Your Moment of Joy: A look inside Rocketship

by Rocketship Public Schools | March 21, 2025

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Finding My Career Calling Through Teach For America

By Rebecca Ain, 5th Grade Humanities Teacher and Grade Level Lead, Rocketship Mosaic Elementary | December 20, 2017

I call it my career clarity moment. It was on December 9th, 2012 while having coffee with my best friend on our way to a Chanukah party that, after years of searching, I found my career calling. At the time, I was living in New York City, working as a Program Coordinator at a…

A Day in the Life: Ms. Stewart, Founding Kindergarten Teacher

December 14, 2017

What is it like to be a Rocketship teacher? Rocketship teachers are content experts who partner closely with parents, and never stop learning and growing. Most of all, Rocketship teachers believe in educational equity and that ALL children have potential for greatness. While all these qualities unite our teachers across our network, each school, and every…

Giant Lizards and the Path to College

by Carlos Martinez, Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary, 2007-2010 | November 28, 2017

What do giant lizards from thousands of years ago and an immigrant kid from San Jose have in common? A path to a better life in college and beyond. How, you may ask? Let me explain. “What is true for life itself is no less true for the universe: knowing where you came…

Unidos en la diversidad: Hispanic Heritage Month 2017

by Beyond Editorial Team | October 13, 2017

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we’d like to honor the diversity we find at all our Rocketship schools, and pay tribute to the rich and varied latinx culture that contributes to our greater community all year long. Check out the below photos for a look into how our schools have been celebrating! Este Mes de…

Rocketship Ranks in the Top 10%, Again

by Preston Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Rocketship Public Schools | October 6, 2017

I am proud to report that our Rocketeers in the Bay Area outpaced students in every community we serve and across the state on the 2016-17 California state assessment! In math, 54% of our Rocketeers met or exceeded state standards compared to just 40% across the state and 38% across the districts we serve. The…

Your Moment of Joy: A look inside Rocketship

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