She is fundamentally grounded in goal-oriented education. Ms. Thornley is intrinsically motivated to make education meaningful and enjoyable; her affinity for the arts, music, poetry and language are interwoven in the fabric of the classroom curriculum. In 1995, she attained an MAT in History with additional coursework in Social Studies; furthermore, she completed her certification in Elementary Education from the College of Charleston in 2012. In addition to academics, Ms. Thornley loves to spend time with family and friends traveling, biking and hiking. One of her future goals is to resume work on a historical book of fiction called Puttin’ In, which is based on true events surrounding the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and its cataclysmic reverberation in the lives of a SC tobacco farming family.