Category: Students

Students

February 25, 2019

These Middle Schoolers are Un-BEE-lievable! Green Dot Hosts First Spelling Bee

This month students, families, and staff from all of Green Dot’s middle schools in California…

February 21, 2019

How School Culture Helped This Student Academically

Meet Pedro Barreras, a senior at Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School (APB). In eighth…

January 18, 2019

For the Love of Soccer: Seeing Beyond Victory

Last spring, Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School students hoped to participate in Green Dot’s…

January 17, 2019

How a New Mural is Making Students Feel Seen at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy

Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Middle School art teachers Margaret Ward and Gretchen Proulx saw the…

January 8, 2019

Ánimo Pat Brown’s New Building Strengthens the College Pathway

This fall, the Florence-Firestone community gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Ánimo Pat…

November 20, 2018

How a 5k Run Changed This Student’s Life

“Students want to attend college, but we all share the same worry, and that’s affording…

November 2, 2018

Expanded Learning: Supporting Students Beyond the Bell

At Green Dot Public Schools, learning doesn't stop when the school bell rings. Expanded learning…

October 24, 2018

Keeping Students in College: Why Alumni Champions Are Vital

Our students are often the first in their families to attend college, and this added…

October 10, 2018

Celebrating a New Home for Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Middle School

Last month, students at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy got a new school home. To celebrate…

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…