Ánimo South Los Angeles Charter High School Archives

A Field Trip to Empower Young Women of Color

This past fall, 100 young women of color from Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School, Ánimo South Los Angeles Charter High School (ASLA), Ánimo Inglewood Charter High School, Ánimo City of Champions Charter High School, Ánimo College Preparatory Academy , and Ánimo Watts College Preparatory Academy took a trip to the University of Southern California for…

Cultivating Professional Habits With Our Second Generation of Green Dot Interns

This summer, new faces are not only roaming the halls of the Green Dot Public Schools home office, but also the halls of a few community partners, like architecture and design firm Perkins + Will, arc-Experiential Education, and education non-profit Iridecent. Our second annual cohort of interns, made up of Green Dot juniors from seven different schools,…

Becoming a #GreenDotGrad to make College Dreams Come True

Green Dot Public Schools experienced many thrills during our graduation ceremonies in June, including when Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard delivered the keynote address to graduates from Ánimo Ralph Bunch Charter High School. But the biggest thrill of all is the success of our thousands graduating seniors. And this year, there were plenty of thrills, beginning with…

Best Teacher Gifts – as Decided by Teachers

Finding the perfect gift for the teacher in your life can be tough. What do you get the person who is helping to shape your child’s life? What would begin to show your appreciation? We wanted to help and so we took the guess work out by asking Green Dot Public Schools‘ teachers directly: What…