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Link's student life activities are designed to help students achieve the intellectual, social, moral and academic foundation necessary for the student's overall development.

Link's core values-based education and student life activities inspire students at a very critical stage in their lives to choose their own positive path to personal, social and moral values, as well as become aware of ways to further develop and deepen themselves as future citizens and leaders of the world.

Elective Classes

Through a comprehensive and varied electives program, Link students in grades 6 through 8 are discovering new areas of interest. Elective courses expose students to a variety of activities and interests outside the curriculum. Over the years Link has been able to offer elective in dance, glass art, pottery, drama, architecture, entrepreneurship, poetry, choir, chess, boatbuilding, photography, film making, mural creation, karate and much more. Elective classes are taught by Link faculty and outside instructors who specialize in the topic being presented.

Community Service

Link's community service is designed to enhance students' character development, and to further Link's mission of providing opportunities for students to "give back to others." By performing community service, students develop vital character, grow in social responsibility, and gain leadership skills. Community service, a graduation requirement, is performed by all Link students. Over time students have participated a number of pursuits such as letter writing to those serving in the Armed Services, making cards for senior citizens who live in a nursing home, assembling sandwiches for a soup kitchen, cleaning up Lincoln Park, walking in anti-cancer campaigns, and much more. Students and their families participate in student-organized projects such as canned food drives for Thanksgiving and toy drives for the year end holidays. It is Link's hope that community service activities engender in our students an enduring propensity to give back to others.

Athletics

Link offers opportunities to its 6th -8th grade scholar-athletes to engage in organized sports through the NJ Charter School Athletic League, including girls' and boys' basketball, volleyball, and soccer.  Link also has a cheerleading squad for grades 5-8. Partner organizations have offered sports clinic periodically, including lacrosse, golf, and soccer for other  grades. Additionally, Link participates in Girls on the Run, which uses running as a way for young ladies in both the elementary and middle school to build core values.

Student Government Association

The Student Government officers and Community representatives are responsible for helping to plan and implement student activities during the year, including School Spirit Week and community service projects. Students are elected to hold the leadership positions of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer by their peers. Students experience the election process - campaigning, giving speeches and voting. Those elected have the opportunity to exercise their leadership abilities as well as to learn more about leadership and team building.

Ambassadors

A group of ten to twelve students are selected each year to serve as student ambassadors. They meet and greet guest at various special programs, including Open Houses. They take guests on tours of the building and speak with them about their experiences at Link. This is a wonderful way for students to develop leadership, self confidence and poise.

