Your Moment of Joy: A look inside Rocketship

by Rocketship Public Schools | March 21, 2025

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Celebrating 15 Years of Unleashing Potential

November 28, 2022

15 years ago, we launched the first Rocketship school in a church in downtown San Jose with makeshift classrooms and 160 courageous Rocketeers and their families. Since then, we have grown to serve over 25,000 students across 5 regions nationwide. Many of our founding Rocketeers are now graduating college and embarking on careers of service,…

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…

Coding For the Future

by KC Mendoza, Rocketship Southside Community Prep Enrichment Coordinator | February 11, 2022

When I tell my friends that I teach computer coding to kindergarteners, they can’t believe it. “How could a five year old understand coding? Why would I spend the time teaching them that?” they ask. It’s simple. Even our littlest Rocketeers understand coding because we’ve found ways to make it fun and accessible. And why…

Honoring Our Cultures in the Classroom

Genzel Tolentino, Assistant Principal at Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep | February 4, 2022

Growing up as an Asian American, I saw very little representation of my culture outside of the home. Many of the traditions my family celebrated at home were not recognized or honored outside of our own community. As an educator, I know it is important for students to see themselves in what we celebrate year-round.…

Nine Rocketship Schools Recognized as Among the Best in the Nation by US News & World Report

December 6, 2021

US News & World Report has named nine Rocketship schools as among the Best Elementary Schools in the nation! US News has been the authority in ranking universities and high schools for many years, and this year is the first they’ve started ranking elementary and middle schools. These rankings are based solely on test scores…

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