Category: Programs

Programs

September 12, 2018

200 Community Volunteers Join Forces on Destiny’s Campus to Build a New Playground for SOAR Academy

This fall, volunteers from Keurig Dr. Pepper, Columbia Distributing, SOAR Academy and the community joined…

September 10, 2018

A Colorful Competition at Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School

When you enter into your freshman year at Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School, you…

September 5, 2018

Students Escape Classroom to Build 21st Century Skills

Though automation and AI may occupy some jobs in the future, there are many things…

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 25, 2018

A Leadership & Life Playlist: Songs That Have Inspired My Work

Green Dot Leadership and Life Coordinator Charli Kemp shares the purpose and importance of our…

July 5, 2018

Green Dot Students Advocate for After School Programs in Sacramento

“I know how much after school programs have impacted me, so having the opportunity to…

July 2, 2018

The Broad Center–Equity, Inclusion and Welcoming Learning Environments Fill Us With Pride

The Broad Center interviews Green Dot's Vice President of Strategic Planning, Nithya Rajan, about Green…

June 25, 2018

Ping Pong Ball-Throwing Robots Get Put to the Test at Fourth Annual Competition

Students throughout the Green Dot network are learning how to meet the challenges of the…

June 20, 2018

Panels and Community Building at Annual Launch to College Event Prepares Students for Life on Campus

Each year college-bound seniors from all Green Dot high schools in California come together to…

June 18, 2018

Five Students Receive 2018 Boxer College Scholarships from the Oscar de la Hoya Foundation

This month, five seniors from Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School were awarded…

June 15, 2018

Edutopia–The Flexibility of Computational Thinking

Computational Thinking Specialist Eli Sheldon shares with Edutopia three middle school projects—in English, math, and…

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…