Venters,+Melissa+(SC)



My name is Melissa Venters, and I am a native of Charleston, South Carolina, having been born here and lived here for 27 years. I have been teaching 8th grade South Carolina History for the past five years, and I am currently teaching two classes of single gender boys and two classes of single gender girls at Oakbrook Middle School in Dorchester District 2.

I attended College of Charleston and graduated in 2004 with a B.A. in History with Secondary Social Studies certification. I recently completed my M.A.T. in Social Studies at Columbia University Teachers College through an awesome summer program. I not only learned a lot professionally through this experience, but also personally through going up to NYC alone for three summers!

I do not have much travel experience, but hope to gain more in the coming years. I have decided this is MY TIME to experience the world, starting with Japan and Vietnam. My boyfriend of 7 years, Stephen, and I would like to take an eventual honeymoon to Europe, which may require a few more years of saving! I am ecstatic to learn more about Asian culture, and as a self-professed "foodie" I can't wait to "taste" the cultures.