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Last spring BVP’s local and state funding was cut by almost $1 million dollars. This means that for every scholar attending BVP we now receive $526 less funding than traditional public schools. [...]

Cumberland, RI – Yesterday Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy and Civic Builders held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the launch of construction of BVP High School. The school is [...]

Each year we welcome our scholars back to school with a week of activity we call “Prep Academy.” It’s a time for our scholars to refocus after being away from school for the [...]

The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come. At Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP) Mayoral Academy, we believe it’s important to reflect. Some of the best and most [...]

By Jennifer LoPiccolo, Director of External Affairs The other day as I was driving from one BVP school to the next I caught a bit of a talk radio show discussing Massachusetts’s upcoming ballot [...]

Earlier this week the Rhode Island Department of Education released their 2016 school classifications and we proudly announced Middle School 1 (MS1) is a Commended school – the highest [...]

Today, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) announced that Blackstone Valley Prep Middle School 1 (MS1) and twenty-one other schools across the state are Commended. RIDE’s 2016 [...]

By Karyn Frink, BVP Parent, Parent Advocacy Fellow I’ve always known that my voice as a parent was important. Knowing this, I’ve spent my years as a mother advocating for my two daughters, Keisha [...]

Every year on September 21st the world celebrates the International Day of Peace – a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. This [...]