Dear Friends: Last week was a great week in Baton Rouge and Gary! Former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu took time out of her day to tour both of our schools in Baton Rouge. We are serving more than 1,200 students this year in Baton Rouge. Senator Landrieu has been a stalwart supporter of what works […]
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August 14, 2018 Dear Friends: The numbers are in and we couldn’t be more excited! Gary’s 21st Century Charter School students earned more than 700 real college credits in real college classrooms last year. That’s twice the number of college credits earned by our students in 2015-16. Our high school students took more than 40 […]
Please Join Us And Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson August 9th For Gary Middle College West Ribbon Cutting
Aug 08, 2018
Dear Friends: Yes, we will celebrate a second ribbon cutting in as many weeks. This time, we are in Gary, Indiana for the opening of our third location. We opened 21st Century Charter School in 2005 and now serve more than 950 students in grades K-12 and regularly graduate high school students complete with Associate […]
Dear Friends: When friends ask me how things are going, I usually say, “Unfortunately, pretty good. If we weren’t needed, we wouldn’t be in business.” And yes, we are in demand! GEO Academies will serve more than 2500 students in five different schools this August and we plan to open at least one new school […]
May 30, 2018 Dear Friends: Back in 1992, I helped put a school voucher initiative on the ballot in California. It was a campaign that would change my life. I learned a great deal about the issue of school choice, but I also learned a great deal about people. When trying to gather support for […]
Gary’s 21st Century Charter High School Graduates 66 Three More Associate Degrees Earned, Too!
May 23, 2018
May 22, 2018 Dear Friends: It is always fun to attend the graduation ceremonies in Gary, Indiana. Last night, was no exception! We witnessed the graduation of the largest class yet for 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana with 66 students receiving their diplomas. Three students have already earned their Associate Degrees, too. Still […]
College Signing Day in Gary is Always the Best Day! May 11, 2018 Dear Friends: It was College Signing Day in Gary, Indiana yesterday and there was no way I was going to miss it! This is the day we celebrate our seniors in front of our entire school for their successful high school careers, […]
I hope you can join us. We appreciate your continued support of the Book Fair Program. Please take a moment to watch this short video on how Book Fair’s create a desire in children to develop their reading skills. Children get even more interested when parents are involved. Scholastic.com/bookfairs/parentvideo
Profiles of three of our students in Gary who graduate in May. This is why we do what we do!
Apr 02, 2018
Trinity Henderson started with 21C in 6th grade. She is currently a resident of Gary. She started taking college classes her 9th grade year. She is a first generation student, planning to attend IU Bloomington in the Fall of 2018 majoring in Nursing. She has been awarded the Group Scholars Scholarship at IU which will […]
This is my favorite part of the year. Graduation season is here so our school boards get to hear the success stories of our graduates during our board meetings. Yesterday, our 21st Century Charter School Board and Gary Middle College School Board met and heard from six wonderful students, three from each school. All […]