About Us

From an idea to provide virtual learning to South Carolina students to creating a school with a sole purpose to serve students who have faced academic challenges, the 12-year history of The Heron Institute was recently preserved in the form of a documentary produced by Charter Institute at Erskine . Choice Stories: Always a Heron tells the story of South Carolina Learns, the predecessor to The Heron Institute. It features perspectives from its long-tenured leadership staff

Heron Virtual Academy, the first virtual alternative education campus in South Carolina, opened exclusively to serve students who have faced academic challenges. HVA creates individualized plans to meet students' needs. Learn more in the video below!