{"id":934,"date":"2016-02-04T02:56:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T02:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/southla\/?page_id=934"},"modified":"2021-06-13T21:22:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T21:22:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n\t\tGraduation Live Stream\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h3>When: 6\/10\/21 @ 5:00 PM PST<\/h3>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/558289890\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<p>Our school is currently providing instruction through distance learning. We are also offering limited in-person instruction using a hybrid learning model for select grades. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/champions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2021\/04\/Hybrid-Learning-Bell-Schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Hybrid Learning Model &gt;&gt; <\/a><\/strong>; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/Distance-Learning-Bell-Schedule.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Distance Learning Bell Schedule &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nuestra escuela actualmente brinda instrucci\u00f3n a distancia. Tambi\u00e9n ofrecemos instrucci\u00f3n en persona utilizando un modelo de aprendizaje h\u00edbrido para el noveno grado.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hybrid-Learning-Model-SPANISH.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Modelo h\u00edbrido &gt;&gt;<\/a>\u00a0;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Distance-Learning-Model-SPANISH.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Aprendizaje a distancia&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1cKDfIRBMBAgo8gdawMrBAR8wkHyuh69Y?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">COVID Safety &amp; Prevention Plan &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/07\/42692037_gdpsc_lcap_covid_report_wms_6.18.20.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">COVID-19 Written Operations Report &gt;&gt;\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/09\/Learning-Continuity-Plan-Westside.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Learning Continuity &amp; Attendance Plan\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\/\/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/09\/Plan-de-Continuidad-de-Aprendizaje-y-Asistencia-Westside.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Plan de Continuidad de Aprendizaje y Asistencia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/covid19\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReopening Plans &#038; Info\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/academic-resources\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistance Learning Academic Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/05\/AnimoWestsidelCMSlogo_color_large-254x300.png\" alt=\"Animo Westside Charter Middle School\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Animo Westside Charter Middle School logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t5456 McConnell Avenue<br \/>\nPlaya Vista, CA 90066\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/5456+McConnell+Ave,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90066\/@33.9775181,-118.4207865,17z\/data=!4m16!1m7!3m6!1s0x80c2b098da634e95:0xad339e4f0dcc3706!2s5456+McConnell+Ave,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90066!3b1!8m2!3d33.9775181!4d-118.4185978!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2b098da634e95:0xad339e4f0dcc3706!2m2!1d-118.4185978!2d33.9775181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Get directions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone:\u00a0<\/strong>(323)-565-3251<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/292180593\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ps.greendot.org\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPowerSchool\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/resources\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tResources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/enroll?utm_source=wms_homepage&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=wmsenroll201819\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnroll\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h1>\n\t\tA Message from the Principal\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>At \u00c1nimo Westside Charter Middle School, our mission is to prepare students for college, leadership, and life through innovative instruction, a rigorous curriculum, and the use of the cutting-edge technology. \u00c1nimo Westside Charter Middle School\u00a0is committed to the education, development, and socioeconomic success of students who historically have been unlikely to attend and excel at an institution of higher learning.<\/p>\n<p>We achieve our mission through a thoroughly student-centered environment that fosters life-long learning, cross-cultural competency, social responsibility, and academic excellence. We align the efforts of family, community, and school to foster these values.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Principal Mack Mossett\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<h4><strong>Principal<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Mack Mossett<\/p>\n<p>mmossett@animo.org<\/p>\n<p>323-565-3251<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Join us on campus for <strong>Coffee with the Principal<\/strong>\u00a0meetings.<\/p>\n\t<h4><strong>Area Superintendent<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Damon Hands<\/p>\n<p>damon.hands@greendot.org<\/p>\n<p>(323) 565-1600<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<strong>President &amp; CEO, Green Dot Public Schools California<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Cristina de Jesus\n<h3>\n\t\tNews &#038; Announcements\n\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\tLatest updates from \u00c1nimo Westside\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script><ul class=\"rss-aggregator\"><li class=\"feed-item\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/how-animo-westside-created-school-culture-through-technology\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">How \u00c1nimo Westside Created School Culture through Technology<\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-thumbnail\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/how-animo-westside-created-school-culture-through-technology\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img src='https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/21st-Century.jpg' width='150' height='150' \/><\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now more than ever, building opportunities in technology is crucial to the success of our students. In 2018, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/statistics\/2018\/nsb20181\/report\/sections\/science-and-engineering-labor-force\/women-and-minorities-in-the-s-e-workforce#minorities-in-the-s-e-workforce\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Science Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that African Americans and Latinos are underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers. Combined, Latino and African Americans make up just less than 11 percent of the science and engineering workforce in the United States. Our network is committed to changing that narrative by helping students see themselves as the great scientists, engineers, or inventors<\/span> ... <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/how-animo-westside-created-school-culture-through-technology\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\"><span class=\"feed-source\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/greendot.wpenginepowered.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Green Dot Public Schools Blog<\/a><\/span><span class=\"feed-date\">Published on 01\/18\/2022<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprss-et-social-buttons\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/how-animo-westside-created-school-culture-through-technology\/\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/how-animo-westside-created-school-culture-through-technology\/\" data-via=\"@greendotschoools\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Tweet<\/a>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?