Hello Da Vinci Connect Families,

Happy Veteran's Day and thank you to every service member in our community for your service!

We also want to wish everyone who celebrates a Happy Diwali! We found this awesome lesson plan from the Immigrant History Initiative + MaistoryBook based on this read loud of Binny's Diwali by Thrity Umrigar!

Our staff spent yesterday's Professional Development Day with our Connect HS peers diving into program-wide data and drafting Chapter 3 of our WASC report. If you don't know, WASC is the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, which is a world renowned accreditation organization for schools. Accreditation means a school is focused on setting a mission and goals for its learners. The school is student-oriented and examines student performance continuously, accepting objective evaluation from a team of outside peer professionals trained by ACS WASC. The school also maintains a qualified faculty within an effectively organized school, and it collaboratively assesses the quality of its educational programs on a regular basis, making plans for the future.

We are proud to be a K-12 WASC accredited program! This year we are in our self-study year, which means we are spending the year reviewing our practices, gathering feedback from all stakeholders, and presenting our program to a panel of WASC visitors during a 3 day visit in May, who will then share with us our continued accreditation status and any action items we may need to reflect on further to ensure the success of our program. If this is of interest to you, we will spend a little time discussing WASC during our next Parent Advisory Committee meeting in December!

Enjoy the Long Weekend and we can't wait to see you at the Fall Festival on Wednesday!

Kaitlin (she/her) and Robin (she/her)

Da Vinci Schools Enrollment Season for 24-25 School Year!

Opens 11/1

If you have a family member or friend interested in applying to any of the Da Vinci Schools for the next school year, let them know that our application opens on 11/1! More info can be found on our enrollment page. This also applies if you are a current family and would like to enroll an additional child!

*This does not impact currently enrolled students, EXCEPT for graduating 8th graders--8th grade students MUST submit an application for Da Vinci High Schools in order to be considered for enrollment

Make-up Photo Day + School ID cards

Make up Photo Day is 11/15 from 2:30-3:30pm on campus

If your student missed school photo day, please plan to come to campus for your student's photograph! These photographs are available for purchase, included in the yearbook, and used for printing Student IDs!

Speaking of Student IDs--they will be going home with students this week for everyone who took a school photo already! These IDs are important and should be used by students to access our meal services. Help them practice keeping their ID in a safe space!

The Willows Community School Speakers Series! AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life

Thursday 11/16 at 7:00pm

You can find more info about this event and the Willows Speaker's Series HERE!

FAN Annual Rhythm Event: Fall Festival

Wednesday, November 15th from 3:30-5:30pm

We'd like to invite you to join the planning committee for our next annual rhythm event: the Fall Festival! If you are interested and available, we'd love for you to join us in creating a few activities and experiences for our community to enjoy at this wonderful 'Harvest Season' cultural celebration. How does your family celebrate the harvest season? 

Click HERE to view the ==> Participation Sign-Up!

Please email our Activities Coordinator, Jahmal, at jdurham@davincischools.org for more details or to join the committee!

Middle School Leadership Seminar Call for Donations!

Now through 12/1

In community service, students are asking for donations for the Marine Mammal Care Center and the SPCALA animal shelter. For the Marine Mammal Care Center we are asking for paper towels, disinfecting bleach, small, medium, and large nitrile gloves. For the SPCALA animal shelter we are asking for cat/dog food, blankets, new pet toys, and dog and cat treats. All donations can be put in a box in the front office of Da Vinci Connect k-8 and the deadline is December 1st. Thank you.