Beyond the Classroom
This Juneteenth, we showcase African American student Aspirations
African American achievement cannot be effectively celebrated without also recognizing African-American aspirations. As we observe Juneteenth this year, we hear from students across our network of schools share their aspirations, “Today I’m a learner so tomorrow I can be a…” This initiative tells educators that barriers will not interfere with their dreams, which include opening…
Read More >>UPAS educates and motivates GDPS communities to vote
As California prepares to hold primaries to select candidates for the November elections, United Parents and Students has been busy motivating communities to go to the polls and let their voices be heard. Since early April, the community-based organization has been holding voting events in communities served by Green Dot Public Schools to educate parents…
Read More >>How Ánimo Mae Jemison Integrates Reading through Drama
This Ánimo Mae Jemison Charter Middle School English teacher combined reading and acting to make an effective arts-based curriculum.
Read More >>New Principal Robert Pambello Leads ODLHÁ during First Year Back in Person
This past fall, veteran educator Robert Pambello took the helm and helped Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood reopen for full, in-person instruction.
Read More >>Lessons learned in 2021: We continued to serve overcoming all challenges
2020 has been anything but ordinary, it changed our lives and those of the 13,000+ students we serve across the network.
Read More >>How ‘Sports Change Lives’ at This South LA High School
“Sports change lives,” said Todd Wright, the long standing physical education teacher and athletic director at Ánimo Ralph Bunche Charter High School.
Read More >>How Our Ethnic Studies Curriculum Helps All Students Feel Seen
Across our schools in Los Angeles, our mission in education is not only to prepare our students for college, but to give them the tools they need to become critical thinkers.
Read More >>Green Dot Is on a Mission to Match All Students with a Mentor
Green Dot Public Schools have launched a bold initiative to eventually match all 14,000 Green Dot students in California, Tennessee, and Southeast Texas with a professional mentor.
Read More >>Building Opportunity: How our middle and high schools on LA’s Eastside Collaborate
Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle Schoo and Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School have worked in tandem to help close opportunity gaps for students.
Read More >>Footlocker Chooses 5 Green Dot Art Students to Craft Designs for New Store
A proud Ánimo Inglewood Charter High School alumna connected 5 Green Dot students with Footlocker to participate in a collaborative art project, celebrating the grand opening of the footwear retailer’s Inglewood location.
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