GLCPS celebrated its 2019 graduating class during commencement exercises on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The ceremony was held on June 9th in the auditorium at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. State Senator Michael Rodrigues was the keynote speaker. New Bedford City Councilor Brian Gomes congratulated the graduates on behalf of the City of New Bedford. Families, friends and GLCPS current and former staff joined in the celebration.
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Four current students and recent graduate Ryan Santos are attending the inaugural program for high school students at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. GLCPS high school history teacher Heidi Eastman worked with professors from the university to plan the program and its curriculum. She and Executive Director Dr. Stephen Furtado will both teach in the program that is open to students from around the globe.
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The enrollment lottery for grades 5 - 10 was held on Thursday, March 7 in the school's auditorium. There were 390 families who applied for their children to attend the school for the 2019-2020 school year. There were 88 seats available. At this time all of the seats have been offered to the first 88 children whose numbers were pulled for the 5th grade. Waiting lists have been established for all the grades in the order that the assigned numbers were randomly selected from the lottery bin.
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The Global Learning Charter Public School will hold the enrollment lottery for grades 5 - 10 on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 6:00 PM at the main campus, 190 Ashley Boulevard (entrance on Nye Street). The lottery, which is open to the public, will be held in the school’s auditorium.

The deadline to submit an application to participate in this year’s lottery is Thursday, February 28th.
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The 2018 Annual Report is (finally) published! Get to know our teachers and what they're doing in the classroom to prepare students for the future. Read about what GLCPS students think about their school. Learn more about our College and Career program.
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Hold the red sauce and pass the glue. The competition for the Spaghetti Bridge Challenge at Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS) was stiff as an uncooked lasagna noodle.
“Students in grades 5 through 8 worked in teams to design and construct bridges from pasta and adhesive within certain parameters,” explained Polly Zajac, 5th grade science teacher. “Their supplies consisted of one pound of spaghetti and four ounces of wood glue per bridge-building team.
The judging began on December 18th.
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Students will no longer have to search for Wi-Fi to complete assignments when they don't have internet access. GLCPS recently received a Homework Gap Grant from the wireless provider Kajeet® for SmartSpot® which provides safe mobile connectivity so students can access the internet.  GLCPS is one of only 30 schools nationwide to receive this grant, and one of three in Massachusetts. .
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We are now accepting applications for new students entering grades 5 through 10 for the 2019-2020 school year. The deadline for submitting an application is February 28th. Last year for the first time, GLCPS expanded enrollment to students entering 9th and 10th grade, giving more students the opportunity to attend our high school which has been recognized as one of the top high schools in the country by US World and News Report for five consecutive years.
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Two GLCPS students were lauded by a theatre of their peers as they performed an original piece on the stage at the Boston Opera House on November 8th. Afterward, they and hundreds of other students from the region were treated to a performance of the Broadway hit “Hamilton: An American Musical.” Jade Pennington and Azara Pereira-Souto performed their original Spoken word piece titled “Boston Massacre,” written by a third student, Raquel Souza. All three students are seniors at GLCPS. Of the hundreds of submissions from students at 50 schools, only 15 were invited to perform theirs on stage.
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We stand in solidarity with the city of Pittsburgh now mourning the loss of so many good lives during the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Like so many others, we are sad and stunned that people are dying and suffering at the hands of so much unjustified anger and hatred. As educators, what is our role in helping students to understand? GLCPS Executive Director Dr. Stephen Furtado shared his own thoughts on this with staff.
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