Category: Humans of Green Dot

Humans of Green Dot

August 30, 2018

An Alumna’s Perspective on Green Dot’s Summer Institute for Business & Leadership for Women of Color

This year Green Dot hosted the Summer Institute for Business and Leadership (SIBL). SIBL was…

July 23, 2018

Meet Some of the Founding Faces of Rainier Valley Leadership Academy High School

Last year, Green Dot Public Schools opened the middle school grades for Rainier Valley Leadership…

June 19, 2018

Q&A: Meet Youth of the Year Award Winner Talisha Skinner

We sat down with Talisha Skinner, a senior at Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy.…

June 7, 2018

How This Math Teacher Connects the Dots for Her Students

“It never fails, every time I tell someone that I'm a math teacher they say…

June 4, 2018

Full Scholarship Alert! An Ánimo Watts Warrior Becomes a USC Trojan

"I will never forget the day the acceptance package came. In that moment, I was…

May 29, 2018

Tacoma Weekly — My son is happy and set to succeed in school

Destiny Middle School parent Imelda Santana shares with The Tacoma Weekly why Destiny is an…

May 24, 2018

Ánimo Venice Students Create a Documentary Exploring Sexuality, Gender, and Race in Mesoamerica

With the support of their history teacher Omar Ramirez, Mariah Bonilla, Jason Clemens, Abraham Hernandez-Mazon,…

May 22, 2018

Venice Paparazzi–Venice Paparazzi Rolled Out the Red Carpet for the 8th Annual Venice Wave Awards

Ánimo Venice Charter High School teacher Omar Ramirez was one of 17 local teachers honored…

May 11, 2018

Kent Reporter–‘School Choice Isn’t Political – It’s Personal’

Excel Public Charter School parent Kesha Senters shares with the Kent Reporter what makes this…

April 23, 2018

Teaching at a Transformation School with Veronica Robinson

Ánimo Phillis Wheatley science teacher Veronica Robinson shares why it's so important to her to…

April 13, 2018

Meet Alexandre Burrall, English Teacher at Ánimo Phillis Wheatley

Meet Alexandre Burrall, English Teacher at Ánimo Phillis Wheatley Charter Middle School, one of our…

April 4, 2018

Why This Artist Knew She Belonged in the Classroom

During her time at Green Dot, Stephanie Lowe, Ánimo College Preparatory Academy art teacher, has…