Hello DVS Families,
We are excited to announce that DVS families will have access to FREE college counseling and academic counseling this summer through our partners at Collegewise. These 15 minute appointments are available to all grade-levels and are tailored to answer questions specific to your post-secondary planning. Please click here or use the QR Code below to schedule your appointment.
And that’s a wrap! We had a wonderful last day of school yesterday and a Graduation ceremony this morning. As the 2023-2024 school year officially comes to a close, we’d like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you, parents, guardians, families, and community members. Your unwavering support this school year has been instrumental in our success, and we are truly grateful for it.
It was an honor to celebrate the Class of 2024 this morning. Congratulations to our DVS Class of 2024 Graduates! We wish you all the best in your next adventure in life. You are always welcome to come back “HOME” and visit! Graduation photos have been uploaded for families here – you may access and download them for FREE thanks to our incredible photographer Stacee Lianna: https://staceelianna.smugmug.com/DaVinciSchools/Da-Vinci-Science/
Monday, August 19th, is the first day of school for students in the 2024-2025 school year. We will see you in August!
From all of us at Da Vinci Science, we wish all of you a wonderful and safe summer break!
Last day of School:
Congratulations Class of 2024!
Hello Junior Families and happy last day of school! A friendly reminder that sign-ups for the College Essay Writing Workshop are still open. Students can use this link to sign up or the QR Code below. Please only sign up for one slot.
What: College Essay Writing Workshop
When: June 24th OR August 15th, time slots vary
Time commitment: 2 hours
Where: DVS Campus
Hosted by: Collegewise
Happy last week of school! And just like that, we are at the last few days of the 2023-2024 school year! It is so true that time flies when you’re having fun. This is especially true in our case, as DVS students have been working hard, learning tons, and building and creating new learning experiences together all year. We are so proud of all of our students.
We had a successful POL week this past week. Students did a fantastic job summarizing their learning, articulating their thinking, teaching a new skill, expressing their reflections and growth, and presenting their final research presentations. In addition, during extended learning room sessions, students learned more about the college application from UCLA ambassadors, discussed their leadership style and contributions to DVS school culture, participated in resume building and mock interview panels, received joy and mental health wellness from therapy dogs, and more! Thank you, students, staff, and community partners, for providing real-world learning experiences.
We are gearing up to send off and graduate the DVS Class of 2024! We had a wonderful time at Disneyland Grad Night 2024.
Week 38 Schedule: This is the last week of school! Please note the early dismissal time of 2:25 this week. The last day of school is Wednesday, June 5th.
Announcements & Reminders for Week 38:
Important Upcoming Dates:
Helpful Links:
9th Grade Park Day
Great week of POLs
Thank you Paws-to-Share!
Mental Health Awareness Month- Lunchtime Yoga with Dr. Taube!
Grad Night 2024
We had our last week of core instruction this week! The students did a great job presenting their final projects – Beats Project in Physics (9th grade), Chemistry of Coffee (10th grade), Biomimicry Prototypes (12th grade), and Civil Engineering Open House celebrating Tiny House 4.0! We are so proud of our student’s hard work and learning this school year. We still have a bit to go with POL week coming up.
We look forward to seeing our students’ Presentations of Learning! Parents are welcome and encouraged to see their student’s POL. We also planned Extended Learning Rooms on non-POL days, including learning activities such as resume building, hearing from college reps, interview skills, mental health workshops, school culture building workshops, Pawsitively Stress-Free Break (play or pet dogs from Paws-to-Share), and more. We expect and hope all students to be in attendance during POL week.
In observance of Memorial Day Weekend, there will be no school on Monday, 5/27. Thank you to all veterans who served and sacrificed to serve our country.
Announcements & Reminders for Week 37:
Week 37 Schedule:
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Hello Junior Families, We are excited to provide a College Essay Writing Workshop over the summer for the Class of 2025. Details are below. Students can use this link to sign up or the QR Code below. Please only sign up for one slot.
What: College Essay Writing Workshop
When: June 24th OR August 15th, time slots vary
Time commitment: 2 hours
Where: DVS Campus
Hosted by: Collegewise
Good afternoon DVS Families! Join us tomorrow, May 22nd as we welcome Kim Girard, an author and life coach, as she shares about how to best prepare students for freshmen year of college and how to recognize the early signs that your student might be struggling. The talk will be hosted in-person at DVS in the Galileo Room at 6 pm on Wednesday, 5/22.
We had a great week celebrating our Class of 2024 Seniors! Seniors enjoyed some sunshine and beach time at Senior Beach Day. They also had fun playing Dodgeball-seniors vs. staff and Volleyball-seniors vs. staff. Decision Day was so special as the whole school cheered on our seniors! The week ended with Soak a Senior during lunchtime. It was an awesome week of highlighting our amazing Class of 2024!
The end is near! There is only one more week of instruction before POL week. We are very proud of our students for making it thus far. We have a bit more to go and hope the rest of the school year finishes strong!
Announcements & Reminders for Week 36:
Week 36 Schedule:
Important Upcoming Dates:
Senior Awards Night:
Helpful Links:
Our community partner, South Bay Families Connected, offers our families a variety of youth wellness resources. For Mental Health Awareness Month, we feature their resource pages covering trending youth wellness topics on the minds of parents and caregivers:
Visit our own Da Vinci Families Connected page for more youth wellness resources from Da Vinci Schools and SBFC.
For authentic stories from parents and teens about their mental health journey and additional resources, read SBFC’s May Newsletter. Sign-up to receive this free and informative parenting publication.
Teachers and staff had a wonderful Teachers’ Appreciation Week! Thank you to all the parents and students who generously provided snacks, treats, breakfast, lunch, gift cards, and notes to keep our staff smiling and feeling all the warm and fuzzies all week long. We are fortunate to have such supportive DVS families.
Also this week, DVS seniors in the Biomedical Pathway visited Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professions. The students had access to the Swatek Anatomy Center, participating in a human cadaver lab to reinforce what they learned in their pathway classes; they received a lecture on embryology and explored the Shyock Embryology Museum, and they learned about various careers in the field of medicine. This is an experience they will take with them for a long time!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month- students enjoyed some de-stressing activities making bracelets today at lunch. We value the physical and mental health of all students. We encourage exercise, healthy eating habits, and talking with trusted adults and peers. Please reach out to a counselor or staff member if you feel you need mental health support.
Progress reports went out through the mail this week. Please be on the lookout for current grades through Canvas and/or PowerSchool as well as the paper copy of the progress report. There are three weeks left of instruction, we hope and expect students to finish the semester well!
Announcements & Reminders for Week 35:
Week 35 Schedule:
Important Upcoming Dates:
Helpful Links:
Teachers Appreciation Week – Thank you, DVS Parent Association
Mental Health Awareness Lunch Activity- Bracelet Making
Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professions Week
