This week, we celebrated our Seniors in their final Exhibition: Senior Showcase! Congratulations to our Seniors and the Senior Team on a successful Senior Showcase last this week. We are so proud of their hard work and some of the positive impact our student had on the community. We also ended our week with a special Community Dialogue hosted by our QSU in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month coming up in June. The club shared fun student lip-sync performances and a game, along with special messages from student leaders and staff.
In two weeks, students from our Fine Arts pathway and Honors Fundamentals of Design 2 will be presenting their work at a special art show at Indivisible Arts. Please join us on Saturday, June 7th from 4pm to 7pm to celebrate our student artists! More info in the flyer below.
The bell schedule for Week 36 at DVD is here:
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Mon, May 26th: NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day Holiday
Mon, 6/3 – Tues, 6/10: Presentations of Learning (POLs) – MINIMUM DAYS
Wed, June 11th: Last Day of Semester 2 – MINIMUM DAY
Thurs, June 12th: DVD Graduation Ceremony at 5pm
Week 35 Highlight: 6/7 Art Show and QSU Pride Month CD
As we near the end of the school year, that means it is time to celebrate our graduating Class of 2025! This week, we celebrated students at Senior Awards Night for their academic and service achievements. Next week, we are celebrating our Class of 2025 for their Senior Project accomplishments at the annual Senior Showcase! Senior Showcase is a special off-campus Exhibition where Seniors display the hard work they have been doing for the last several weeks to use their design skills to have a positive impact on the community. Please join us for Senior Showcase on Wednesday, May 21st from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at WWOO Concrete Outdoor Kitchen. This event is open to the public and all are welcome!
NOTE: Please excuse a typo on the letter sent home to families with progress reports stating that Senior Showcase is a morning event; the correct time is 5:30pm-7:30pm.
The Bell Schedule for Week 35 is here:
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Mon, May 19th: Last week of Seminar Classes (P7 & P8)
Tues, May 20th: Parent Advisory Committee #7
5pm via Zoom
Agenda: 1) Welcome, Introductions and Public Comment, 2) LCAP Annual Feedback Review, 3) 25-26 PAC Preview
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! On behalf of the teaching staff from Da Vinci Design, THANK YOU to our students and families for making this such a great week for our amazing staff. Teachers were feeling the love all week via notes, gifts, and SO many treats! We are so lucky to have such a caring community of families and students.
This week we celebrated Asian American Pacific Islander heritage month by ending with a special CD hosted by our AAPI student union. The whole CD was themed after the show “Squad Games”, and student leaders sported special outfits and 3d printed accessories as we hosted a series of games. See photos below!
Today we are mailing home the final round of Progress Reports. Families can expect a progress report in the mail by next week. The purpose of progress reports is to give families the opportunity to have a snapshot of student progress, and to be able to have a conversation at home with students about how to stay successful in school. This information will also be used by teachers and counselors in their plans to support all students. Please follow up with your child’s teachers directly with any questions about assignments or grades.
Yesterday and today, messaging is being sent to all Da Vinci Schools families informing you of a concerning and dangerous trend called the “Chromebook Challenge”. It is currently circulating on social media platforms, particularly TikTok, and has recently impacted schools across the country—including Da Vinci. Please review these messages, and help us keep our campus safe by talking openly with your child about the dangers of participating in harmful online trends.
Here is the Bell Schedule for Week 34 at Da Vinci Design:
Thank you to the families who joined us on Wednesday for our last “Coffee with Admin” meeting of the year! It is great getting the chance to meet with families, hear what is on your mind, and share the great things happening at DVD. If you did not get a chance to meet with us this week, click here for the Coffee with DVD Admin slides from May 2025.
We Want to Hear From You – Take the Da Vinci Family Survey! Look for an email or a text from “Kelvin”. Your voice matters. Your feedback plays a vital role in shaping the learning environment at your child’s school and across our entire organization. The spring survey includes questions about school culture, teaching and learning, student experiences, and overall satisfaction—including how likely you are to recommend Da Vinci to others. Your honest input helps us celebrate what’s working and identify areas where we can improve. Please take the survey by Friday May 21.
