Motivating Our Students Through Experience (MOSTE)

The mission of MOSTE is to empower girls from underserved areas of Los Angeles County to become the next generation of college educated women. Our vision is to be an agent of positive change & successfully graduate all of our girls from 4 year colleges, preparing them for professional careers & positions of leadership within their communities.

MOSTE recognizes the importance of offsetting the negative pressures that begin early in the lives of young girls. From 7th grade through high school, MOSTE utilizes programs that combine personal growth with academic skill-building to create a “smart girl” culture, while firmly believing change happens at the individual level with one girl at a time.

The mission of MOSTE is to empower girls from underserved areas of Los Angeles County to become the next generation of college educated women. Our vision is to be an agent of positive change & successfully graduate all of our girls from 4 year colleges, preparing them for professional careers & positions of leadership within their communities.

MOSTE recognizes the importance of offsetting the negative pressures that begin early in the lives of young girls. From 7th grade through high school, MOSTE utilizes programs that combine personal growth with academic skill-building to create a “smart girl” culture, while firmly believing change happens at the individual level with one girl at a time.

Founded in 1986 by Dr. Lois Frankel

Anchor events of the academic calendar are the MOSTE college fair (fall) , Lanterns Luncheon (spring), MOSTE Retreat (late spring), and the MOSTE Culmination Ceremony (June).