Thank you for your interest in the Da Vinci Innovation Academy, a public charter school serving K-8 students in the South Bay of Los Angeles and neighboring communities. The Da Vinci Innovation Academy officially opened its doors on August 25, 2011, offering families a new approach to K-8 education that combines school-site instruction with home-based learning.

2012-2013 Innovation Academy Enrollment

We are currently accepting wait list applications for the 2012-2013 school year. For more information, please contact ia@davincischools.org.

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School and Family Collaborative Education

The Da Vinci Innovation Academy partners with families to provide a unique learning model where students can discover their passions and talents in a flexible and personalized learning environment.

The Model

2 Full Days (Grades K-8) - 2 days of project-based learning at school. Three days of family facilitated off-site learning. Families are the primary educators on non-classroom days and work collaboratively and in partnership with the classroom teacher on practice, preparation and extension work.

Program Highlights

* Home-School Partnership
* Project-Based Learning

* Personalized learning plans

* Rich, challenging and engaging content that accommodates diverse learning styles

* Multi-age grouping

* Small class sizes (16-20 in elementary, 20-26 in middle school)
* Compassionate communication

* Hands on, Minds-on Curriculum

* Learning-by-doing constructivist curriculum

* Opportunities for student voice and choice and personalization to reflect students' passions, interests and needs

* Curriculum preview meetings to address/discuss goals and ask questions
* Credentialed, experienced and dedicated teachers
* Distributive leadership

* Social Emotional curriculum that fosters community and personal development

* Building Habits of Heart and Mind

* Community of care and collaboration

* Public presentations of learning

* Mastery of "essential skills"

* 21st century learning and real-world problem solving

Memberships

Coalition of Essential Schools

California Charter Schools Association

California Consortium for Independent Study

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In The News
Da Vinci program blends homeschooling, classroom instruction
Daily Breeze | September 3, 2011

Da Vinci charter school in Hawthorne proposes K-8 school
Daily Breeze | January 24, 2011

Last updated: October 26, 2011