What Expanded Learning Makes Possible
Mayra Anaya, KIPP Heritage Expanded Learning Site Director If you read my birth certificate, it says I was born in Los Angeles, but the full story is richer and more complex. My family returned...
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Navigating Through KIPP and UC Berkeley: My Story of Identity, Creativity, and Finding Community
I was born and raised in Oakland. The city life is what I was used to, but on my 10th birthday, my family and I moved to a suburban neighborhood in San Lorenzo. Moving...
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...
KIPP to HBCU: My Journey to Dillard’s Nursing Program
I grew up in San Francisco and have been a KIPPster since the 6th grade when I enrolled at KIPP Bayview Academy. I’ve known since I was a little girl that I would go...