Hello DVS families, Thank you to all the families and students who attended our Answering the Biggest College Admissions Questions: Academics, Internships, STEM and more workshop yesterday. Here are the presentation slides.
You may also contact Ian Parker from CollegeWise if you have follow-up questions: iparker@collegewise.com
Week 32 Schedule & Updates
We are very grateful to our staff and students for all their hard work and dedication to making our school the best for students. Every week is filled with thoughtful classroom activities, project-based learning, community outreach, and real-world learning through field trips and guest speakers. We encourage students to keep striving and heed every learning opportunity that suits their interests!
This past week, students from Ms. Jessi’s Aviation seminar visited Torrance Airport (KTOA) where they had an opportunity to tour the control tower to learn about what it takes to become an air traffic controller, visited a flight school to talk to instructors and current students, and most excitingly everyone had a chance to put their flight training to the test by flying in the left seat as student pilot in command. That’s right…students flew real airplanes!
Medical Interventions seniors visited the LA Zoo to get ideas for their Capstone Project. This year, seniors are learning about biomimicry, and innovating biomedical designs inspired by nature. The visit to the LA Zoo gave our seniors inspiration from what nature has already designed and perfected through millions of years of evolution and adaptation. Students will partner with a professor and student mentors from Cal Poly SLO on their final design project.
Students from our Robotics Team, the Vitruvian Bots, and SWE (Society of Women in Engineering) volunteered their time to share the love of STEM with younger kids at Washington Elementary School’s STEAM Night. Team 4201 showcased their robot, Forte, and entertained and impressed families by having the robot “play catch” with them. SWE students engaged students in hands-on learning by showing how chemicals mixed with cold water and color dye can coagulate to form fun and safe jelly-like substances to play with. DVS students did a great job making an impact on the broader community!
Announcements & Reminders for Week 32:
This week’s schedule:
Neurodiversity Week:
Aviation Seminar- Flying at Torrance Airport
Vitruvian Bots representing at Washington Elementary STEAM Night:
SWE representing at Washington Elementary STEAM Night:
Important Upcoming Dates:
Helpful Links:
DVS had a very eventful week! Students did a great job with MAP testing and SBAC testing this week. We also had meaningful team bonding activities with led by Fulcrum. With the theme of “Team Building and Communication,” 9th grade built towers from straws, put together boats and raced them, and played other fun communication games together. With the theme of “Overcoming Challenges Together,” Team 11 had an active scavenger hunt throughout downtown LA and enjoyed solving problems and completing their tasks together. Students had a great time on their Fulcrum Days.
11th graders also got a taste of college life in their college visits to LMU and USC. DVS Alumni served as their tour guides and it was so special to see successful DVS Alumni sharing their college experiences with our current students.
We also had our wonderful mentors from Rock the Street, Wall Street. Rock the Street, Wall Street is a non-profit organization that partners with schools to inspire future generations of women to consider careers in business and finance. Cetera provided eight female mentors who held financial literacy lessons and workshops throughout the year. Thank you, Rock the Street, Wall Street and Cetera!
Week 31 Announcements & Reminders:
Week 31 Schedule:
Important Upcoming Dates:
Helpful Links:
9th Grade Fulcrum Day- Tower Building
11th Grade Fulcrum Day DLTA Scavenger Hunt
Rock the Street, Wall Street Mentors from Cetera
College Visit – LMU
College Visit – USC
Join us for Physics Game Day!
Hello DVS families, Thank you to all the families and students who attended our How to Choose the Right Major and Explore your Interests workshop on Monday. Here are the presentation slides.
You may also contact Kate Strzelecki from CollegeWise if you have follow-up questions: KateS@collegewise.com
Hello DVS Families! We hope you had a wonderful Spring Break. Please join us TONIGHT, April 8th at 5pm for How to Choose the Right Major and Explore your Interests: A workshop presented by CollegeWise. RSVP here
Upcoming Event
Answering the Biggest College Admissions Questions: Academics, Internships, STEM and more. Workshop presented by CollegeWise. Monday, April 22th, 5:00pm-6:00pm. RSVP here.
We hope to see you tonight! Please contact Ms. Marquez, College and Career Counselor if you have any questions:
Welcome Back! We hope all families had a wonderful Spring Break. We look forward to welcoming students back to school tomorrow, Monday, April 8th.
Before the break, the Houseplants 101 Seminar visited the Dodgers Stadium Botanic Gardens where they learned about soil quality, propagation, careers in horticulture, and what it takes to care for the only MLB stadium with a botanic garden designation.
