Category: Students

Students

April 9, 2018

Excel Students Flex Computational Thinking Skills at Their Annual CT Day

Each year, students and teachers at Excel Public Charter School celebrate and demonstrate mastery in…

March 21, 2018

College is a Matter of ‘When,’ Not ‘If’ at Green Dot

Though more students in the United States are attending college after high school than ever…

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…

March 13, 2018

Middle Schoolers Take College Classes at Ánimo Ellen Ochoa

To truly prepare students for college, Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School has partnered with…

March 6, 2018

Ánimo Westside Students Win Funding for Wellness Program

Young women at Ánimo Westside Charter Middle School received seed funding to create social change…

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…

February 27, 2018

Playing Kickball Using Sabermetrics and More Computational Thinking Fun

"One of the many reasons I’ve become passionate about teaching computational thinking is that well-planned…

February 20, 2018

Under the Same Roof Now: Reflections from a Senior on ASLA’s New Building

ASLA senior Frederick Rodulfo shares his experience of how the 2014 building fire has impacted…

February 15, 2018

A Field Trip to Empower Young Women of Color

This past fall, 100 young women of color from six Green Dot high schools took…

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…

December 26, 2017

Students Explore Their Passions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

When Green Dot summer intern and Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy junior Ja’Juan Barr…

December 20, 2017

Green Dot Students Turn English Lessons into Modern Dance

The Heidi Duckler Dance Theater recently concluded a six-week residency program at Ánimo Jefferson Charter…