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Spaces still available for the 2025-2026 School Year in Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 5th grade.

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Enrollment is now open for the 2026-27 school year!

Spaces still available in Kindergarten - Grade 5 for this year - 2025-26, too.

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If you would like to visit the school or need help with enrollment, please contact Ms. Clarke, enrollment Coordinator atย  973-494-1562 or eclarke@linkschool.org.

UPCOMING OPEN HOUSES

Kindergarten - Grade 1
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
8:00 am - 9:00 am
23 Pennsylvania Avenue, Newark

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Kindergarten - Grade 4
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
23 Pennsylvania Avenue, Newark

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Grade 5-8
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
5:00 - 6:00 PM
230 Halsey Street, Newark

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Link sees potential in children of all abilities and meets them where they are to help them succeed - now and in the future.

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Through Link's Core Values, community, and program, Link scholars gain the foundation they need to become lifelong learners and leaders.

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Link students broaden their horizons with field trips and elective classes, develop strong skills through STEM programs, seek out challenges in outdoor adventure, and prevent summer learning slide with summer camps and programs.

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Latest News & Announcements

Maria Pilar Paradiso honored by Project U.S.E.

January 22, 2026

Link’s Head of School Maria Pilar Paradiso was honored today by Project U.S.E. with the prestigious Costello Commitment Award. Anthony Capone, Bob Goger, Mike Bagley, and Amy Follett from Project U.S.E. visited Link’s Halsey Campus […]

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Winter Holidays Around the World Celebration

December 19, 2025

Students at our Pennsylvania Avenue Campus performed to a full house of families during their 2nd Annual Winter Holidays Around the World Celebration before Winter Break. Each grade, kindergarten through grade 4, researched a specific […]

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Celebrating reading!

December 17, 2025

Our enthusiastic 2nd graders from Team Chavez proudly shared their nonfiction texts from the “From the Heart” writing unit with their eager “kindergarten buddies” from Team Veritas. This meaningful writing unit challenges children to become […]

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Link hits a new milestone in its history!

December 12, 2025

Link celebrates reaching another important milestoneโ€”the completion of its long-planned expansion to become a kindergarten through grade 8 school. With the addition of fourth grade this past fall, this vision is now a reality. To […]

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Link seeks teachers and staff to motivate and inspire the next generation. Great teachers yield extraordinary results for our students and change lives while doing so. Everyone who joins the school’s staff brings a quest for deep learning and growth, works towards excellence, possesses a deep commitment to our Core Values and a positive energy, and exhibits genuine joy in supporting our students. Our staff is relentless in their pursuit of uncovering and bolstering our students’ potential and greatness. Join us in preparing our scholars for high school and beyond!

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Upcoming Events

09 Feb
LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 pm
9 Feb 26
11 Feb
K - Grade 2 Parent Conferences, by appointment
11 Feb 26
11 Feb
Early Dismissal, Halsey
11 Feb 26
11 Feb
Early Dismissal, Penn
11 Feb 26
11 Feb
Grades 3 & 4 Report Card Night, Penn
11 Feb 26
12 Feb
Grades 5 - 8 Report Card Night, Halsey
12 Feb 26
13 Feb
No School: President's Day Weekend
13 Feb 26
16 Feb
No School: President's Day
16 Feb 26
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NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS

Link Community Charter School admits students of any race, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION & BULLYING

Antibullying Coordinatorย 
Suzanne Dandie-Lashley, M.S.W.
973.642.0529ย  ย  ย  ย sdandie@linkschool.org

Antibullying Specialistย 
Yris Acevedo, M.S.W.
973.642.0529ย  ย  ย  ย yacevedo@linkschool.org

NJ State School Climate Coordinator
HIB@doe.nj.gov

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