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Fri, May 9th: Progress Reports Mailed Home
Wed, May 14th: Senior Awards Night
Mon, May 19th: Last week of Seminar Classes (P7 & P8)
Wed, May 21st: Senior Showcase
Monday, May 26th: NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day Holiday
Today, Wednesday May 7th (at 8am and 5pm) join the DVD admin team for our final “Coffee with Admin” chat of the year. Simply log on via Zoom and bring any school-related questions, or just sit back, relax, and hear about school updates. Hope to see you there!
Wed, May 7th: Coffee w/ Admin
All DVD parents and guardians welcome! Join for brief school updates and open Q&A with the DVD admin team.
Teacher Appreciation Week is right around the corner — May 5th–May 9th, 2025 — and we’re excited to celebrate our incredible staff! We’d love your help in making the week extra special by providing some treats or words of appreciation for our staff to enjoy. If you’re interested and willing, please use the links below to support Staff Appreciation Week.
If you are willing to write notes of appreciation Your kind words mean so much to our team! NOTES HERE
If you’d like to bring a treat, please sign up below to drop off goodies on select mornings during the week of May 5–9. TREATS HERE
NOTE: Please label all items “For DVD Teacher Appreciation” and deliver them to the first-floor reception area. We’ll make sure they make it up to the fourth floor for our staff to enjoy!
Here is the Bell Schedule for Week 33 at DVD:
With the end of the semester and POLs approaching soon, it is time for our last round of progress reports. Progressreports are being mailed home next week on May 9th. The purpose of progress reports is to give families the opportunity to have a snapshot of student progress, and to be able to have a conversation at home with students about how to stay successful in school. This information will also be used by teachers and counselors in their plans to support all students. Please follow up with your child’s teachers directly with any questions about assignments or grades.
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Mon, 5/5 – Fri, 5/9: Teacher Appreciation Week!
If you are willing to write notes of appreciation your kind words mean so much to our team: NOTES HERE
If you’d like to bring a treat, please sign up below to drop off goodies on select mornings during the week of May 5–9: TREATS HERE
Mon, 5/5 – Fri, 5/9: Asian American Pacific Islander Spirit Week, CD on Fri 5/9
Mon, 5/5 – Fri, 5/9: Make-up CAASPP Testing
Wed, May 7th: 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) End Of Year Updates, 4) Q&A
Next week is testing week at DVD. Students in Grades 9 and 10 will be participating in MAP growth testing on Monday and Tuesday. Students in Grades 11 will take CAASPP state tests in Reading and Math. Attendance is very important during this week so please make sure your student arrives to school on-time on these days. Please make sure your student(s) get a good night of sleep and eat a good breakfast before test day to make sure they are ready to test. For questions about testing week, please reach out to Asst. Principal Kirk Takeyama: ktakeyama@davincischools.org.
Here is the Bell Schedule for Week 32 at DVD:
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Mon, Apr. 28th – Thurs, May 1st: Testing Week
11th: CAASPP ELA and Math Testing
9th/10th: MAP Testing
Fri, May 2nd: Staff Professional Development Day (PD) – No Classes
Tomorrow (Monday April 21st) is the last Community Learning Day (CLD) of the year! Students should check their Da Vinci email for confirmation of what CLD workshop they will be attending and what classroom / learning space to report to for attendance. All CLD sessions happen at the 201 N. Douglas St. campus and begin at 8:30am. All students, whether they attend an in-person session OR if they work off-campus tomorrow, will be responsible for completing this survey.
We will return for our regular class schedule starting Tuesday, April 22nd.
Hope you all have had a wonderful Spring Break and see you tomorrow!
We hope you all have had a safe, restful and fun Spring Break! We will return for our last Community Learning Day (CLD) on Monday, April 21st. Classes resume on Tuesday, April 22nd.
On Thursday, 4/10, we had our annual Spring Exhibition! Please check out some of the photos below to see the hard work of our students and staff.
