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By Gayatri Mehra, 4th Grade Teacher and Diversity & Cultural Competency Chair at Elementary School 2 “I have a dream that one day…little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands [...]

By Rebecca Russell, Dean of Academics at Elementary School 1 What are academics like at Blackstone Valley Prep? That’s usually the first question I get when I’m discussing our school. Rigor, [...]

At Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP), we often call our community our “team & family.” We say “team” because we believe that working together (staff, scholars, and families) is the most effective [...]

Happy New Year from BVP! As all of us at BVP (and people around the world) reflect on 2016 and look forward to 2017, we asked BVP High School Scholar Council External Affairs Officer, Savannah [...]

Here we are – it’s the last day of school before winter break. Scholars have just been dismissed and staff are not too far behind them. 🙂 You won’t be hearing as much from us until the new [...]

By Alisha Smith, Elementary School 3 Dean of Culture When I interviewed for a position with Blackstone Valley Prep almost three years ago, my perception of “charter schools” was very different [...]

When you were 5 years old how much do think you understood about yourself? You probably had a favorite color. Maybe even a favorite animal. Apart from your likes and dislikes though, how much did [...]

By Jeremy Chiappetta, Executive Director Blackstone Valley Prep opened in 2009. From the outside looking in, this is our eighth year, but for the nine of us who have been here from Day 1, this [...]

This Thanksgiving we invited our community of staff, families, and friends to help us fill Twitter with things they are grateful for. Calling all BVP staff, families, and friends: we want to know [...]