Posts Tagged ‘Ánimo Mae Jemison Charter Middle School’
Concrete, Boards, and Life Long Lessons: How This Middle School Club Empowers Girls
At the heart of Concrete Queenz, an all-girl skateboarding club, is a community with life-long lessons on friendship, determination, and empowerment.
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 >>Green Dot, United Parents & Students Rally for New Crosswalk in Watts
Our student can now safely crossed over Avalon Boulevard with the assistance of a full-time crossing guard and a new signal crosswalk.
Read More >>Green Dot Educators Share Excitement in Reopening this School Year
As we eagerly await for our hallways to once again echo with the laughter of students, our educators have shared what they are most excited for this school year.
Read More >>Marshall Street Initiative: Leading Improvement with Hearts, Minds, and ‘Data with a Soul’
In our work with Green Dot Public Schools as part of the Charter Students with Disabilities Pilot Community, we’ve witnessed a glowing example of how one charter school network is building capacity to lead improvement at scale: with hearts, minds, and — to borrow the team’s own terminology — ‘data with a soul’.
Read More >>New Park Renovations Bring Sanctuary, Sustainability to Green Dot Schools
When it is safe to return to school, Ánimo Watts and Ánimo Mae Jemison will have a new surprise in their backyard.
Read More >>What Does "Ánimo" Mean?
Of Green Dot’s 19 schools in California, nearly all have the word Ánimo in their name. What does Ánimo mean? And why is it so important to Green Dot?
Read More >>We Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Heroes, Students, and Alumni
From school namesakes to difference-making Alumni, here are five stories that celebrate Latinx excellence across our network of schools.
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.
Read More >>Difference Makers: How Mae Jemison Inspires Students through Space Travel
Mae Carol Jemison—an engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut—made history when she became the first African-American woman to travel to space in 1992. As a mission specialist on the NASA Endeavor Spacecraft, Jemison orbited Earth for just over a week.
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