Animo South Los Angeles Charter High School
Ánimo
Ánimo is a Spanish word that means “vigor, mind, spirit, valor, and the courage to overcome odds.”
Our Mission
The Mission of Animo South Los Angeles Charter High School is to prepare ethnically and economically diverse students for college, leadership, and life through innovative instruction, a rigorous curriculum, the use of technology, and the development of leadership. We aim to achieve our mission by creating a student-centered environment that unifies the efforts of family, community, and school to foster life-long learning, cross cultural competency, social responsibility, and academic excellence.
History
Ánimo South Los Angeles is a free public high school. It is part of a series of Green Dot Public Schools founded by Steve Barr in 1989. All Ánimo schools are model schools with high test scores, where 75% of students are accepted to four-year colleges.
Recruiting College Bound Students
- Students will have the opportunity to attend Southwest College while in high school.
- Small classroom size.
- Small school size.
- Technology—Lap Top Computers
- Highly qualified teachers and administrators.
- Parent involvement (35 hours of service to the school required per year)
- Staff members, parents, and students work as a family to make students successful.
- College preparatory courses.
- High expectations—every student is expected to go to college.
- Positive school culture.
What Makes Animo South LA Different?
- Small school setting (first class 140 students)
- Small classes
- Curriculum Study Groups of no more than 23 students per class
- Computerized math and English intervention programs
- Parent involvement
- Advanced Technology
- Ability for advanced student to take college courses as early as 9 th grade
- Strict student accountability
- Every student is expected to go to college.
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