Global Learning Charter Public School Raises more than$20,000

Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS), a tuition-free public charter school that currently services 500 students in grades 5-12, recently held their annual Global Gala scholarship fundraiser at the Allendale Country Club in Dartmouth raising more than $20,000 for scholarships.

The sponsors of the Global Gala were HR Knowledge, Tremblay's Bus, Bristol County Savings Bank, BayCoast Bank, Construction Monitoring System, Dartmouth Collision, Tom and Liddy Davis, First Citizens Federal Credit Union. NFI Corporation, Poyant Signs, Sodexho, Sylvia Group, the Law Collaborative, LLC, and John and Nancy LaPann.

At the Gala, The Southcoast Community Foundation was recognized as a Global Community Partner in recognition of the organization's commitment to improving educational advancement of students by supporting Global Learning Charter Public School and helping their students realize their future dreams. The SouthCoast Community Foundation recognizes how important quality education programs are for the community by facilitating community connections and volunteering talent and time to support students’ education and success at Global Learning Charter Public School.

Each year, the Global Gala raises money for the Global Scholarship Fund which provides college scholarships for graduating seniors and for eligible students to attend summer academic travel programs.

“Our Global Gala is a wonderful celebration of our community, our partnerships in the community, and an important fundraising effort that creates extraordinary educational opportunities for our students,” said Dr. Stephen Furtado, Executive Director of GLCPS. “We thank the community and our partners for their incredible support of our students. The scholarships provide wonderful opportunities for our talented students.”

About Global Learning Public Charter School

Open to New Bedford residents, Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS) is a tuition-free public charter school that currently serves 500 students in grades 5-12. Launched in 2002 as a Horace Mann charter school, GLCPS became a Commonwealth charter school in 2006. In order to generate a culture of personalization, the school setting and class sizes are deliberately small. Students, faculty and administration know each other well and teachers are able to tailor the curriculum to the needs and level of each student. GLCPS offers an exciting and challenging interdisciplinary curriculum that follows and builds upon the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Students learn to work collaboratively in teams, use technology meaningfully in their coursework, strengthen all elements of their communication skills, as well as develop the necessary skills to become engaged and ethical contributors to a global society. GLCPS capitalizes on the exceptional resources of the region (for example, marine sciences), and ties these resources to their curriculum and instruction. Additional information is available on the school’s website, www.glcps.org. For more information, please contact the school at (508) 991-4105.