2023 USC Bovard Scholars application is now open!
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South Bay Connected Resources
Our youth wellness partner, South Bay Families Connected, invites you to connect with their free and accessible online parent and guardian resources to help provide you and your children with self-care and greater connection this holiday season. Below are resources featured this month:
- New Blog: Unplug and Reconnect This Holiday Break – Holiday activities to foster connection
- Mindful Parenting
- Empathy and Compassion
- Social Skills and Connection
- Healthy Relationships
For resources created for students, visit the SBFC Virtual Teen Center where a wide variety of mental health and wellness topics are covered. To see more youth wellness resources provided by Da Vinci Schools and SBFC, please visit Da Vinci Schools Families Connected.
Connect HS Last Week
Thank you Connect High Families for a wonderful Fall Semester. Being able to end the year watching students showcase what they have learned and their talents through our Exhibition Nights was truly memorable. We appreciate the support and encouragement as our students participate in Da Vinci signature practices, such as Exhibition, Student-Led Conferences and Presentations of Learning (all of which will take place in the Spring).
The last day for students on campus will be Thursday 12/15 (tomorrow 12/13 is the LAST day for our T/F cohort), and tomorrow 12/13 is also the due date for Learning Log #2.
School will resume on January 9, 2023, have a restful winter break.
Announcements from Real World Learning Director (12.7.2022)
For students interested in leadership opportunities:
The Metaverse Leadership Learning Academy is an initiative where students from LA County ages 14 to 18 years (high school students) have an opportunity to participate in a free 6-week Metaverse course and receive a certification. The Academy will be open to only the top 100 applicants across Los Angeles. To learn more, click here.
For students interested in art:
Indivisible Arts, a non-profit organization dedicated to arts youth programming in Hermosa Beach, is offering scholarships for students who want to attend their programs. To apply for their scholarship, please click here.
For students interested in exploring career options:
Applications are now open for the Airport Police Youth Cadet Program. This program helps instill leadership, academic excellence, life skills, and discipline into its participants. The program also seeks to empower students into maximizing their personal, scholastic, and life potential as well as providing early insight into what a career in law enforcement would be like at the Los Angeles International Airport. In order to join the cadet program a person must be between the ages of 13 and 17, maintain a 2.5-grade point average, have no serious criminal record, obtain a medical examination, and complete the cadet academy. The program is free. Participants do not have to be interested in law enforcement as a career to be part of the program. To learn more and apply, click here.
For more information, please contact Crissel Rodriguez, Director of Real World Learning, at crodriguez@davincischools.org.
Attention Senior Families!
Hello Senior Families! I want to share an update:
While the November 30 priority deadline has passed, some CSU campuses have extended their Cal State application deadlines for freshman applicants. Deadline extensions may range from mid-December to end of January. If students are still interested in applying to CSU campuses, please review the Application Dates & Deadlines page for more information on which campuses are still open and their deadlines. Some campus deadline extensions are major specific, so please review details by clicking on “See Notice”.
If you have any questions or need help, please stop by or email Erin: eknott@davincischools.org
Swim Try Outs coming up!
Swim Try-Outs!
2023 Spring Season Tryouts
Boys and Girls
December 6 & 7
4:30 – 6 p.m.
You must be present for both tryout dates.
Minimum requirements for tryouts:
Should be able to swim all 4 strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle)
Should be able to swim at least 200 yards without stopping (8 laps)
Time trials will be held during tryouts. Fastest times make the team.
New and returning swimmers need to try out.
For more information, please contact: Coach Tina Hannouche channouche@davincischools.org
Community Service Club opportunity
The community service club is looking for volunteers to help clean up the campus. You will be tasked with picking up trash, dusting, cleaning counter tops, and whatever else you see a need for. This will be held on December 5th and December 9th organized in Learning Space 3. To account for your participation you will receive a ticket from designated teachers. If you are interested please fill out this quick google form! Thank you!
Schedule a meeting with Connect HS’s Real World Learning coordinator!
Need a work permit? Need help with a job application? Need some career guidance or would you like an internship? Scan the QR code below and schedule a meeting with our Real World Learning coordinator Tori Grafeman!
Health Alert
Los Angeles County and Da Vinci Schools are experiencing extremely high respiratory infections among students and staff including Flu, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV and COVID-19. Please test for COVID if your student is experiencing respiratory symptoms.
Please do not send children to school if they are sick with acute symptoms (fever, productive or new cough, diarrhea/vomiting). Some of the cold and respiratory symptoms can linger for some time unfortunately. We encourage students to stay home when acutely ill and for those who are on the mend, who are able to get good sleep and have a typical appetite and energy level to return to school. Please continue to report all absences to the school office via phone or email.
Please continue to report all positive COVID cases, including during Thanksgiving break to school nurse Emily Green egreen@davincischools.org. We will then provide return guidance. General isolation instructions are to isolate for a minimum of 5 days from positive test or symptom onset and then return to school after a negative test on day 6-10. No student needs to be isolated for longer than 10 days.
COVID tests are available in all health offices, please encourage students to pick up a COVID test prior to break to support any holiday testing needs as holiday breaks approach.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is strongly encouraging the following preventive measures:
- Frequent hand washing including before meals, after restroom use, after handling tissues
- Consider the use of masks indoors, with holiday gatherings or when in a group setting
- Coughs and sneezes should be covered with a tissue or sleeve, not hands
- Tissues should be properly disposed of in trash receptacles
- Avoid physical contact and sharing utensils with anyone who is exhibiting symptoms of an illness
- Get Influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations if eligible
Families should seek medical attention immediately if:
- Their child is having difficulty breathing
- Their child is showing signs of dehydration (no urine in 8 hours, no tears when crying)
- Their child has a persistently high fever, or is looking/acting very sick or lethargic
Take good care!
Dr. Emily Green, Director of Health Services