Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS), a tuition-free public charter school that currently services 500 students in grades 5-12, recently earned a top ten award in an international coding competition sponsored by Codementum.
Led by technology teacher Mrs. Monteiro the fifth grade class participated in the competition and ranked number eight in the junior category. Ninety-eight countries participated with 1,734 schools joining and 2,578 classes competing. In all 34,879 students competed with 5,671,270 lines of code written.
“Congratulations to the fifth grade students and Mrs. Monteiro for this remarkable achievement,” said Dr. Stephen Furtado, Executive Director of GLCPS. “Our students enthusiastically embrace technology and it is wonderful to see them compete on an international level. What a great learning experience for all involved.”
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. For further information please contact Amey Bissonnette, Director of Development, at 508-991-4105 or visit www.glcps.org.
