A Place to Belong: One Family’s Story at KIPP Valiant
Carmen remembers vividly what it felt like when she first began looking for a school in the Peninsula for her son, Salo, nearly a decade ago. She wasn’t searching for a place to simply...
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Your story matters. The world needs to hear it
Emmanuel De La Torre, KIPP Stockton High School Ethnic Studies and History teacher I grew up in East San José, and it was a place where cultures blended beautifully! I remember seeing Hispanic, Asian,...
Understanding the Importance of Community
My name is Chloe Wong, and I’m a junior at USC studying Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing and a minor in public relations. But if we rewind a bit, it all started...
A KIPPster Finds Her Calling in Advocacy
Daisy Carmona grew up in East San José with a front-row seat to the impact of school choice. Today, she is a proud graduate of KIPP San José Collegiate and UC Riverside and works...
From West Oakland to Capitol Hill: My Full Circle KIPP Story
My name is Sandra, and in the summer before 6th grade, my family and I moved to West Oakland. My mom and I were excited to be part of the community and enroll in...
Double Duty: KIPP Educator & KIPP Mom!
When I was considering entering the world of teaching, I thought a lot about the kind of school I wanted to work at. My ideal school is one where students don’t just receive an...
KIPP Spotlight: Aja Bhooma, Senior at KIPP SF College Prep
Aja is 17 years old and has a résumé that most 10-year-long career professionals would envy. From interning at Old Navy corporate to creating professional-level marketing videos for a national audience for KIPP Foundation,...
Community Art with KIPP Bridge Students
Davida Coleman, the mother of Michelle Coleman – Assistant Principal at KIPP Bridge Academy, and Author of The Beginning And The End, has expressed herself through art for as long as she can remember....
I Was a Paid School Psychology Intern at KIPP
We were wrapping up our time in Tennessee in June of 2019. My practicum year was coming to an end and my husband was finishing up his mandatory rotations at a hospital in Knoxville....
The Voice of a First Time Voter! | KIPP Alum Perspectives
Alejandro Hinojosa, KIPP San Francisco College Prep alum & current University of San Francisco student, talks with his younger brother, fellow KIPP alum and San Francisco State University student Emmanuel Hinojosa, about being a...