One local educator contends his charter school is working with community colleges to achieve the goal of making two years of tuition-free community college the norm for high school students, in line with President Obama’s proposal. Kevin Teasley, who is president/CEO of the Indianapolis-based GEO Foundation which operates 21st Century Charter School in Gary, said […]
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K-14 Could become the norm
Jan 12, 2015
National Honor Society College Visit
Jan 08, 2015
The National Honor Society (NHS) at 21st Century Charter School recently took a field trip across state lines to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The students – a group of Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors – got a feel for a renowned university campus, met with professors and the Associate Dean of Academics, and […]
Christmas Season at 21C!
Dec 19, 2014
The first semester of school is almost over at 21st Century Charter School @ Gary, and teachers are getting into the holiday spirit! Each middle and high school teacher decorated their door to show how Christmas is celebrated throughout the world – from Zimbabwe to England, El Salvador to China. Among the doors decorated for […]
Mrs. Anderson–Longtime teacher at 21C
Dec 12, 2014
Megan Anderson has been a steady fixture at 21st Century Charter School @ Gary since 2007. I had been teaching preschool in Gary at a private school for five years,” Megan explains. I wanted to come to 21st Century because of the technology, and they were doing a lot of teacher services. I also wanted […]
21C Student Johntrell Bowles on Sports Announcing
Dec 11, 2014
Please enjoy the article written by 21st Century Charter School at Gary high school senior Johntrell Bowles. Please enjoy the article written by 21st Century Charter School at Gary high school senior Johntrell Bowles. Students: The Next Generation of Announcersby: Johntrell Bowles Read more http://geofoundation.org/blog-21cc/item/311-21c-student-johntrell-bowles-on-sports-announcing
Highlight on Mr. Swanson!
Nov 21, 2014
Charlie Swanson always wanted to be a doctor. I was always fascinated with the idea that there’s an occupation where you get to have this breadth of knowledge, and you get to apply it directly to something that has a positive outcome for somebody else,” Mr. anson says. And it’s matured into more things than […]
Better Efficiency Can Help Fund Pre-School
Nov 06, 2014
It is disappointing to see all the political posturing over pre-kindergarten funding in Indiana. It is as if we have taken our eye off the goal — high-quality preschool instruction for all — and focused more on funding instead. e-kindergarten is important, but providing it does not have to depend on having more money. Rather, […]
Da’Ione Fields: Driven to Succeed!
Sep 09, 2014
Da’Ione Fields of Gary balances academics, work and volunteering as he hones his skills with an eye toward a career in forensic science. Fields, 17, a 21st Century Charter School junior, is making the most of his high school years by volunteering at Methodist Hospital Northlake Campus in Gary where he works in the emergency […]
School Supply Donation Event Hosted at 21C!
Aug 29, 2014
21st Century Charter School at Gary was proud to host a Stericycle school supply donation event on Friday, August 29th. The school’s students excitedly received Stericycle-donated brand-new backpacks, art supplies, writing supplies and many other items, handed out by the Stericycle mascot bear. Stericycle, a medical and biohazard management company that operates two plants in […]
GARY, IND. — A 17-year-old Indiana high school student stands among the group of medical students, doctors and nurses working with a scalpel on a cadaver donor. His status isn’t obvious in the crowd, and his confidence seems to work as camouflage. Johntrell Bowles has dreamed of becoming a doctor since a young age. His […]