Summer Dates

BE SURE TO CLICK the yellow links to take you directly to the event articles so you don't miss important details about each event!

Now- Email Nate Johnson if interested in the Mandarin option for rising 1st & 2nd Grade Students
Now- Register for After-School Activities, CBA Kindergarten Afternoon Program & CBA Lunch Bunch
August 1: Invoice #2 of 10 sent to all families via Quickbooks (please check your Spam/Promotions folder!)
August 8- Middle School Back to School Picnic from 4 to 7pm (click link to details)
August 9- Last Day to Order PE T-Shirts to receive them by Meet the Teacher Day
August 10 - Last day to pay invoice #2 of 10 without late payment fee
August 10- CBA Family Picnic

Meet the Teacher Dates

**Class Assignments Will Be Announced in August- All parents will be notified of their child's class assignment before their scheduled Meet the Teacher day.
August 13- Grades 1-8 @ HABC *Check ClassDojo to Sign-Up for times.
August 15- Kindergarten @ FBC
August 19- Preschool (2-4yo)

Back to School Dates

August 14- First Day of School for Grades 1-8
August 16- First Day of School for Kindergarten
August 19-20- MAP Testing Grades 1-8
August 20-  First Day of School for Preschool (FBC) 
August 23- New Family Breakfast @ FBC

FBC Campus (2yo-5yo)- 5032 Lackawanna Blvd
843-779-2472

HABC Campus (grades 1-8)- 4602 Durant Ave
843-779-2411

FACTS Family Portal, District Code: CB-SC

We are happy to answer your questions and want to direct you to the right person as we continue to grow!

-For invoice or payment questions, please email finance@charlestonbilingualacademy.org.
-For questions about afterschool activities or to change your afterschool registration, please email info@charlestonbilingualacademy.org.
-To order a CBA T-shirt, please email vperez@charlestonbilingualacademy.org.
-For questions about new student enrollment, schedule changes, or withdrawals, please email admissions@charlestonbilingualacademy.org.
-Please send updated student records (SC DHEC forms, birth certificates, etc.) to records@charlestonbilingualacademy.org.

• Language on Mission online tutoring
• Summer tutoring opportunities
• CBA-recommended independent nanny services
• 2024-2025 Tuition and costs
• 2024-2025 School year calendar

August 8: Grades 5-8 Back to School Picnic

Important: How to View Monthly Invoices

Upon enrollment, CBA families are registered in Quickbooks and receive a monthly invoice emailed from Clapham Education Group/Quickbooks for annual tuition installments from July to April.  If your child participates in activities such as Lunch Bunch, Clubs, or Sports, those charges will appear on your invoice.  ***It is important to always click the link to open the invoice and view the specific charges.

Click here for the full instructions.

Class Assignments & Communication

Class assignments will be announced in August. All parents/guardians will be subscribed to the CBA Communication app for 2024-25 and will receive log-in details before the start of the school year.

Use the FACTS Family Portal to  Access the Updated 24-25 Parent-Student Handbook and More!

CBA uses the FACTS Family Portal to store student enrollment data as well as important resource documents such as the Parent-Student Handbook, the Family Directory, Field Trip Permission Slips, Re-enrollment and MORE! 

IMPORTANT: 

• We ask that all families read the UPDATED 24-25 Parent-Student Handbook before the Meet the Teacher days.
• District Code: CB-SC
  

Please click HERE to learn how to access and use the portal. 

New and returning CBA families, are invited to meet together prior to the start of school at the CBA Family Picnic!

It will be on Saturday, August 10 at Ashley River Park in Summerville.

*Admission: $2 per person over the ages 3 and up.

Click here for more details.

You are invited!

Friendship Baptist Church
Pastors Mark Timmons and John Lane welcome you to Friendship Baptist Church (FBC) and invite you to worship with them each Sunday at 11 am. Bilingual services are held in English and Spanish on the 1st and 3rd Sunday every month. On all other Sundays, Pastor Mark Timmons leads the English-language service and Pastor Luis Carreon leads a Spanish-language service.  A fun and engaging children's program is held during the service.  Find out more by emailing Pastor Mark directly (mtimmons@friendshiptoday.org) or Pastor John (jlane@friendshiptoday.org) calling FBC (843-225-1434), or visiting the FBC website, where you can also listen to past sermons. Visit the FBC FB page for birthday celebration photos.

Holmes Avenue Baptist Church
Pastors Bryan Ayer and Walter Brigman welcome you to visit Holmes Avenue Baptist Church (HABC) to worship with them on Sundays at 11 am. Holmes Kids gather during the worship time for age-appropriate worship and teaching from newborn through grade 4. You can learn more about HABC at holmesavenue.com or email Pastor Bryan directly at: bryan@holmesavenue.com or Pastor Walter Brigman at walter@holmesavenue.com. Each weekly worship service is also streamed on their Facebook page.