News and Announcements

We are pleased to share this recent New Bedford Light article by Colin Hogan reporting on the newly opened Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for STEAM Education.

Jaslin Arita Hernandez, a high school freshman, writes about her life-long dream of becoming an architect and how GLCPS is helping her to keep moving toward her goal.

More than two years after the first hammer was swung, the long-anticipated opening of a state-of-the-art STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) education center for students at the Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS) is a reality. Last week, while teachers and other team members were organizing classrooms and offices, students were getting their first glimpse of the new Joan and Irwin Jacobs STEAM Center for Education which stands adjacent to the school’s main campus. The building opened Monday, February 13th.

Haley Bedard has done it again except this time she's exceeded past success. Late last year, Haley auditioned for the Southeastern Massachusetts Music Educators Association (SEMMEA) Senior District Music Festival which takes place in January. Judged on 16 criteria, she scored 194 out of 200, and earned the spot of 1st Flute 2nd Chair. Additionally, she earned the All State recommendation and the opportunity to audition for the Massachusetts Music Educators' Association All State Festival.

Trying to put the pandemic in the rear-view mirror has been difficult. Next week we officially begin the holiday season with the giving of thanks. This year we have attempted to return to a normal form of life. I am grateful to our medical professionals for their continued battle to address new Covid variants, the flu and now RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus). I am grateful for our teachers and staff who continue caring and working with our students during this “new normal.” I am grateful to you, the families of our students as you have supported our efforts throughout the pandemic and beyond.

Ninth grade student Xavier Echevarria-Mojica asked a question: what can I do to help the people of Puerto Rico recover after yet another destructive hurricane? He writes about how he answered his own question in an essay recently published in the online publication New Bedford Light.

The new elected GLCPS Student Council is off to a running start. During their very first meeting, they elected officers and then began planning their first action item: a fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico which caused widespread destruction in the US territory on September 18th. The fundraising idea was the brainchild of freshman Xavier Echeverria-Mojica, who expressed concern for relatives and friends who live in Puerto Rico.