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Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year!

September 9, 2024 By Sharon Machrone

It was wonderful to welcome our scholars to the new school year on September 4th! Students at both campuses seemed delighted to reunite with each other after the summer break and eager to meet their teachers. It was an excellent beginning to the new school year, and we look forward to great things to come in 2024-25!

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Staff prepares for SY 2024-25!

September 9, 2024 By Sharon Machrone

Link staff had an incredibly busy and productive two weeks at the end of August preparing for the new school year! They had meet-and-greet sessions between veteran and new teachers, group meetings on procedures, school culture and instruction, subject area “boot camps,” a day-long retreat for team building, a classroom preparation team, and more. These two weeks built tremendous momentum, putting our staff in a great place to successfully support our scholars starting from Day 1 of the new school year!

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Link 2024 Summer Programs Begin!

July 5, 2024 By Sharon Machrone

LINK’S SUMMER PROGRAMMING BEGINS!

Link opened the doors for its vibrant summer programming on July 1. Incoming 5th grade scholars arrived eager and excited, albeit nervous, to Link’s Halsey Street Campus for the annual month-long Link Summer Academy. Students spend the month acclimating to Link’s culture and procedures, meeting their teachers and each other, and strengthening their skills. For staff, the program provides time for student assessment, so teachers learn what each child needs to succeed during the upcoming school year. A fun element added this summer: an introduction to the performing arts.

Additionally, Link is continuing CampLink, a program launched last summer, for rising first, second, and third grade students who need academic support. The goal of the program is to close learning gaps, strengthen academics, and build self-esteem and confidence in learning. After the first week at the Pennsylvania Avenue campus, we transport students to Pingry School’s Pottersville campus which provides comfortable classroom space and safe outdoor experiences for our young scholars throughout the month of July.

To provide academic support to rising 8th graders, Link established the Link STEAM Academy this summer. This half-day program offered from July 1 to July 26 focuses on math, science, and creative writing to bridge gaps in knowledge and ability students may have in these subjects and to help prepare them for the entrance exams they will take for high school placement in the fall.

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Congratulations Link Class of 2024!

June 25, 2024 By Sharon Machrone

Link’s eighty-one 8th grade scholars graduated in a lovely ceremony on the evening of June 20, 2024 and are now headed off to great high schools. We are proud to see them continue their educational journey, moving on to independent day and boarding schools, Catholic schools, Newark magnet schools, and Essex County technical schools. Students who applied to tuition-based schools earned nearly $5 million in scholarships and financial aid. Congratulations to our grads and their families and best wishes for continued success in high school!

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Science Class at the Jersey Shore

June 16, 2024 By Sharon Machrone

7th grade scholars spent the day in the sun learning about the rich ecological diversity at Sandy Hook, a peninsula along the NJ shore. They used seine nets to observe local marine life and learned about the human impact on the ocean’s shoreline.

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Scholars learn about composting

June 10, 2024 By Sharon Machrone

During Environmental Justice days at Link, our K-6 scholars students participated in interactive workshops on worm composting with an organization called Java’s Compost from Orange, NJ. This was an exciting opportunity for our students to deepen their knowledge of composting and clean eating. Students were fascinated by how worms turn food into soil and most enjoyed holding the worms in heir hands!

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