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You Can Do Hard Things: One Teacher’s Journey from Para to a Top Teacher

Rocketship Public Schools | July 22, 2024

Meet Emily Suarez Del Real, a dedicated first grade teacher at Rocketship Southside Community Prep in Milwaukee who is from the very community she serves. Yet, even though Emily grew…

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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…

Learn About Los Dichos: Rocketship’s Multilingual, Multicultural Literacy Program

March 7, 2023

At Rocketship, we believe parents are a child’s first teachers and a critical part of every school community. One of the many ways we partner with parents is through Los Dichos. Los Dichos is a monthly multilingual literacy and reading program that teaches students about different cultural values and instills a sense of positive cultural…

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…

Our Black Legacy

by Shaina Booker, Rocketship Legacy Prep Art Teacher/Enrichment Coordinator | February 22, 2022

“-AHHHHHHHHHH MAN,” my sibling and I grumbled as my Nona dragged us to yet another bell choice rehearsal across town to my aunt and uncle’s house. Every Thursday evening, we were engaged to sit upstairs watching MTV’s repetitive alternative rock music videos on their old, mid century style television. The elder, more obscure members of…

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.…

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