Humans of Green Dot

Two Excel Public Charter School parents, Office Coordinator Jessica Youmans and parent volunteer Jessica Berglund,…
March 15, 2018
How Destiny Middle School is Supporting Students Beyond Its Own Doors
At Destiny Middle School, we’re excited that over 20 students from the current eighth grade…
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March 12, 2018
LA Times–HBO docu-series ’15: A Quinceañera Story’ showcases L.A. natives Ashley and Zoey, a boxer and a trans Latina
An ODLH student was featured in HBO's docu-series about quinceañeras in Los Angeles.
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March 1, 2018
How Two Green Dot Students Wound Up on the Hamilton Stage
Last fall, over 50 students and a dozen chaperones from Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo…
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February 5, 2018
Why This Green Dot Alumnus Chose an HBCU
Animo Watts alumnus Alyssa Nettle knew she wanted to act, and also had a deep-seeded…
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January 30, 2018
Living to Serve: An Educator’s 15-Year Journey
For Nat Pickering, history teacher at Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School, teaching isn’t just…
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January 24, 2018
‘Locke stands for a promise’
School leader Peggy Gutierrez shares how and why Alain LeRoy College Preparatory Academy is delivering…
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January 2, 2018
Brand New Teachers Reflect on First Semester in the Classroom
With the end of the first semester under our belt, we checked in with some…
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December 13, 2017
Meet A Green Dot Educator: Kara Hayes
Meet Kara Hayes, a Special Education teacher at Destiny Middle School in Tacoma WA, and…
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October 30, 2017
Green Dot Alumnus ‘Never Thought About College’ Now Excelling at Georgetown
Despite the rigorous college preparatory curriculum he experienced at AJR, Gomez couldn’t imagine himself in…
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September 19, 2017
‘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…
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June 13, 2017
Assembly member Gipson Honors Ánimo Watts Teacher
Assemblymember Mike Gipson honored Ánimo Watts teacher Lesley Quinteros for her commitment to her community…
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