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Ánimo City of Champions Juniors Learn Real Estate at School
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.
Read More >>Spoken word: ‘The Lights are my Road’ by America Castillo Cruz
Read the spoken word that won first place from all of our California high schools by America Castillo Cruz, a student at Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School.
Read More >>Writing: ‘Joy’ by Jamari Bookman
Read the piece that won first place from all of our California high schools by Jamari Bookman, a student at Ánimo Watts College Preparatory Academy.
Read More >>Ánimo Florence-Firestone Recognized in 2023 California Schools to Watch
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.
Read More >>More Than a Project: How this English Teacher Uses Social Media for Action-Based Learning
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.
Read More >>21st Century Learning Grant Application Notice
Green Dot Public Schools Tennessee intends to apply for the 2024 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant on behalf of Bluff City High School. All questions regarding the application should be directed to Jocquell Rodgers, Executive Director, Green Dot Public Schools Tennessee, [email protected].
Read More >>From Class to Courtside—How This Teacher Pushes Student Athletes To Uncover Their Full Potential
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.
Read More >>Malala Inspires AJR Students to Choose Empathy And Believe in Themselves
The school rumbled excitedly as teachers and students filled Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School’s auditorium. A seemingly ordinary Tuesday turned into a buzz-filled day. Malala was greeted with a rousing welcome as she hosted a screening and discussion of the Oscar-nominated documentary Stranger at the Gate (2022).
Read More >>Not Your Average Class Period – Grey’s Anatomy Actors Share the Stage with Ánimo Jackie Robinson Drama Students
In the city of Los Angeles, actors can be found near and far, but it’s not everyday two of them step into a high school classroom and change students’ lives. That’s exactly what two stars of Grey’s Anatomy, Caterina Scorsone and E.R. Fightmaster, did for the young actors of Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School.
Read More >>Community Schools Grant Provides Green Dot California Schools Tools for Student Achievement
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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