Posts Tagged ‘Turnaround’
Shoe Design Contest Winner Tours Vans Headquarters
This summer, Locke alumni Juan Gomez spent the day at Vans Headquarters in Costa Mesa, shadowing Safir Bellali, a product designer who now heads up the Innovation efforts at Vans.
Read More >>For the Record: GDPS California Addresses Misinformation on Teacher Chronic Absenteeism
Cristina de Jesus Chief Executive Officer, Green Dot Public Schools California Angel G Maldonado President, Asociación de Maestros Unidos (Union representing Green Dot CA’s teachers) While we appreciate Fordham Institute’s longtime support of the charter school movement, and their recognition of the excellent education that Green Dot Public Schools provides, we take issue with both…
Read More >>‘Are There Many Books in LA?’: Locke Student Recalls Her Journey to the United States
In a time of national immigration discourse framed predominantly around policy, Lily’s story reminds us to consider the human experience of leaving home.
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 >>Special Olympics Breaks Down Stereotypes and Builds Cohesion
The thumps of basketballs hitting the pavement were muffled over the applause of the audience, as Ánimo Western Charter Middle School and Ánimo Phillis Wheatley Charter Middle School students played in their first Special Olympics Unified Sports game.
Read More >>City Year: Building Relationships for Positive Learning Environments
City Year worked with Locke College Preparatory Academy for the past three years to identify students who may need additional support and outreach, pairing them with a City Year mentor. In addition to academic supports, students receive art, music, and sport enrichment opportunities to help them develop holistically.
Read More >>With the Help of Nasa, Green Dot Students Visit Mars
Earlier this month, courtesy of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, students at Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy were transported to another planet: Mars. Three designers and engineers from JPL visited Locke to speak with students as part of its JetSpace Talks series.
Read More >>Locke Students Reflect on South LA’s History and Write a New Chapter…in Their Own Book
Students at Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy are soon-to-be published authors. Locke was selected by 826LA to participate in their annual Young Authors Book Project. Their book, When the Moon is Up, will be available for purchase on May 19th, 2017.
Read More >>National Association Recognizes Locke Music Program
This April, ninety-two schools across the country were recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for prioritizing music education in their curriculum. Green Dot’s own Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy received the Support Music Merit Award for the second year in a row, acknowledging our commitment to ensure students have access to the widely understood benefit of music education.
Read More >>Literacy Leaps Ahead at Kirby
“We don’t always know where students are coming from, they may or may not have the same background as us, but it’s our job to understand them.” – Monifa Roberts Monifa Roberts is a Literacy Enrichment Teacher at Kirby Middle School in Memphis, TN. Though a veteran public educator with over a decade of teaching experience,…
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