Beyond the Classroom

Difference Makers: Ellen Ochoa’s Journey to Space Inspires a New Generation of Students

March 7, 2020

1993, Ellen Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman to travel into space, aboard NASA’s Discovery Space Shuttle. Ochoa served as a mission specialist who studied the earth’s atmosphere, its relationship between the sun, and the effects of solar wind. Between four separate shuttle missions, she spent more than 900 hours in space.

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Green Dot Celebrates International Women’s Day

March 6, 2020

International Women’s Day recognizes the contributions of women across the world. In celebration of the global holiday, we’ve rounded up 10 articles and videos that highlight the impacts that women have had on education and equitability at Green Dot Public Schools.

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Industry Professionals Help Boyle Heights Students Develop Interview Skills

March 5, 2020

On an early school-day morning, students in Kim Kawaratani’s college readiness class at Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School wore freshly-pressed business attire and held neatly printed resumes as they patiently waited for class to start.

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Unified Sports

All Means All: Locke Students Promote Inclusion through Basketball

February 13, 2020

On a crisp December morning, a group of Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory High School students arrived at Mayfair High School and were welcomed by a zealous row of parents, students, faculty, and staff.

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Residency

Green Dot and Cal State Dominguez Hills Launch the Residency for Equity through Action and Learning

February 4, 2020

Across the country, schools are facing a common problem: hiring and retaining well qualified teachers. To address the growing national shortage of educators, Green Dot has partnered with California State University, Dominguez Hills to launch the Residency for Equity through Action and Learning.

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LA Rams Award Green Dot Coaches with $2,000

January 7, 2020

This winter, the Los Angeles Rams awarded Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy and Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School (AJR) with $2,000 each in honor of their high-performing football coaches.

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robotics

How This Robotics Program Is Preparing Students in Watts for the Future

December 3, 2019

In just six weeks, ACPA students designed, built, and programmed a 120-pound industrial sized robot. Although at first the task felt challenging, together ACPA students learned to problem solve, collaborate, and work through failure to achieve a shared goal.

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Leaders

Join Us in Celebrating National Principals’ Month

October 1, 2019

At Green Dot, our school leaders drive the direction of our schools and embody our mission to serve our communities. They have a true passion for education and are committed to the pursuit of college, leadership, and life for all students.

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Wanding

Ending Random Searches of Students

July 30, 2019

Green Dot has always believed that schools should be a place where students feel safe, supported and cared for; not a place where they are seen as criminals or suspects. Unfortunately, this has been the norm for students in Los Angeles for more than a quarter-century.

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Special Education

Locke Students Shine at First Unified Sports Track Meet

July 29, 2019

On an early Thursday morning, student athletes from Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy’s Unified Sports Track and Field team, boarded their bus anxious, but eager to compete as a team for the first time. Unified Sports is an inclusive sports program where student athletes with and without disabilities play and compete together.

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College

Why This Senior Almost Didn’t Apply to His Dream Schools

July 22, 2019

Justin Villeraldo once had a strained relationship with school. “Before coming here I would mess around in class and do just enough work so I could culminate,” recalled Villeraldo. “I hated English class the most; I wasn’t able to focus, and I wouldn’t try.”

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College

What My First College Tour Taught Me About My Future

July 15, 2019

This year, I had an eye opening experience during my very first college tour as a sophomore at Ánimo City of Champions Charter High School. Together with my classmates and teachers, we visited Stanford University, University of California, Santa Barbara; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; California State University, Fresno; University of California, Merced; San Jose State University; San Francisco State University, and the University of California, Berkeley.

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