News and Announcements

Organizers at GLCPS are hoping for a record-breaking turnout at this year's Global Gala scholarship fundraiser.

 “Our Global Gala is a wonderful celebration of our community and an important fundraising effort that creates extraordinary educational opportunities for our students,” said Stephen Furtado Jr., Executive Director of GLCPS. “We thank our community partners and sponsors for their consistent support of our mission to create lifelong learners.”

Happy Birthday to the GLCPS Drama Club!

To celebrate, the Drama Club returns to its roots to offer its audience the ever-popular Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls.” 

Additionally, New Bedford City Councilor Shane Burgo, who attended GLCPS middle school and performed in the school’s original “Guys and Dolls” production as Sky Masterson, will present a resolution to Drama Club Director Polly Zajac from the New Bedford City Council during the Friday night performance.

Zahra Barbosa Ferreira, a 6th grade student at GLCPS was the first speaker in AHA! New Bedford's 'I Am NB Storytelling Series.' On AHA! Night, she shared the story of her grandmother who became a fashion designer and seamstress when her life's dream of opening a sewing school was sidelined by the political landscape.

GLCPS is launching a monthly program that encourages and supports parents - especially dads - in their efforts to build and maintain healthy relationships with their children. The school has partnered with All Pro Dads which provides guidance and activities based on best practices that help make the program successful. Parents are invited to meet for breakfast and conversation one morning each month at GLCPS. The first meeting is scheduled for Friday, February 28th at 7:30 AM,

Tour dates have been announced for prospective students and parents who are considering GLCPS, a tuition-free public charter school that currently serves 500 students in grades 5-12. GLCPS is currently accepting applications for New Bedford students who will be entering grades 5 through 10 in the 2025-2026 School Year. The deadline to apply for this year's enrollment lottery is February 28, 2025.

When New Bedford voters go to the polls on November 5th, they will receive a "Voted" sticker that was created by any one of six students from New Bedford. One of those students whose design was chosen to be mass produced for this very important Election Day is Ayla-Lynn Pimentel, a 7th grader at GLCPS.

Just three weeks into the new school year, students are adjusting well to our new phone-free culture. Every morning, students power down their phones which are locked in a Yondr pouch until dismissal time. In this brief video, GLCPS Principal Lena Pires and David, a high school senior, discuss their own experience using the Yondr pouch.

The Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS) is entering the phone-free zone.
GLCPS has purchased the Yondr system of pouches and unlocking bases. The pouch locks when it’s closed. Users regain access to their phones by tapping the pouch on a device that unlocks it. Students will be able to keep their phone with them but they will not be able to use it during the school day.