On October 4, 2021 , The Latino/a Initiative for Growth and Advocacy (LIGA) and Learn4Life hosted our very first National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month celebration. Let’s spread the word and share the vision of unity, culture, inspiration, and empowerment. Unidos. Stronger!
This graduation season, Learn4Life changed the stories of 2,886 students. We are so proud of our #Classof2021 graduates, as well as the countless students working diligently to change their stories! Check out a full list of graduation recap videos on our YouTube page! YouTube.com/Learn4LifeGraduations
Learn4Life is launching a Civic Literacy & Media Influence Fellowship with first cohort starting Monday, July 19. Four to six students/alumni will be selected by a panel to participate in the paid Fellowship program. In this paid position, students/alums will be mentored by Charles Ellison, an award-winning analyst for WURD Radio, former SiriusXM Channel host, […]
Good news… we have stopped AB 1316 in this legislative session. Thank you for your letters and calls! It made a significant difference in protecting students and equity in education. The bill was moved to inactive status, which means the bill is dead for this calendar year. It could be brought back up in 2022, […]
North Charleston, SC (May 13, 2021) – North Charleston has many residents who are considered Opportunity Youth, young people between the ages of 16 and 24, who are not in school or participating in the workforce. Learn4Life, a network of nonprofit high schools for at-risk students, is opening in North Charleston in August to help […]
We are pleased to announce that we have installed photocatalytic air purifiers in all our schools. Called ActivePure® Technology by Aerus, it was originally developed for NASA in 1990s for the Space Shuttle. In 2017, was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame by The Space Foundation. ActivePure “works by harnessing microscopic oxygen and water molecules in […]
Earlier this year in March 2020, students from San Fernando and Central Valley travelled to Hawaii as part of Learn4Life’s Experiential Learning program. Students and staff chaperones, along with Pathways in Education, explored and learned about the history and significance of the second world war. Every Pathways Trip begins with team building in some way. […]
We are deeply saddened by the civil unrest across our nation this past week. We know it is painful to see, read about and experience. These events have made the world aware of the trauma and prejudice that many have experienced our entire lives. Our African American friends, families, student and staff have been impacted […]
Richard Carranza is one of our teacher-chaperones to our old partner Makerspace in Riverside. While spending time there, he decided to take a few classes, including 3D printing. He loved it so much, he purchased his own 3D printer to make it a hobby. These days, he is using that 3D printer to make hundreds […]
Former Cable News Reporter Daisy Gonzalez recently joined a virtual classroom with our Career Tech Ed students to chat about her personal industry insights and to answer any questions about Media Arts. Our students are currently starting credits 4 and 5 covering broadcast journalism, learning the terminology and inner workings of news reporting, and documentary filmmaking. […]