Beyond the Classroom
Although Montiel doesn’t see herself as the perfect student, her struggles have made her even more determined to attend college. The Jordan Brand awarded Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School senior Brianna Montiel the Jordan Brand Wings Scholarship. Montiel is among thirty-four high school students across the United States to join the Jordan Brand Wings 2023 cohort.
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Ánimo Voices Writing and Art competition named Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School student Elizabeth Martinez as one of three art winners in the 6th annual arts competition. For Martinez, this year’s Ánimo Voices’ theme, ‘About Joy,’ came with many reflections on individual and collective sparks of joy to lift her and others’ spirits to get through difficult times.
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Fatima Gonzalez, a seventh grade student from Ánimo Jefferson Charter Middle School, has found comfort in writing about her experiences. This spring, Ánimo Voices’ sixth annual Writing and Art competition gave Gonzalez a platform for her voice through her written piece, ‘A Feeling That Felt Like Freedom.’
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The Green Dot Public Schools California literacy team founded the Ánimo Voices Writing and Art Competition in 2017 to give Green Dot California students a chance to elevate their voices, express creativity, and build community.
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At this year’s 10th annual Launch to College and Career Event, our Green Dot Public Schools California seniors took over universities and colleges across Los Angeles for a day full of learning and networking. After round table discussions with current students and graduates, our scholars are more prepared than ever to transition into the next phase of their lives.
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Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy is undergoing a wave of exciting upgrades to vitalize its academic and athletic programs. This spring, Locke opened its renovated gymnasium, a $1.1 million project, as well as its new Career Technical Education (CTE) room.
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You can’t have a Dodgers’ game without science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). On April 19, 2023, students from Ánimo Compton Charter School, Ánimo James B. Taylor Charter Middle School, and Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School—three Green Dot Public Schools California Community Schools—enjoyed a Dodgers STEM Day event and a game of baseball at Dodger Stadium.
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This past semester, Ánimo City of Champions Charter High School offered its first Real Estate course to juniors. Through this course, students get their first glimpse of college courses, not only having a chance to receive certification but to create a seamless pathway to college.
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The Department of Education in partnership with the California League of Educators recognized Ánimo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle School as a California School to Watch, an award exclusive for California middle schools.
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From sharing our thoughts, influencing our shopping, or how we organize our social lives, social media can shift the way we connect with each other. For Ánimo Venice Charter High School teacher Mary Tang, it has catapulted her annual student’s English composition project to an online format, where students build community and develop their voice.
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When Karishma Hossain isn’t teaching Math Foundations or Project Lead The Way, she’s outside coaching the Titans, the boy’s basketball team of Ánimo James B. Taylor Charter Middle School. Hossain began this program last spring after having coached the sport for several years. We had the chance to learn what coaching means to Hossain, and what playing a sport means to her student athletes.
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Three Green Dot California Schools recently became the recipients of Community Schools Partnership Program Grants funded by the California Department of Education. Over the course of five years, Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School, Ánimo Compton Charter School, and Ánimo James B. Taylor Charter Middle School will be awarded over one million dollars each to expand their access to community resources to further the mission of transforming public education and creating equitable outcomes for all students.
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