sanders Middle School

Program Type: School-within-a-school model

Grades: 6-8

Eligibility Criteria:  "Open to all Richland One students that complete the district’s application process for the Magnet Program, attend a Mandatory Parent Information Session, and complete and submit an Acceptance Form" 

  • Open to all Richland One students
  • Must complete the district’s application process
  • Must attend a Mandatory Parent Information Session (Dates, times, and locations below)
  • Must complete and submit the Acceptance Form sent from Sanders to accept your child’s slot

Enrollment Capacity: 40 slots for 6th grade; 7th – 8th grade open slots are dependent on current students returning

Bus Transportation: Provided for all students

Contact:  Candi Parnell at candice.parnell@richlandone.org, (803) 738-7575


WG SANDERS PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS: 

VIRTUAL Meeting Dates, Times, and Platform:

Notes: You will be placed in a waiting room until the host admits participants. Meetings will be no longer than 30 minutes.


IN PERSON Meeting Dates, Times, and Location:

  • Monday, January 6, 2025 - 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - WG Sanders Media Center (Park in front of the school)
  • Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - WG Sanders Media Center (Park in front of the school)
  • Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM - WG Sanders Media Center (Park in front of the school)