By Chalianna Lopez, KIPP NYC Class of 2006 & KIPP Foundation Operations Manager After spending eight years hearing that I will climb the mountain to college, I looked around my…
How KIPP taught me to believe “I’m Possible.”
By Samuel Alsobrook, Class of 2012, KIPP Metro Atlanta One of my favorite quotes is from Audrey Hepburn. She once said, “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says: I’m Possible!”…
Learning a life lesson: Work hard. Be nice.
By Tykeena Watson, Class of 2016, KIPP Delta A phrase that is constantly referred to within KIPP is: “Work hard. Be nice.” Not only do our teachers constantly push us to…
Changed By the Bell
By George Ramirez, KIPP Alumnus, KIPP NYC This post was first published by the Yale Herald. Just a week after New Year’s, I attended the second annual KIPP Alumni Summit. KIPP…
How Promises to Children Make a Difference
By Jarius Allen, Alumnus, KIPP Metro Atlanta More than nine years ago, my parents told me that I would be attending a new school. Since I stayed in an ample…
Ganas in Beijing – A KIPPster’s Adventure
Ismael Perez, KIPP 3D Academy Class of 2009, KIPP Houston It was cold, my nose was running, and I wasn’t thinking in English or Spanish. Literally. I, along with three…