The Team

GCE Lab School

Over the past 5 years, the GCE Lab School has created a transformative, 21st century college-prep model that redefines the high school classroom and cultivates graduates who are prepared and inspired to succeed in school and in life. Focused on Global Citizenship, GCE’s educational model exposes students to real-world environments where they explore their interests, apply what they’ve learned in the classroom, and expand their knowledge through firsthand experience locally and globally. Their accredited, standards-aligned model is rigorous, 100% digitally accessible, and based on student-centered, inquiry and project-based learning.
 

The results are undeniable.

50% needs-based high school scholars
100% College Acceptance
80% Merit Based College Scholarships—more than 2x the national average.

 

Extending into the broader community.

Based on the success of the school’s learning model, Urban X has partnered with GCE Lab School’s parent company, Global Learning Models, to extend this curriculum into underserved communities through summer immersion programs and teacher training.

UrbanX is also proud to support GCE Lab School’s commitment to diversity in learning through the Global Citizenship Scholarship Fund, to help ensure the model continues to be developed as a global classroom that addresses different perspectives, cultures, and learning styles.

Global Learning Models
Curriculum and Professional Development

Global Learning Models’ core business is designing curriculum and associated professional development for schools and teachers around the world. Their model inspires student learning and helps educators cultivate global citizens through the delivery of cutting-edge student-centered STEAM and Humanities curriculum based on an inquiry-based experiential learning model. The GCE Lab School, serves as the real-world, real-time R&D laboratory environment for developing, testing and refining this model.

UrbanX is partnering with GLM on Ambassadors4Success (A4S) as part of the Clinton Global Initiative 2015. The objective of this program is to enhance student engagement, improve teacher instruction and redefine student achievement in underserved urban schools, through the delivery of curriculum design and professional development.

Magic Johnson Enterprises
Community and Corporate Outreach

MJE has over 30 years experience and commitment to strengthening urban and underserved communities, which has resulted in unmatched success for its clients and partners. Earvin Johnson’s core belief: “It’s not whether you can become successful … it’s how many people can you help become successful.”

MJE promotes this philosophy in education in a number of different ways. Magic Johnson Bridgescape Academies is a network of 14 alternative schools across 5 states, serving students who have dropped out or at risk of dropping out. SodexoMagic supports school districts and education in healthy eating through its food distribution and environmental services. As a core partner in Ambassadors4Success, MJE is dedicated to promoting the program, ensuring program content addresses at-risk youth needs, and assisting with City2Classroom™ partners and internships.