Here is the Bell Schedule for Week 31 at Da Vinci Design:
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Mon, Apr. 21st: Community Learning Day (CLD) – No Classes
Tues, Apr. 22nd: Classes Resume – Return from Spring Break
Tues, Apr. 22nd: 11th Grade College Field Tips
Fri, Apr. 25th: Senior Beach Day Field Trip
Mon, Apr. 28th – Thurs, May 1st: Testing Week
11th: CAASPP ELA and Math Testing
9th/10th: MAP Testing
Fri, May 2nd: Staff Professional Development Day (PD) – No Classes
Fri, May 2nd: Prom
Fri, May 9th: Progress Reports Mailed Home
Campus Highlight: DVD Spring Exhibition, April 10th, 2025
Thank you to all who attended Exhibition Night last night! Congratulations to our hardworking students and amazing staff on displaying such meaningful and incredible work. Stay tuned for photos coming with next week’s update!
On behalf of all of the Design staff: we wish you all a safe, restful and fun Spring Break! Our campus is closed next week (4/14-4/18) for Spring Break.
We will return for our last Community Learning Day (CLD) on Monday, April 21st. Classes resume on Tuesday, April 22nd.
Here is the Bell Schedule for Week 31 at Da Vinci Design:
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 (4/14-4/16). You can also call Da Vinci Schools at 310-725-5800 to leave a voicemail outside of business hours and someone will get back to you. All administrative staff will be out of office Thursday and Friday (4/17 & 4/18).
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
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Mon, Apr. 14th – Friday, Apr. 18th: NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
Mon, Apr. 21st: Community Learning Day (CLD) – No Classes
Tues, Apr. 22nd: Classes Resume – Return from Spring Break
DVD Exhibition Night is next week on Thursday, April 10th! Please join us from 5:30 to 7:30 to celebrate the amazing work of our students! 10th grade will be presenting work in the BlackBox Theater on the first floor, and 9th and 11th grades will be presenting on the 4th floor. See you there!
Here is the Bell Schedule for Week 30 at Da Vinci Design:
DVD Exhibition Night: Thursday, April 10th:
9th Grade – Patterns of Social Justice: This year’s Exhibition for Freshmen will be full of fantastic fashions and important Social Justice statements. Through Fundamentals of Design and English classes, we have helped them create their garments with wearable messages. In Spanish, they’ve designed the Fashion Show Runway while in Physics, they are planning emergency response plans and kits. This will be lit up by fractal designs from Algebra 1. Come and be inspired by the messages and creations of our phenomenal Freshmen.
10th Grade – Global Citizenship:What is your responsibility as a global citizen? Through interdisciplinary projects, students have examined this theme in meaningful ways. In Design 2, students are creating murals based off of the work of Judy Baca that uncover and share an untold history of a community. In Geometry, students created a presentation on a global citizenship issue and a related non-profit organization they researched, designing a polygon-based logo that represented the organization’s values. In Spanish 2, students are studying the history and influential figures of the Mexican and Latin American muralist movements creating info-posters. In Chemistry, they are investigating climate change and its global impact in connection to the novel The Old Man Who Read Love Stories that they read in English class. Students are documenting the design process for all of their projects in English through websites and crafting statements to explain their work. Come see how our students are using art, storytelling, and science to engage with the world around them!
11th Grade – The Individual In The Community: Join us for this year’s 11th Grade Exhibition, “The Individual in the Community”, where students will showcase their interdisciplinary explorations of identity, history, science, and design. Student have worked across subject areas to collaborate in a variety of ways, and here a few examples. Students have been analyzing connections in “The Crucible” to the Red Scare, then crafting historical fiction scenes and theatrical playbills, as students bring literature and history to life. Students have also blended ancient wisdom with modern science by cultivating medicinal plants, preserving cultural knowledge, and creating visual displays through Biology and Spanish. In CTE Fine Arts student will display handcrafted ceramics and fused glass, reflecting the role of community in functional art. Experience how our students contribute to and shape their communities while celebrating individuality through their creative and scholarly work!
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Tues, Apr. 8th: Parent Advisory Committee #6
5pm via Zoom
Agenda: 1) Welcome, Introductions and Public Comment, 2) LCAP Goals #5 Review
