Beyond the Classroom
Why Social-Emotional Learning Is Crucial in the Digital Classroom
Amid distance learning, our advisory has remained a crucial safe zone for students where students cope with the unprecedented shifts in their lives.
Read More >>Inside the Dot: Expanded Learning as a Service
Join us as we explore how we serve students through expanded learning.
Read More >>Green Dot Joins Virtual Panel on K-12 Student Homelessness
This summer, Melissa Peña, Green Dot’s Community School Manager, participated in the Homelessness Policy Research Virtual Research Symposium on K-12 Student Homelessness.
Read More >>Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride, Inclusion in 2020
At Green Dot Public Schools, our school leaders and educators have worked tirelessly to ensure that our campuses are welcoming, safe, and rigorous learning environments where LGBTQ+ students can be their authentic selves.
Read More >>Reflecting on a Unique School Year of Adaptation and Achievement
Our network of schools navigated an unprecedented shift this school year, like all of us have. Through persistent passion for education and dedication to preparing students for college, leadership, and life, we finished the school year strong and reinvented the way teaching and learning happens.
Read More >>This AP Government Class Takes Learning Outside of the Classroom
At Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School, students don’t learn about government, they act on it. This past March, the the Chief Justice of California Courts and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction honored the high-performing high school with a Civic Learning Award for the second year in a row. This award recognizes schools’ efforts to engage students in civic learning.
Read More >>The Graduating Class That Will Change the World
The Class of 2020 will always be remembered as the class of resilience. Since their birth they’ve had to cope with adversity. Born as the world struggled to come to grips with the events of September 11, they now transition into adulthood amid a global pandemic.
Read More >>Students are Making Meaning of Current Events in the Classroom
Our nation has been facing uncomfortable truths about itself. Thousands of people across the United States have protested in palpable anger and disappointment in the unjust muder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Read More >>Green Dot Schools Work to Narrow the Digital Divide for South LA Families
For many parents, COVID-19 has surfaced new challenges and anxieties as they grapple with uncertainty. Adjusting to what some call the ‘new normal’ has been far from easy for Noemi Rodriguez and her family.
Read More >>National Charter Schools Week: Bright Spots and Joy
This week, we’re taking the time to reflect on the resiliency of our schools and their ability to support educators, families and students overcome all obstacles.
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