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) students participated in the DV Connect STEAM Carnival on March 27th. They represented chemical engineering with popping boba, biomedical engineering by simulating healthy lungs vs. smoker’s lungs, and mechanical engineering by building claws to get trash out of the ocean.
We are grateful for real-world learning experiences and community outreach events. We have a very busy and eventful remainder of the semester and we are looking forward to finishing the semester well!
A lot is happening this week!
Week 30 Announcements & Reminders:
Week 30 Schedule (4/8-4/12):
Important Upcoming Dates:
Helpful Links:
Horticulture Seminar- Field Trip to Dodgers Stadium Botanic Gardens
SWE Outreach Event at DV Connect STEAM Night
Thank you for an amazing Exhibition Night! Seeing the whole school and community together celebrating student work was wonderful! From toy manufacturing to CPR training to democracy in action and poetry, to energy conservation games and Kickstarter projects, to robots, welding, and more, we are proud of all the hard work students put into their projects. Students did a great job sharing their skills and learning with the community.
We hope all DVS students and families enjoy the day off tomorrow in honor of Cesar Chavez Day and have a wonderful Spring Break. The school office will be closed during Spring Break. We hope students can get some rest and enjoy time with loved ones. School will resume on Monday, April 8th. Happy Spring Break!
Thank you for a wonderful week of SLCs! We always enjoy seeing and interacting with DVS families. Thank you for the great conversations about students’ learning and growing. We look forward to a fruitful remainder of the semester.
We also wanted to celebrate and congratulate our Vitruvian Bots. Last weekend, we had the honor of hosting FRC Los Angeles Regionals on our campus. We ended qualification rounds in rank 6, a testament to our robot performance. We were the team captains for Alliance 5 and made it to the semi-finals. The Vitruvian Bots are also very proud to report that we won the Innovation in Controls Award! Our team worked hard to ensure our robot could incorporate sensors, vision, and shoot-on-the move capabilities. Although we did not win the regional, we are very proud of all the hard work and dedication our students have put into the season. Team 4201 will continue to work together to keep learning, growing, creating, engineering, and having fun!
This week is DVS Exhibition Week! Students are excited to showcase their projects and learnings from this year. Exhibition Night will be this Tuesday, March 26th from 5:30-8:00pm. We welcome all families and community guests to celebrate with our students.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Week 29 Announcements & Reminders:
Week 29 Schedule: This is a 4-day week. In honor of Cesar Chavez Day, there is no school on Friday, 3/29.
Important Upcoming Dates:
Helpful Links:
Exhibition Night this Tuesday!
DV Trades Fair:
LA Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition:
DVS had a super fun and action-packed week! A big thank you to our School Leadership Team for putting together our first DVS Davinchella this past Thursday. Students showcased their singing, dancing, and henna art talents, and were rockstars! Students also shared their interest in various clubs and engaged in fun activities such as dodgeball, table tennis, role-playing games, dungeon experiences, and more!
The Los Angeles Regional (LAR) First Robotics Competition is happening now on campus! Da Vinci is proud to host this LAR event for various FRC teams around the world. Robotics students have been working very hard the past few weeks making adjustments and new additions to our robot, Forte! The event is open to the public, feel free to come cheer on our Vitruvian Bots this Saturday and Sunday (3/16 and 3/17)! We wish Team 4201 the best of luck and are proud of our team for being gracious hosts to the community. Go Bots!
We are also very proud to announce that Da Vinci Science has been recognized as a California Distinguished School for 2024! Schools were selected to demonstrate excellence and growth in academic achievement and ensure a positive school climate. Schools were selected for exceptional student performance based on achieving exemplary performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and math, reducing suspensions, and demonstrating high graduation rates. Our students and staff work continue to work hard to meet the needs of all learners for positive outcomes and engaging learning experiences. We are grateful for the continued support from our families, industry partners, and the community.
Week 28 Announcements & Reminders:
Week 28 Schedule: Due to SLCs, students will be dismissed at 2:25pm every day next week.
Important Upcoming Dates:
Helpful Links:
Davincella!
Hello DVS Junior Families,
TONIGHT we welcome DVS junior families to join us from 5pm-6pm for their 11th grade College Planning Information Session. Click here to reserve your spot or use the QR Code below:
All students and parents/guardians are welcome! Please contact Ms. Marquez, College and Career Counselor, if you have any questions: fmarquez@davincischools.org
We hope to see you tonight!