STEM/STEAM
Science, tech, engineering, and math
Our Programs
Hands-on learning, mentoring, career support, and enrichment programs for children, youth, adults, and families in the Tri-County area.
What We Offer
Four Rivers Outreach provides programs that support education, technology access, career readiness, and community connection. Each program is designed to help participants build confidence, skills, and opportunity through practical learning and supportive relationships.
STEM/STEAM Initiative
During the school year several programs are offered, including coding classes and robotics team competition. These programs provide an interdisciplinary approach for youth in grades K-8 by applying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in an engaging context to develop literacy and the ability to compete in the new economy.
Ask A QuestionCoding classes are held in the fall for grades K-3. Robotics team competition training is targeted for children in grades 4-8 in the spring. This program is supported in partnership with the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).
Many volunteers who support the STEM Initiative are engineers and technicians employed by manufacturing and engineering firms in the Tri-County area.
Coding Classes
Coding Classes are held in the fall each year for K5-3rd graders. There are five sessions that are two hours in duration. Children learn to code using programs such as SCRATCH and TYNKER.
Ask A QuestionCurrent classes are scheduled for Saturdays in October from 11 am-1 pm. The cost of the classes is $25 and includes a tee shirt and lunch.
Robotics Teams
Four Rivers is a sponsor of two First Lego League Robotics Teams: Four Rivers Elementary STEM Team and Four Rivers Middle STEM Team. The teams consist of students in grades 4-8 and are funded by the Department of Defense and Boeing Corporation.
RegisterCurrent team meetings are held Saturdays from 12-2 pm.
Four Rivers After-School Program
Provides an after-school program in the fall and spring of each academic school year. One goal of the After-school program is to increase participant student learning by 10% as measured by MAP and EOC scores administered by their home schools.
RegisterStarting in the fall, the After-school program will provide an expansive and interactive curriculum focused on educational, social, spiritual, and physical development of youth.
Note: This program is currently suspended until further notice but will resume at a future date.
Four Rivers Adventure Summer Camp
A summer camp for the months of June, July, and August each year that provides opportunities for students to participate in and increase learning, achievement, social and technical skills, team building, and character development.
Request InfoOur summer camp uses an interdisciplinary approach for youth in grade levels Pre-K, ages 4, through 8th grade. The camp is designed to provide a fun and memorable experience through engaging activities.
Registration applications may be mailed, dropped off at Mt. Moriah Church Office, 7396 Rivers Avenue, N. Charleston, SC 29406, or emailed to Four Rivers Outreach. Spaces are limited.
Career and Resource Empowerment (C.a.R.E.) Program
Provides literacy support, computer-literacy classes, computer training, general education development (GED), and test-preparation tutoring to individuals. The program also conducts job fairs, hiring events, career fairs, and individual job and career development assessments.
The C.a.R.E. program, in conjunction with SC Works Trident and ReadySC, hosted a Job Fair at the Mount Moriah Family Life Center on March 20, 2019.
Spring Black College Tour 2026
Monday, April 6th - Saturday, April 11th
Info RequestIn 2019, a volunteer from one local manufacturing firm assisted 4RCDC in the detailed planning of a Spelman College and Tuskegee University College Tour during Spring Break for high school-aged youth. The tour was a success.
Each Spring Break, the Black College Tour visits six to nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Tour destinations also include a visit to a Civil Rights or Black history memorial or monument, and the tour concludes with a full day visit to an amusement park.
This trip is designed for upcoming high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Limited spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The price of the tour is $625, paid in four payments: a $175 deposit reserves a space, followed by three installments of $150 due in January, February, and March.
Installments are billed by email and can be paid online using debit or credit card, Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo, or bank draft. A $5.00 discount is applied when parents or guardians enroll in automatic installment draft payment.
