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The Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School will open in September of 2025. Note that there’s also a Washington D.C.-based Global Citizens Public Charter School, which offers Mandarin and Spanish, which opened in 2023.

Despite tough standards and barriers, Baltimore County is approved for its second charter school

WYPR Baltimore, April 2024

Baltimore County residents will gain a new language-immersion charter school in September 2025, becoming only the second charter option in the district — and the first to open since 2019.

On Tuesday night, county school board members unanimously voted to approve the application for Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School. The school will offer instruction half in English and half in French or Chinese starting with kindergarten through third grade, and adding a grade each year until they enroll eighth graders.

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Here’s the school’s website. And here’s what they say about the program:

The Bilingual Global Citizens Public Charter School offers a Balanced Dual Language Immersion Program, providing students with a 50/50 split between instruction in Chinese or French and English. Starting in kindergarten and continuing through fifth grade, students are fully immersed in both languages to develop fluency and literacy. Each day is divided between two dedicated teachers—one for Chinese or French instruction and the other for English—ensuring high-quality, language-specific education throughout students’ formative years.

The day is divided equally between both languages. The English-speaking teacher focuses on English language arts and other subjects, while the Chinese or French-speaking teacher covers Chinese or French language arts as well as portions of math, social studies, science, and other topics aligned with the Maryland State Core Curriculum. This balanced approach provides students with a well-rounded, bilingual education.

This K-5 immersion model seamlessly transitions into middle school (grades 6-8), offering a cohesive K-8 immersion experience. The middle school curriculum emphasizes language, literacy, and cultural studies, while preparing students for higher proficiency through alignment with the AP World Language and Culture coursework, setting the foundation for university-level language pathways.