Ánimo Venice in the News

о Ánimo Venice goes Green for Graduation. June 8, 2010. LA Times."The campus is among a number of high schools and colleges around California and the nation that are adopting environmentally friendly graduation garb made from either renewable wood fibers or recycled plastic bottles. The eco-robes being worn at Animo Venice, for example, are designed to decompose quickly if graduates decide to discard them." Read the entire article here. The Gowns are green - at least philosophically. о Ánimo Venice Awarded First "Green Schools" Grant from State of California. Feb 28, 2008 "The Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) announced today that the State Allocation Board (SAB) has awarded $107,000 to the Animo Venice Charter High School in Los Angeles. Animo Venice is the first school to receive a grant from the High Performance Incentive Grant program which earmarks $100 million for “green” school projects funded by Proposition 1D. The High Performance Incentive Grant is part of the $15.6 million the Board has awarded the school to fund the construction of the new campus, scheduled to begin in April." Click here to see blurb about Venice Construction in Achitecture Week (scroll down to Venice). о Ánimo Venice Featured in Vista LA, ABC 7. May 5, 2005 "...we interview the CEO and Co-Founder of Green Dot Public Schools. These schools are excelling academically at an incredibly fast pace. These Green Dot schools are hoping to be a model for LAUSD and pave the way for students with quality leadership, education and smaller classes..." о Ánimo Venice featured in The Argonaut, the local Venice newspaper.  July 22, 2004 The Argonaut gave a brief synopsis of the Ánimo Venice Charter project.  The same article was also featured in the Westmar Sun, a web-based journal about Mar Vista and Westdales. о LAUSD Board meeting minutes-Broadway Elementary allowed to enter into lease agreement with Ánimo Venice.  July 13, 2004 Scroll down to agenda item #37.  See video clips of the hour-long debate/approval process. о LAUSD Board meeting minutes-the Ánimo Venice charter is approved.  April 13, 2004 Scroll down to agenda item #4.