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A City Master Plan New Bedford 2020Workforce Investment Board Education Program promotes Adult Basic Education Services through its LifelongLearning Workgroup, which is a network of health, human service, employment and educational supportservice providers dedicated to broadcasting the importance of Adult Basic Education, as a key to improvedearnings and quality of life. The Lifelong Learning Workgroup includes programs provided by the followinggroups and institutions:> Bristol Community College> Community Economic Development Center (CEDC)> The Family Center> New Bedford Public Schools—Division ofAdult/Continuing Education> MY TURN, Inc. (New Bedford and Wareham)> P.A.C.E. YouthBuild> Training Resources of America> UMass Dartmouth Workers' Education Program> Wareham Free LibraryNew Bedford Specialty SchoolsSea Lab Marine Science Education Center is a six-week marine science studies summer enrichment program,and year-round fifth grade program funded, in part, through the New Bedford Public Schools for theperpetuation of real science activities. The program serves students interested in studying principles ofoceanography, limnology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, geology, and biology as related to the marine andaquatic environments. Practical outdoor skills, such as swimming, sailing, and snorkeling are also an integralpart of the summer Sea Lab experience.Global Learning Charter School opened in 2002 as a Horace Mann Charter School, and currently operated as aCommonwealth Charter School, the Global Learning Charter School enrolls approximately 400 students, as atuition free alternative to middle and high school. The school emphasizes collaboration among students andprovides a community experience, whereby administrators work to build curriculum with organizationsthroughout New Bedford and the southcoast region.Independent Elementary SchoolsNativity Preparatory School is an independent, tuition-free middle school for boys of all faiths, races andcultures from low-income families in the New Bedford area. The school provides a challenging and supportivelearning environment, where motivated students of all faiths are offered an intellectual, cultural, physical, andmoral education.Our Sisters’ School provides an independent tuition-free middle school for girls of all faiths, races, and culturesin grades 5–8 from the New Bedford area. The mission of the school is to inspire and educate middle-schoolgirls from the Greater New Bedford area to reach their full potential in a safe, supportive, and challengingenvironment.Faith Based SchoolsThere are seven Catholic schools within the city. Many of the students who attend these schools go on to attendBishop Stang High School in neighboring Dartmouth. There are also two pre-schools and the NazareneChristian Academy, a school operated by the Church of the Nazarene.Education10-6