Posts Tagged ‘Beyond the Classroom’
Holding All Students to High Standards: A Look at Special Education at Green Dot Public Schools
Hugo Estrada never imagined that he would become an educator, and is now a thriving Education Specialist at Ánimo Phillis Wheatley Charter Middle School.
Read More >>More than Textbooks: Preparing Students to Lead in a Complex World
In our ever-changing and interconnected world, rife with injustice and disparate opportunities across lines of race, class, and gender, students must learn the skills to process and respond effectively. Social studies must be, therefore, an area where students can engage with current and historical events in a critical, just, and open-minded manner.
Read More >>JetTalk: National Geographic Photographer on Lessons From Behind the Camera
The JetSpace hosts a wide variety of speakers to share their inspirational stories and career paths with students to help stimulate the flow of inventive ideas, ingenuity, and well-connected professionals.
Read More >>Students Respond to Hurricane Harvey
After witnessing the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey on the community of Houston and Southeast Texas, Student Council members at Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School raised over a thousand dollars to donate to the United Way of Greater Houston, to help those impacted.
Read More >>Former NBA Players Help Green Dot Students Kick off the School Year
To kick off the 2017-18 school year with CollegeSpring, former NBA players Jason and Jarron Collins visited the campuses of Ánimo Watts College Preparatory Academy and Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy. The brothers toured the schools and spoke to students about the importance of education and hard work.
Read More >>Solar Eclipse Sparks Curiosity of Green Dot’s Young Scientists Across the Nation
This summer, Green Dot students witnessed the first total solar eclipse in the United States since 1979. Green Dot educators saw this as a great opportunity to continue linking current events and natural phenomena to the classroom, encouraging students to tap into their innate curiosity.
Read More >>JetTalk: Maria Scileppi on Turning Your Passion Into a Career
Students at Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy earned how they could turn their passions into a career, thanks to director of 72U, Maria Scileppi.
Read More >>Meet Ricardo Carranza, the Welcoming Smile of Kirby
On any given day at Kirby Middle School, you can guarantee to be greeted by the welcoming smile of Office Assistant Ricardo Carranza.
Read More >>Green Dot Celebrates Graduates Across the Network
We’d like to say a final congratulations to over 1,600 Green Dot graduates from the Class of 2017. Catch a glimpse of graduations from across the network.
Read More >>How Comic Books Can Create Community in the Classroom
This summer, Green Dot curriculum specialist Peter Carlson taught educators from all over the world how they could incorporate comic books in the classroom at Comi-Con.
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