PROCESSION: A family-friendly event at the Los Angeles State Historic Park on Oct. 21st
Procession is a multipart, community-oriented performance and festival that invites Los Angeles residents to explore the history of the LA River and the ground beneath their feet. This is a free event with storytelling, art workshops, performances, and family-friendly activities taking place at the Los Angeles State Historic Park on October 21, 2023 at 11am. No RSVP required. To learn more about this event, please click here.
Location:
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
For more information about these opportunities, please contact Ms. Crissel Rodriguez, Director of Real World Learning, at crodriguez@davincischools.org.
For a list of other current Real World Learning Opportunities, please click here.
Next week, it is SLC week at Da Vinci Design – and we are excited to have you on campus with us! SLCs are an important time when parents and teachers come together for a meeting led by the student. It is a time to highlight a student’s strengths and hard work, to encourage students to set new goals, and to ask guiding questions so students can take ownership of their learning. Every student and parent is expected to participate in leading an SLC this semester. SLCs will happen in-person.See below for SLC schedules and details.
Next week we are also celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month at Da Vinci Design with events hosted by our Latinx Student Union. We will have a spirit week where students can express and embrace pride in Latinx culture all week long. And, we will end the week with a Community Dialogue assembly (aka: “CD”) CD celebrating Latinx culture.
It is time for our biannual family and student surveys! Today, you should have received an email from a survey app called Kelvin. This is not spam! Please follow the prompt to complete an online survey from Kelvin to share your feedback on Da Vinci Design. We appreciate your time and your feedback!
Student Led Conferences (SLCs): Grade Level Resources
For students interested in public relations, social media, graphic design, the arts, and content creation. There are two exciting opportunities below:
Apply to become a creative intern with Teens Media Network (TMN):
CREATIVE MINDS WANTED! Teens Media Network (TMN) is currently looking for young, creative minds to join us on an exciting adventure to create a youth media network. We need multimedia producers (content creators), graphic designers, copywriters, social media managers, and PR professionals (event producers).
Apply now to be a part of something unique, exciting, and innovative! To learn more about this incredible opportunity, please register for our online orientation session, which will take place on Thursday, October 26th, at 6pm.
If you need support with your application, please reach out to Ms. Nordia Simmonds, Real World Learning Coordinator, at nsimmonds@davincischools.org.
Connect High School students, please reach out to Ms. Evelyn Hernandez-Rosas, Real World Learning Coordinator, at ehernandezrosas@davincischools.org.
10th Annual Creative Career Fair
This is a FREE opportunity for youth interested in a career in the arts! Youth, parents, and educators are all welcome! To RSVP, click here.
Date and time: Saturday, October 14th from 12-2pm Location: Inner-City Arts
720 Kohler St. Los Angeles, CA 90021
You’ll hear independent artists and professionals from creative organizations talk about their journeys and answer your questions.
For more information about these opportunities, please contact Ms. Crissel Rodriguez, Director of Real World Learning, at crodriguez@davincischools.org.
For a list of other current Real World Learning Opportunities, please click here.
For students interested in aviation, aerospace, and STEM:
The LAX Career Aviation Day is back this year and scheduled for Wednesday, October 25th! The Real World Learning Team will be taking a select number of students from Da Vinci Schools to the Flight Path Museum in Los Angeles. Interested students are required to RSVP using this link. The deadline to RSVP is October 18th.
Students will:
Learn about exciting careers in aviation and aerospace industries
Experience aircrafts on display and aviation partner exhibits
Network with key workforce leaders, professionals, and education partners
The trip will depart from and return to:
Da Vinci Schools – 201 N Douglas St. El Segundo, CA 90245
Departure Time: 8:45 am
Return to Campus: 12:30 pm
For more information about these opportunities, please contact Ms. Crissel Rodriguez, Director of Real World Learning, at crodriguez@davincischools.org.
For a list of other current Real World Learning Opportunities, please click here.
A unique opportunity for students interested in astronautics and space exploration:
Arte Youth Program and MMAARS, an Analog Simulation Organization based in the Mojave Desert will be hosting a “Virtual Analog Astronaut Panel” featuring eight Analog Astronauts who will provide your students with an incredible chance to learn about their work and participate in a Q&A session. This event promises to be an inspiring and educational experience!
Dates and Times:
October 31st at 7:30 pm PST
November 6th at 3:30 pm PST
In order to participate in this opportunity, we kindly request that you email support@arteyouthprogram.org. Students who RSVP before October 13 will be able to participate for free. Students who RSVP after this time will need to pay a $30 fee.
In your RSVP email, please provide the following:
Student Name
School Name
What date you would like to attend
For more information about these opportunities, please contact Ms. Crissel Rodriguez, Director of Real World Learning, at crodriguez@davincischools.org.
For a list of other current Real World Learning Opportunities, please click here.
Next week, it’s Spirit Week! In honor of our first dance of the school year, the Phantom Formal, we are having special dress days all next week to build the hype. Tickets for the dance are $25, and are available on MySchoolBucks. Click here for the link to purchase tickets to the DV Fall dance: Phantom Formal! Sign in using your PowerSchool login information.