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12:00 AM - Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
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12:00 AM - Social Justice Day. Penn & Halsey Campuses
2:30 PM - Attendance Workshop of Parents #2, Penn
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8:00 AM - Open House for Prospective Families, Kindergarten, Penn Campus
4:30 PM - Open House for Prospective Families, K - Grade 4, Penn Campus
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5:30 PM - Attendance Workshop for Parents #3, Halsey Campus
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9:00 AM - Newark Breast Cancer Walk, meet at Penn Campus
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12:00 AM - No School for Students: Staff PD Day
6:30 PM - LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, Penn Campus, Room 101
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12:00 AM - Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
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6:30 PM - Link Parent Association Meeting, Penn Campus
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6:00 PM - Grades 7 & 8 Dance, Halsey Campus
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8:30 AM - K-4 Vocabulary Parade, Penn Campus
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Link Community Family BBQ, Penn Campus
27 Sep
09/27/2026    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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LCCS Board Retreat & Meeting, Penn Campus
03 Oct
10/03/2026    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
07 Oct
10/07/2026    
All Day
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Student Picture Day, Penn Campus
07 Oct
10/07/2026    
All Day
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Grades 1-5 Parent Orientation, Penn Campus
07 Oct
10/07/2026    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Student Picture Day, Halsey Campus
08 Oct
10/08/2026    
All Day
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Social Justice Day. Penn & Halsey Campuses
12 Oct
10/12/2026    
All Day
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Attendance Workshop of Parents #2, Penn
12 Oct
10/12/2026    
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
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Open House for Prospective Families, Kindergarten, Penn Campus
14 Oct
10/14/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
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Open House for Prospective Families, K - Grade 4, Penn Campus
14 Oct
10/14/2026    
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Attendance Workshop for Parents #3, Halsey Campus
15 Oct
10/15/2026    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Newark Breast Cancer Walk, meet at Penn Campus
16 Oct
10/16/2026    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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No School for Students: Staff PD Day
19 Oct
10/19/2026    
All Day
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LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, Penn Campus, Room 101
19 Oct
10/19/2026    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
21 Oct
10/21/2026    
All Day
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Link Parent Association Meeting, Penn Campus
22 Oct
10/22/2026    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Grades 7 & 8 Dance, Halsey Campus
23 Oct
10/23/2026    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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K-4 Vocabulary Parade, Penn Campus
30 Oct
10/30/2026    
8:30 am - 11:00 am
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Events on 09/27/2026
27 Sep
Link Community Family BBQ, Penn Campus
27 Sep 26
Events on 10/03/2026
03 Oct
LCCS Board Retreat & Meeting, Penn Campus
3 Oct 26
Events on 10/07/2026
07 Oct
Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
7 Oct 26
07 Oct
Student Picture Day, Penn Campus
7 Oct 26
07 Oct
Grades 1-5 Parent Orientation, Penn Campus
7 Oct 26
Events on 10/08/2026
08 Oct
Student Picture Day, Halsey Campus
8 Oct 26
Events on 10/12/2026
12 Oct
Social Justice Day. Penn & Halsey Campuses
12 Oct 26
12 Oct
Attendance Workshop of Parents #2, Penn
12 Oct 26
Events on 10/14/2026
14 Oct
Open House for Prospective Families, Kindergarten, Penn Campus
14 Oct 26
14 Oct
Open House for Prospective Families, K - Grade 4, Penn Campus
14 Oct 26
Events on 10/15/2026
15 Oct
Attendance Workshop for Parents #3, Halsey Campus
15 Oct 26
Events on 10/16/2026
16 Oct
Newark Breast Cancer Walk, meet at Penn Campus
16 Oct 26
Events on 10/19/2026
19 Oct
No School for Students: Staff PD Day
19 Oct 26
19 Oct
LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, Penn Campus, Room 101
19 Oct 26
Events on 10/21/2026
21 Oct
Early Dismissal for Students, Halsey 12:30 pm, Penn 12:45 pm
21 Oct 26
Events on 10/22/2026
22 Oct
Link Parent Association Meeting, Penn Campus
22 Oct 26
Events on 10/23/2026
23 Oct
Grades 7 & 8 Dance, Halsey Campus
23 Oct 26
Events on 10/30/2026
30 Oct
K-4 Vocabulary Parade, Penn Campus
30 Oct 26
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  • Link Community Charter School

  • Kindergarten - Grade 4

  • Location

    23 Pennsylvania Ave.
    Newark, NJ 07114

  • (973) 642-0529

  • link@linkschool.org

  • Link Community Charter School

  • Grades 5-8

  • Location

    230 Halsey Street
    Newark, NJ 07102

  • (973) 642-0529

  • link@linkschool.org

Important Pages
  • HIB
  • TITLE I
  • NEW JERSEY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT
  • LCCS ADMISSIONS POLICY
  • SCHOOL FINANCES
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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.


Title IX/Affirmative Action Coordinator
Leslie Baynes
Phone: 973.642.0529
Email: lbaynes@linkschool.org

HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION & BULLYING
  • Anti-Bullying Coordinator

    Suzanne Dandie-Lashley, M.S.W.
    Phone: 973.642.0529
    Email: sdandie@linkschool.org

  • Anti-Bullying Specialist

    Yris Acevedo, M.S.W.
    Phone: 973.642.0529
    Email: yacevedo@linkschool.org

  • NJ State Climate Coordinator

    HIB@doe.nj.gov

  • LCCS Policy and HIB Grade

    https://linkschool.org/about-us/harassment-intimidation-and-bullying/

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