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Link Community Charter School and Link Education Partners are saddened by the passing of the founder of Link, Sister Vivien Jennings, O.P. on Saturday, May 5th. Sister Vivien was a remarkable woman with an amazing passion for education and social justice. Among her many accomplishments in life, she conceived of Link – an educational institution […]
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Malakai Freeman ’04 spoke to Upper House students today about the impact that Link, particularly the teachers and staff, had on his life. He shared several examples of how Link staff personally supported him while at Link and beyond, and how the sense of “family” or “community” and caring at Link kept him from straying […]
Read MoreThe Lower House held a pep rally and cheer competition to encourage positive performance on the state PARCC assessments. Check out the cheers from Teams Jennings and Gandhi. Go Panthers…knock it out of the PARCC!!!!
Read MoreLink students, under the direction of Link’s music teaching artist, Lisette Santiago, performed at the annual Jazz House Kids Showcase at Science Park High School last week. Link was one of several schools served by Jazz House Kids, a non-profit organization with which the schools partner to provide great music instruction and experiences for youth […]
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Congratulations to Asia Norton, Link’s Class of 2002, who was recently elected to a seat on the Newark School Board, the first board to have full control over the city’s schools in over two decades. She, and two other Newark residents, ran for the board on the Moving Schools Forward slate. All were elected. Asia, whose […]
Read MoreTatyana Dennis’ 14 will tell her story “A Mother’s Cry” during the STORY SLAM, a showcase for storytellers, at the Montclair Film Festival on April 28th. The storytelling event will be held at 7:30 pm at the Audible Theater at Buzz Aldrin Middle School,173 Bellevue Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ. Tatyana won the opportunity to perform […]
Read MoreTen Link Upper House students and two teacher chaperones participated in The Island School Expedition 2018, provided by Link Education Partners, last week. Students had the opportunity to experience a different culture and geography, learn about sustainability and marine ecology/wildlife, performing community service, and, for most, how to swim and snorkel! The visited a mangrove […]
Read MoreThe Lady Panthers will play the girls from University Heights Charter School for the NJ Charter School Athletic League Championship on Wednesday, April 4th at 5 pm at the NCC, 56 Hayes Street in Newark. Come out to see the game and support our athletes!
Read MoreThe Link Community Charter School Board of Trustees is proud to share that the NJ Department of Education has approved the school’s application for charter renewal for the next five years and for phased in growth over the next four years. The renewal process included a comprehensive review of academic performance, fiscal viability, and operational stability. In […]
Read MoreThe 8th grade students reprised their performance of In Our Beautiful Skin, We Rise Up featured at Link’s A Taste of Newark benefit in November at a diversity event at New York Life Insurance Company (NYLIC) this week. They were invited to perform by a trustee on the board of Link Education Partners who saw […]
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