We are looking forward to a short but packed week! We are preparing for the PSAT Test Day on Thursday, 10/12. Friday there is no school due to staff professional development.
We are also getting ready for Student Led Conferences (aka: SLCs) the following week (10/16-10/19)! Every student is expected to participate in an SLC presentation with a family member and a teacher. SLCs will happen on campus unless a Zoom meeting is requested. See below for SLC schedules and details.
Flu season is here! Our school health team, Dr. Green and Nurse T, want to remind you how to keep your child and others healthy. See the letter to families linked here and above. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. If your child is diagnosed with Influenza, please let your school health team know as we track clusters and outbreaks. All COVID cases must be reported to the school health team. To reach our Director of Health Services, email Dr. Emily Green at egreen@davincischools.org with questions or health updates regarding your child.
Lastly, thank you to all of our parents who joined us for our Coffee with Admin session on Wednesday, October 4th! You can find the slides of what we covered here:
See below for two exciting opportunities coming up on October 7th and October 21st:
Make-Up Designory
Make-Up Designory is a Los Angeles school with courses in beauty makeup artistry, character makeup artistry, special make-up effects, studio hairstyling, and portfolio development. They are hosting an Open House event on Saturday, October 7th 10am-12pm. To register, click here.
Location: 129 S. San Fernando Blvd Burbank, CA 91502
Students will have the opportunity to:
Visit the campus and cosmetic store
Meet with Administrative Staff to gain valuable information related to our courses, enrollment process, financial aid and options, career services support
Mingle with current students and graduates and ask about their experiences and career paths
If you would like to learn more about this event or have any questions please call 818-351-3425 or email admissions at admissions@mud.edu.
Architecture, Engineering and Construction Careers Event
City of Angels independent study school welcomes people of all ages to their Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Career Event on Saturday, October 21st 9:00am- 1:00pm located at their East Los Angeles- Sunrise site: 961 Euclid Ave Los Angeles, CA 90023, USA
Students will be exposed to information, and opportunities – education, training, internships, apprenticeships, and jobs across the fields of Engineering, Architecture, and Construction.
There will be educational institutions attending, as well as Construction, Engineering, and Architectural firms, and public entities. See the flyer above for more information.
For more information about these opportunities, please contact Ms. Crissel Rodriguez, Director of Real World Learning, at crodriguez@davincischools.org.
For a list of other current Real World Learning Opportunities, please click here.
For this session, we will focus on positive school culture initiatives, and also on academic supports. We will help parents/guardians understand the different between PowerSchool and Canvas, and how to access these tools.
Happy Friday! This week was another exciting week at DVD – and for our Seniors, it ended with fun and food: our 2nd Annual Multicultural Food Fair. This event is the culmination of a project done in the Ethnic Studies class at the end of their unit on identity. Students analyzed the importance of food as an expression of identity, and celebrated with a potluck where students shared appetizers, entrees and desserts important to their cultural background or ethnicity. See picture below!
Progressreports are being mailed home today, September 29th. The purpose of this 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.
If you do not receive a progress report in the mail by Friday, 10/6, please reach out by calling Da Vinci Design at 310-725-5800, or send an email Office Manager Maria Beltran at mbeltran@davincischools.org to request a digital progress report for your child.
School photos from DVD Picture Day have been uploaded for families to purchase here:
Students are sorted by Advisory so families can navigate to their child’s Advisory and make any purchases they’d like through the gallery.
See the Bell Schedule of Week 8 here:
Student Led Conferences Coming Soon!
This is a reminder that Student Led Conferences (SLCs) for Da Vinci Design students are happening on-campus and in-person Monday, Oct. 16th through Thursday, Oct. 19th. This is a time when all parents/guardians should expect to visit campus for a meeting with their child and one grade level teacher. We are excited to share that we are updating practices to keep meetings timely, to increase teacher involvement, and to launch a new biannual survey that is faster and easier to complete. Please check the blog next week for more SLC information and schedules.
Upcoming Events and Key Dates:
Friday, 9/29: Progress Reports Mailed Home
Tuesday, 10/3: Loyola Marymount University Rep Visit
10th Annual Mars Rover & Professional Society Expo
FREE STEM event for kids, students & adults!
To register, click here. Expo registration closes Sept. 29th! This is a free event with free Parking for all (must RSVP).
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023 Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PM Location: Hannon Courtyard Area at Loyola Marymont University
One LMU Drive
Westchester, CA 90045
At this event, you will:
Discover the latest Mars Rover Engineering & Science Results!
See a Rover Landing Site Scale Model, Hardware & Mockups
Limited STEM Focused Campus tours
PC-based Mars Rover & ISS Docking Simulators
Exhibit Tables from LA & OC Professional Societies
Closing Q&A and Free Raffle (“Space related”) Prizes!
This is an LA/OC-Area-Wide Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) outreach, where kids, students & adults are welcome!
For more information about these opportunities, please contact Ms. Crissel Rodriguez, Director of Real World Learning, at crodriguez@davincischools.org.
For a list of other current Real World Learning Opportunities, please click here.
