Cogito Academy marked an exciting milestone with a flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at its new permanent campus, bringing together students, families, school leaders and...

Lancaster, SC - Cogito Academy is excited to announce that all students will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2026-27 school year through participation in the Communi...

Lancaster, SC - Cogito Academy has been awarded a $30,000 Summer Reading Camp Community Partnership Grant from the South Carolina Department of Education, further advancing the ...

Lancaster, SC - Cogito Academy is proud to announce that Lancaster County native Van Steen has been appointed as the school’s permanent School Director following a unanimous vote ...

Columbia, SC - The South Carolina Society of the National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars has recognized Van Steen of Cogito Academy Lancaster as the recipient of the South C...

LANCASTER, S.C. (December 10, 2025) - Cogito Academy, a tuition-free public charter school serving students across Lancaster County, South Carolina, held a groundbreaking cerem...

October Director’s Message Dear Cogito Academy Lancaster families, It was a privilege to be welcomed as your Interim School Director earlier in October. I bring a tremendous...

With any school, the month of August is an exciting one! The month of August for a brand new school, however, is without a doubt especially exciting, and it certainly has been for...

We look forward to welcoming you to Meet the Teacher Night tomorrow, August 7th! Families of 4K, 5K, and 1st grade students are invited to join us at 6 PM , followed by 2nd...

$31,485,000.00 - this is how much the South Carolina Jobs Economic Development Authority believes in Cogito Academy. With the help of the Charter Institute at Erskine, we are ex...

Lancaster, SC – Dr. Joshua Bowers, an accomplished educational leader, has been appointed as the new school leader of Cogito Academy, a tuition-free public charter school in La...

We’re thrilled to welcome families to our first-ever enrollment fair!! This exciting drop-in event will take place March 1st, from 10 AM to 3 PM at Pleasant Dale Baptist Church. ...

Are you, or someone you know, a passionate and visionary school leader ready to take on the rewarding challenge of leading a public charter school? We are now accepting applicat...

Cogito Academy is thrilled to announce that we are officially under contract for the purchase of our future school campus. We are currently in the due diligence phase, and once th...

Cogito Academy is proud to announce it has been awarded a substantial grant in the amount of $850,000.00. This funding source will be instrumental in successfully opening the scho...