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...
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...
I’ve lived my entire life with my mother and brother in San José. My favorite subjects in school are english, geometry, and biology. Outside of school, I like to draw and listen to music....
I moved to California from Mexico City when I was 17 years old. I went to high school for a year, but I left before graduating because I wasn’t aware that I could still...
One of my most vivid memories of school is being in third grade and going to the school library with a very specific mission in mind. I am the proud daughter of Vietnamese refugees...
I started my teaching career ten years ago. Since then, I’ve taught a variety of grade levels and subjects, including science, reading, and math. I’ve learned that the key to student learning, no matter...
When I was growing up in El Salvador, my father dreamed that I would graduate from university so I would have better opportunities and choices when I became an adult. Thanks to his support,...
El sueño de mi padre cuando yo estaba creciendo en El Salvador era que yo me graduara de la universidad para tener mejores oportunidades y opciones de trabajo como adulta. Gracias a su apoyo,...
Today, I’m a proud high school biology teacher but, as you might imagine, before I became a teacher, I was a student. It was my experience as a student in Houston that helped shape...
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...
Kevin Gonzales, KIPP King Alum & Cal East Bay student I am firefighter, and I’m proud to be pursuing a career that helps people. That is what drives me: helping people and their gratitude....