Videos
United Parents and Students Celebrates a Successful Summit Focused on Creating Positive Change Across Los Angeles
On Saturday, December 2, United Parents and Students (UPAS), in conjunction with Green Dot Public Schools and an array of other organizations, hosted thousands of local parents, students, and community members at the fourth ForwardLA summit—an event intended to create an action-oriented space where the community can come together to address key issues that deeply affect local families and students.
Read More >>Watch Three Green Dot Students Along Their Road to College
We debuted these vignettes at our regional back-to-school kick-off event, All Green Dot Day. The theme of the videos, “The Road to College,” is reinforced by the signs hanging over the doors of each Green Dot classroom. It is a celebration of everything our students become and can become because of the hard work of…
Read More >>Mock Interviews Prepare Green Dot Students for Future Careers
Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo High School staff partnered with professionals and business leaders across Los Angeles, including Green Dot Ambassadors, to simulate real-world interview experiences at its annual Mock Interviews event, which helps our students polish and refine skills necessary to pursue future careers.
Read More >>Robotics: It’s Not All Nuts and Bolts
A feeling of camaraderie filled the room as students shared their feelings of anxiousness and pride with other students at the third annual Green Dot Robotics Competition.
Read More >>Back-to-School Kick-Off with All Green Dot Day
Nobody does back-to-school quite like Green Dot Public Schools. At All Green Dot Day we come together for a day of celebration, recognition, mission focus, and personal development.
Read More >>Thousands of Parents Gather for Inaugural United Parents Assembly
Thousands of Parents Gather for Inaugural United Parents Assembly
Read More >>Our Alumni Tell Us How They Are Succeeding
Green Dot Public Schools check in with alumni.
Read More >>It’s All About the Students
We have an expression at Green Dot that captures one of our core beliefs: It’s all about the students. Everything we do, every decision we make, every piece of curriculum we consider, we measure it against the positive difference it might make for our students.
Read More >>Green Dot Students Join Nationwide Chat with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey
On Tuesday, December 9, students from Green Dot Public Schools helped kick off a week of events promoting computer science education as part of the “Hour of Code” that has more than 35,000 classroom sessions planned nationwide this week with Twitter Co-Founder, Jack Dorsey.
Read More >>What It Means to Be Green
The color green can mean many things, but for Green Dot Public Schools it stands for growth, opportunity, being open to possibilities, and getting going.
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