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“Inviting In” Rather Than “Coming Out”

Kadeem Gill, Executive Director, Rocketship Wisconsin | June 25, 2024

I often get asked about my ‘coming out’ story, especially during Pride Month. But instead of "coming out," I prefer to use the term "inviting in." "Coming out" can stigmatize…

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How Co-Teacher Collaboration Can Benefit Your Classroom

Alejandra Chavez, Education Specialist at Rocketship Mosaic Elementary | June 10, 2024

While working at Rocketship Mosaic Elementary, I have learned that collaboration is key for a successful, inclusive classroom. As an education specialist, I case manage and provide specialized academic instruction for students with learning disabilities. Rocketship operates a meaningful inclusion model that allows students with special education needs to remain in the general education classroom…

Rocketship California Celebrates Black History Month!

February 12, 2024

Last week, hundreds of families came together on to celebrate Black History Month with a community bilingual festival at Rocketship Sí Se Puede Academy in the Mayfair neighborhood of East San Jose. The festival, titled “Black Bridge Builders: Amplifying Black Stories,” is a part of Black History Month Spirit Week at Rocketship California, where families and…

Celebrating Neurodiversity

by Vanessa Flores | April 7, 2022

I work with children with learning differences because of my brother. My brother Jayden was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and a half. In kindergarten, my mom enrolled him in our neighborhood’s district school because it seemed like it would be the best option for him at the time. It wasn’t a great experience…

Community Schools: Anti-Bullying in the East Bay and Peninsula

by Christabel Breen, Manager of Parent Leadership & Organizing, Bay Area | December 13, 2021

In honor of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month in October, our three schools in the East Bay & Peninsula region each found their own way to ensure families and students understand the different forms bullying can take, effective socio-emotional tools students can use to express themselves, and how to use empathy and courage to be…

Celebrating HBCUs With My Black Students

By Corey Lewis | September 23, 2021

“I want to go to an HBCU because I’m Black and these schools are run by Black people like me.” That’s what Brooke Fairley, a 5th grader, told me recently. College readiness has become the go-to buzzword in K-12 education. Schools across the country emphasize and talk about college readiness curriculum, and how it is…

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