Da Vinci Design

Seasons Greetings Designers and Design Families,

This week was Exhibition! Our 10th and 12th grade students did a phenomenal job. 10th Grade hosted the 3rd annual Boat Races at the El Segundo Aquatic Center, where our sophomores have used skills and concepts from all classed to design full-scale boats out of reclaimed cardboard and the raced them in the WDV pool. 12th Graders presented their Conscious Consumption Project. Seniors spent time this semester researching how to be conscious consumers, then developed products like lamps, handcrafted tote bags and ad campaigns based off of their research. See photos below from DVD’s Fall 2024 Exhibition!

Next week, 11/25-11/29, there is no school due to Thanksgiving Break. The DVD admin team, DVD front office team and central office team will be available via email on from 8am-4pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (11/25-11/27). You can also call Da Vinci Schools at 310-725-5800 to leave a voicemail during business hours and someone will get back to you. All administrative staff will be out of office Thursday and Friday (11/28 & 11/29).

• For records requests (including work permits): reach out to Office Manager Maria Beltran at mbeltran@davincischools.org
• For attendance and student information: reach out to Admin. Support Manager Leslie Alonso at lalonso@davincischools.org
• For all other questions or concerns, reach out to Principal Russell Stoll at rstoll@davincischools.org

School resumes on Monday, December 2nd. Here is the Week 15 DVD Bell Schedule:

THANK YOU PARENTS AND FAMILIES!

We want extend a BIG THANK YOU to all of the DVD families who made contributions to our DVD staff gratitude baskets; thanks to all of you for donating time, treats, and messages of gratitude to our staff to help send them off on a much deserved break with a little something to let them know how appreciated they are. We love our DVD families!

The Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) had its first meeting of the year on Tuesday Nov. 19th. PAC is an opportunity for parents, students, & staff to work collaboratively to review the school program, review data and identify needs, & make recommendations regarding the School Safety Plan & the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). And this year it will be more important than ever as we gear up for our six-year WASC accreditation cycle and two exciting research partnerships. On Nov. 19th we discussed the purpose of of the committee, “what’s new” for 2024-2025, and research partnerships with UCLA and America Succeeds. If you are interested in seeing the slides and information shared during PAC #1, click here for the meeting slideshow or see the “DVD Parent Info Sessions & Coffee with Admin Slides” document on the DVD blog.

Upcoming Events and Key Dates:

• Monday Nov. 25th – Friday Nov. 29th: NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
• Mon, Dec. 2nd: School Resumes!
• Mon, Dec. 2nd: English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) meeting #2
  • 5pm via Zoom; Link coming soon
• Wed, Dec. 4th: Coffee w/ Admin
  • All DVD parents and guardians welcome! Join for brief school updates and open Q&A with the DVD admin team.
  • 8am or 5pm, via Zoom
  • Agenda: 1) Campus Updates & Highlights, 2) Upcoming Calendar Events, 3) Presentations of Learning (POLs), 4) Q&A
  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/8331212069
• Tues, Dec. 10th: Parent Advisory Committee #2
  • 5pm via Zoom
  • Agenda: 1) Welcome, Introductions and Public Comment, 2) School Safety Plan Review, 3) WASC Introduction & Report Feedback
  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/8331212069
• Wednesday Dec. 11th – Wednesday Dec. 18th: Presentations of Learning (POLs)
  • Wed Dec. 11th: Regular Leave Time at 3:45pm
  • Thurs Dec. 12th- Thurs Dec. 19th: *Modified Schedule* (8:40am-1:45pm Minimum Day)
• Thurs, Dec. 19th: LAST DAY of the Semester (8:40am-1:45pm Minimum Day)
• Fri, Dec. 20th: NO SCHOOL – Staff Development

Week 14 Campus Highlight: Fall 2024 Exhibition