About Us
MANTHALA GEORGE, JR. GLOBAL STUDIES SCHOOL MISSION
Our mission is to educate the whole child in a welcoming, safe and supportive environment that embraces multiple languages and cultures. Through rigorous instruction and collaboration focused on integrating global perspectives, students are empowered to take an active role in their own learning to reach their greatest potential for academic, social, emotional and physical growth.
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A nossa missão é educar toda a criança num ambiente de apoio que abraça múltiplas línguas e culturas. Através de uma educação e colaboração rigorosas enfocado na integração das perspetivas globais, os estudantes são empoderados a ter um papel ativo na sua própria aprendizagem para alcançar o seu maior potencial no crescimento académico, social emocional e físico.
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Nuestra misión es educar al niño en un ambiente acogedor, seguro y de apoyo, que abarque múltiples idiomas y culturas. A través de la instrucción rigurosa y la colaboración centrada en la integración de las perspectivas globales, los estudiantes están facultados para desempeñar un papel activo en su propio aprendizaje para alcanzar su mayor potencial de crecimiento académico, social, emocional y físico.
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Notre mission est d’éduquer l’ensemble de l’enfant dans un environnement accueillant, sûr et solidaire, qui englobe de multiples langues et cultures. Grâce à un enseignement rigoureux et à une collaboration axée sur l’intégralité de perspectives mondiales, les élèves auront l’habilité à jouer un role actif dans leur proper apprentissage afin de réaliser leur plus grand potentiel de croissance scolaire, sociale, émotionnelle et physique..
MANTHALA GEORGE, JR. GLOBAL STUDIES SCHOOL SCHOOL VISION
Our vision is to prepare students to communicate, collaborate, problem solve, and think critically in a global society. We affirm diversity and instill an appreciation of cultural perspectives by embracing multilingualism and multiculturalism.
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A nossa visão é preparar os estudantes para comunicar, colaborar, resolver problema e pensar criticamente numa sociedade global. Nós afirmamos a diversidade e incutimos uma apreciação das perspetivas culturais, abraçando o multilinguismo e o multiculturalismo.
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Nuestra visión es preparar a los estudiantes para comunicarse, colaborar, resolver problemas y pensar de manera crítica en una sociedad global. Afirmamos la diversidad e inculcamos una apreciación de las perspectivas culturales al abrazar el multilingüismo y el multiculturalismo.
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Notre vision est de préparer les étudiants à communiquer, collaborer, résoudre des problèmes et penser de manière critique dans une société globale. Nous affirmons la diversité et inculquons les perspectives cultures en appréciant le multilinguisme et le multiculturalisme.
OUR HISTORY
The 112,000-square-foot building at 180 Colonel Bell Drive is a virtual twin to the Mary E. Baker School on Quincy Street. Designed by HMFH Architects and built by Agostini Construction, each school houses approximately 750 students. The two schools cost a total of $67 million, with 90 percent reimbursement from the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Bureau.
One of the city's newest schools is named for former Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Manthala George, Jr., a dynamic educational leader who headed the city's school department from 1984-1994, a decade of progress in spite of dire financial constraints. The son of Lebanese immigrants, George grew up in Brockton, was educated in city schools and has spent his life giving his time and efforts to bettering the community.
When it opened, the school welcomed 100 students in grades 3-6 from the Whitman School and 200 students in kindergarten through sixth grade from the Arnone School Spanish Two-Way Language Instruction and Spanish SEI programs. We have since added two new dual language programs to help students acquire valuable language skills in French and Portuguese. Our programs are known as Juntos, teaching Spanish and English, Unidos, teaching Portuguese and English, and Amitié, teaching French and English.
The school is brightly lit and welcoming, instilling a sense of warmth and cheerfulness. Designed with the needs of 21st century students in mind, the building is handicapped-accessible and boasts a glistening gymnasium with seating for 500, a sunny cafetorium with a stage canopied by a Queen's arch, and an airy third floor library with built-in shelves, banks of computers, a reading room and meeting space.
The George School is surrounded by lawns fed by an underground irrigation system. The property has two brand-new playgrounds, soccer and playing fields and a community meeting room. The building has large, open Art and Music Rooms that have ample storage and room for a kiln for art classes and practice space for music. The Guidance Suite has private offices for meeting with students and parents, as well as a small conference room.
