News and Announcements

The Global Learning Charter Public School has small class sizes but registered a huge number as far as its 2017 graduation rate is concerned. The 2017 high school statewide graduation rates released Monday by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education show the Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS) with a 96.1% graduation rate which is higher than the state graduation rate of 88.3%. It is also among the highest graduation rates in the region.

National and local media are reporting that the current influenza season is the most severe - and deadly - since the 2014-15 flu season. Health officials in 49 states report widespread flu activity. in Massachusetts, the number of reported cases of the flu is nearing 6,000. SouthCoast Hospitals has had a reported 857 cases in its three facilities in New Bedford, Fall River and Wareham. At GLCPS, so far the number of reported flu cases is relatively low.

There are precautions we can take to prevent and stop the spread of the the disease. They say the best prevention is to get the flu shot.

The Global Charter Jazz Initiative begins six weeks of FREE Saturday morning workshops on January 3rd for ANY student in the SouthCoast region who wants to strengthen their instrumental skills and play Jazz, rock and funk styles of music with other youth from the area. The workshops are being held at the GLCPS Main Campus from 10 am until noon. The program dates are February 3rd, 10th and 17th, and March 3rd, 17th and 24th . The workshops will culminate with a public performance by participating students on March 24th.

A high percentage of GLCPS Seniors have already been notified by colleges that they have been accepted, including one Senior who is headed to Princeton University next year on a full scholarship. Sabrina Fay heard

Congratulations to the GLCPS Drama Club, under the direction of Ms. Polly Zajac, for a fun and fantastic production of Elf Jr, the Musical! The student performers, both middle school and high school students, held FIVE performances in the GLCPS auditorium. The New Bedford Standard Times featured

The GLCPS Royals played a great game against Wareham High School on Wednesday, December 13th. It was their first game of the season. The team and Coach Matt. St. Jean traveled to Wareham for the game.

Families of New Bedford students are welcome to submit enrollment applications for the 2018-2019 school year. New for this year, GLCPS is extending the opportunity to students who will be entering grades 9 and 10, as well as those entering grades 5-8.

GLCPS joined the #GivingTuesday movement for the first time this year, asking for dollars for students, and you responded in a big way! We even raised enough to match a challenge gift from an anonymous supporter. If somehow you missed it, there is still plenty of time to check out our special webpage and donation site for this very special occasion: https://goo.gl/shvSUs

It’s hard to believe that we have already completed one quarter of the school year. I would like to bring you up to date on a few things that I mentioned last month. First, our new enrollment policy has been approved by the Commissioner of Education. We will begin accepting applications for students who wish to enroll in next year’s grades 9 and 10, as well as grades 5 through 8, on December 1.  Our lottery will be held on March 8 at 6:00 PM. You will soon see a sign on our school that will inform the public that applications will be accepted for grades 5-10. Applications will be available on our website. Please let family and friends know of this important change in our policy.