GPA wins award for Energy and Environmental Education
GPA wins a Secretary's Award for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education.
read moreHarvard Visiting Artist teaches dance to GPA 3rd graders
GPA third grade students got a special surprise in their Friday Arts class recently: a guest appearance from Patrick Corbin, an accomplished dancer and Visiting Artist at Harvard University. Mr. Corbin led the students through a dance workshop. The visit was co-sponsored by the Office for the Arts Dance Program at Harvard and the Harvard Allston Education Portal. Read more on Harvard’s...
read moreApply now for GPA/YMCA Summer Academy!
The Gardner Summer Academy will be held at Gardner Pilot Academy: Monday, July 1 – Friday, August 2 Note: No program on Thursday, July 4 Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free breakfast and free served every day Optional before-school program starting at 7:30 a.m. ($2 per day per student) Application forms: English Espanol The GPA/YMCA Summer Academy provides a balance of academics and enrichment opportunities focused on community service. Every Friday, the program provides educational field trips to a variety of historic,...
read moreGPA student honored at arts celebration
GPA sixth grader Bergeline Hilaire was honored in a citywide art competition honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
read moreGPA featured in Boston Schoolyard Initiative photo exhibit
GPA is featured in a photo exhibit about the Boston Schoolyard Initiative at Boston City Hall.
read more“Put Your Hands Up for GPA” a great success!
The annual community celebration at Harvard Business School supported our award-winning after-school program!
read more2nd Annual “Put Your Hands Up for GPA!”
2nd Annual Put Your Hands Up for GPA! Wednesday, March 6 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The Spangler Center, Harvard Business School Western Avenue, Allston Free parking | Enter at Batten Way | Map Cocktails | Hors d’oeuvres | Raffle | Student Performance $25 suggested donation Presentation of the second Gardner Champion Award to Lisa Moellman, Former Associate Director, Campus Engagement and Research in Schools, Harvard Public Affairs & Communications We invite community leaders and supporters of Gardner Pilot Academy to join us for a...
read moreGPA/YMCA After School program selected as statewide model
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has named the Gardner Pilot Academy/YMCA After School Program a 21st Century Community Learning Center demonstration site. GPA is one of only three schools in Boston and only 13 statewide to be chosen as a demonstration site. The distinction was earned after five years of successful work as a promising practice site and three years as an exemplary practice site for innovative after school programming. As a result, GPA has earned federal funds to help support the after...
read moreGPA teacher Liz Byron to run 155-mile “ultra-marathon” for student laptops
Sixth grade special education teacher will run the equivalent of six marathons through the Sahara Desert to raise $50,000 for GPA classroom technology.
read moreStand for Children names Susan Fulginiti-Schmidt one of “Our Heroes”
Susan Fulginiti-Schmidt was one of only five Massachusetts teachers recently named one of “Our Heroes” by Stand for Children. The organization honored Ms. Schmidt for her work on behalf of students with and without disabilities in GPA inclusion classrooms. Congratulations!
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