News & Stories Blog
At KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy in South Los Angeles, Registrar Lizeth Guevara has grown a deep passion for building good attendance habits that set students up for success.
On August 4, we celebrated a huge milestone — the groundbreaking for KIPP Ignite Academy's future home on 81st Street in South Los Angeles' Florence-Firestone neighborhood!
The wait is over! After much anticipation, KIPP Compton Community School officially welcomed its first-ever fifth-grade cohort to its new upper school campus on Wilmington Avenue on August 17.
To help our students, families, team members, and community members navigate the acronyms and words we frequently use, we’ve created a glossary to help ground everyone in our KIPP SoCal culture.
Meet Jacob — a KIPP Innovation alumnus who graduated high school a year early as the valedictorian with a 4.7 GPA and recently graduated from Rio Hondo College with 7 degrees
Every year, the KIPP Forward Scholarship Fund awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to KIPP SoCal alums entering college to help offset some of their college expenses and support their college journey.
Meet Nareth — a KIPP Adelante alumna headed to Johns Hopkins University as a pre-med student in the fall.
Meet Elvira — a KIPP Adelante alumna headed to UC Irvine in the fall and majoring in biomedical engineering.
Meet Sheldon — a KIPP Empower Academy and KIPP Philosophers Academy alum headed to UC Merced in the fall.
At the center of KIPP Corazón Academy is the Family Leadership Council, which has been pivotal in fostering a strong sense of belonging among students, families, teachers, team members, and community members since the school’s founding in 2017.
After a competitive nationwide search, we are proud to announce that the KIPP Foundation has recognized six college-bound KIPP SoCal alums for their outstanding achievements by awarding each of them $60,000.
Since joining the team in 2021, Jordan has led with love, ignited creativity, and fostered artistic growth as KSOL’s only 7th-grade art teacher. Learn more about Jordan and how she encourages her students as they prepare for MOKA.
Two KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy student artists, Benson and Philia, give a sneak preview of their MOKA masterpieces and share about their artistic process.
Since 2018, KIPP Corazón Academy middle school has prided itself on being a restorative community fueled by students, educators, team members, and family members who frequently use their individual and collective voices to uplift, connect, and empower one another.
13 KIPPSters have been accepted to independent and boarding schools, receiving an average award of $44,000 and collectively receiving over 1 million dollars in financial aid awards!
Every year, the Karsh Family KIPPStar Awards brings together the entire region to celebrate the unwavering determination of our students and families, the enduring support of our partners, and the dedication of our team and family.
KIPP Sol Academy Dean and founding school team member, César Alfaro, shares his KIPP journey and the importance of paying it forward.
KIPP SoCal expresses its deepest condolences to the Salas family and the entire South Los Angeles community on the recent loss of José Armando Salas, the owner of the Salas & Son's Food Pantry
To gain a deeper understanding of the issues she hopes to address one day as a policymaker, Vanessa Zelaya joined the KIPP SoCal Teacher Residency Program to get first-hand experience as a teacher.
KIPP Scholar Academy, one of only a few Performing Arts-focused middle schools in Los Angeles, has promoted creativity, self-expression, and self-confidence through its robust music program since 2012.
Jarvis Douglas has always enjoyed helping others, so when it came time to declare his major at Cal Poly Humboldt, he immediately gravitated toward Psychology. However, when he graduated, he was still determining which career path to take and decided to venture into teaching—a decision he's never regretted.
KIPP Comienza Community Prep's Folklorico Team recently had the opportunity to showcase their talents at a mariachi festival at Plaza La Alameda in Walnut Park and on a special Telemundo segment honoring the late mariachi legend Vicente Fernández.
By establishing the first-ever book club at KIPP Academy of Innovation, KIPP SoCal’s Director of Leadership Development, Adriana Rodriguez, has created a joyful, safe space for students to be their true, authentic selves as they develop a lifetime love of reading.
Kurtis Lee Thomas, an esteemed corporate mindfulness trainer and renowned founder of Breathwork Detox, recently visited KIPP Ignite Academy and KIPP Scholar Academy to read aloud his forthcoming children's book, "The Secret of Life."
In 2021, the KIPP Corazón Academy team put together a community tianguis (open-air market) to give families a space to sell their goods. This year, the tianguis featured 22 vendors and welcomed 400+ community members.