\"http\":\"https\";if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, \"script\", \"twitter-wjs\");<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js\"><\/script>\n<g:plusone href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/how-animo-westside-created-school-culture-through-technology\/\"><\/g:plusone><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feed-item\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/8th-grade-student-celebrates-first-place-in-animo-voices-writing-competition\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">8th Grade Student Celebrates First Place in \u00c1nimo Voices Writing Competition<\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-thumbnail\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/8th-grade-student-celebrates-first-place-in-animo-voices-writing-competition\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img src='https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/8th-Grade-Student-Celebrates-First-Place-in-A\u0301nimo-Voices-Writing-Competition-.jpg' width='150' height='150' \/><\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the last four years, students across our Los Angeles schools have competed in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/animo-voices\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c1nimo Voices Writing and Art Competition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.This event was created to celebrate and amplify strong student voices with network-wide recognition, prizes, and scholarship awards. This year, Akira Alamin, an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c1nimo Westside Charter Middle School<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> student, won first place through her experimental storytelling, tenacity, and skill.\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alamin wrote \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/ringtone-by-akira-alamin\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ringtone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d a short story that chronicles the first-person narrative of a child who is longing for the wellbeing of<\/span> ... <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/8th-grade-student-celebrates-first-place-in-animo-voices-writing-competition\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\"><span class=\"feed-source\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/greendot.wpenginepowered.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Green Dot Public Schools Blog<\/a><\/span><span class=\"feed-date\">Published on 06\/14\/2021<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprss-et-social-buttons\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/8th-grade-student-celebrates-first-place-in-animo-voices-writing-competition\/\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/8th-grade-student-celebrates-first-place-in-animo-voices-writing-competition\/\" data-via=\"@greendotschoools\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Tweet<\/a>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?\"http\":\"https\";if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, \"script\", \"twitter-wjs\");<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js\"><\/script>\n<g:plusone href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/8th-grade-student-celebrates-first-place-in-animo-voices-writing-competition\/\"><\/g:plusone><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feed-item\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/ringtone-by-akira-alamin\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Writing: \u2018Ringtone\u2019 by Akira Alamin<\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-thumbnail\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/ringtone-by-akira-alamin\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img src='https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Akira-Alamin-circle-52e5bef7944b4ea47a41a710a99f16f3-60774dc43b6c6.jpg' width='150' height='150' \/><\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-excerpt\"><em>This piece<\/em><strong><i>\u00a0placed first for middle school writing submissions<\/i><\/strong><em>\u00a0in the\u00a02021 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/animo-voices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><i>\u00c1nimo Voices Writing and Art Competition<\/i><\/a>, which invited <\/em><i>students to express the reality of the challenges they or others face and\/or how they or others find hope through difficult times. <\/i><em>The competition is an opportunity to motivate, recognize, and celebrate our strong student voices through writing and art.<\/em>                     &nbsp; By Akira ... <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/ringtone-by-akira-alamin\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\"><span class=\"feed-source\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/greendot.wpenginepowered.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Green Dot Public Schools Blog<\/a><\/span><span class=\"feed-date\">Published on 04\/14\/2021<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprss-et-social-buttons\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/ringtone-by-akira-alamin\/\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/ringtone-by-akira-alamin\/\" data-via=\"@greendotschoools\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Tweet<\/a>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?\"http\":\"https\";if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, \"script\", \"twitter-wjs\");<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js\"><\/script>\n<g:plusone href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/ringtone-by-akira-alamin\/\"><\/g:plusone><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feed-item\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/the-new-school-year-comes-at-an-unprecedented-time-for-green-dot-educators\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The New School Year Comes at an Unprecedented Time for Green Dot Educators<\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-thumbnail\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/the-new-school-year-comes-at-an-unprecedented-time-for-green-dot-educators\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img src='https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/08\/back-to-school-2.jpg' width='150' height='150' \/><\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented shift in education, but while the pandemic has created many new challenges, it has also inspired our schools to innovate and develop new ways to serve our students, families, and communities. As we head into the new school year, our stellar team of educators are sharing their perspectives.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the summer, we reflected on the lessons we learned in spring and collaborated with our educators and union partners to refine existing practices and develop innovative<\/span> ... <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/the-new-school-year-comes-at-an-unprecedented-time-for-green-dot-educators\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\"><span class=\"feed-source\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/greendot.wpenginepowered.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Green Dot Public Schools Blog<\/a><\/span><span class=\"feed-date\">Published on 08\/11\/2020<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprss-et-social-buttons\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/the-new-school-year-comes-at-an-unprecedented-time-for-green-dot-educators\/\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/the-new-school-year-comes-at-an-unprecedented-time-for-green-dot-educators\/\" data-via=\"@greendotschoools\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Tweet<\/a>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?\"http\":\"https\";if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, \"script\", \"twitter-wjs\");<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js\"><\/script>\n<g:plusone href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/the-new-school-year-comes-at-an-unprecedented-time-for-green-dot-educators\/\"><\/g:plusone><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feed-item\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/how-this-school-put-my-son-back-on-a-path-to-college\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">How This School Put My Son Back on a Path to College<\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-thumbnail\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/how-this-school-put-my-son-back-on-a-path-to-college\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img src='https:\/\/blog.greendot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/GDPS-105-1024x645.jpg' width='150' height='150' \/><\/a><div class=\"thumbnail-excerpt wprss-feed-excerpt\">Over the past three years Myriam Aguirre\u2019s son Eros, has developed a strong work ethic, gained confidence, and found success in subjects he once found difficult. Aguirre attributes her son\u2019s growth to <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.greendot.org\/westside\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\u00c1nimo Westside Charter Middle School\u2018s<\/a> (WMS) commitment to meeting students where they are. Before attending WMS, Eros lacked the mathematical knowledge to successfully engage with grade level concepts. 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