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Da Vinci Design Students Win First Place at Houston Art Car Parade

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Da Vinci Design Students Win First Place at Houston Art Car Parade

Da Vinci Design’s Fine Arts Pathway students returned from Houston with a major achievement: earning the Top Car Award (one of three First Place honors) at the Houston Art Car Parade—one of the nation’s largest celebrations of creative vehicle design....

Carla Levenson Apr 28, 2026 Comments Disabled

Big Reveal at Da Vinci Design Exhibition Ignites Excitement for Houston Art Car Parade

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Big Reveal at Da Vinci Design Exhibition Ignites Excitement for Houston Art Car Parade

Da Vinci Design’s Art Car project hit a major milestone this week with an unforgettable reveal at DVD’s Exhibition Night, sparking a wave of excitement as the team prepares to head to Houston next month for the nationally renowned Houston Art Car...

Carla Levenson Mar 27, 2026 Comments Disabled

Da Vinci Design Seniors Shine at Annual Showcase

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Da Vinci Design Seniors Shine at Annual Showcase

On May 21st, Da Vinci Design celebrated its annual Senior Showcase at the picturesque WWOO Concrete Outdoor Kitchen and garden space in El Segundo. The evening was a vibrant celebration of community, creativity, and collaboration as friends, family, and...

Carla Levenson May 29, 2025 Comments Disabled

$Students Gain Powerful Presentation Skills in Semester-End POLs$

Students Gain Powerful Presentation Skills in Semester-End POLs

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Students Gain Powerful Presentation Skills in Semester-End POLs

For Da Vinci Communications senior Sophia Alexander, Presentations of Learning (POLs) are a reminder of the skills she has acquired since she started at Da Vinci as a 9th grader. “Every student, including me, can feel nervous or shy when presenting....

Emily Shapiro Dec 23, 2024 Comments Disabled

Showcasing Student Work at Exhibition Nights

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Showcasing Student Work at Exhibition Nights

We had another fantastic month of Exhibitions at Da Vinci Connect TK-8 and Da Vinci Connect High, as well as a grade-level exhibition at Da Vinci Design. During Exhibition Night, families and our community come together to publicly witness and celebrate...

Carla Levenson Dec 25, 2023 Comments Disabled

Da Vinci Design Senior Projects and Showcase

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Da Vinci Design Senior Projects and Showcase

Da Vinci’s graduating seniors are closing out the school year with final Presentations of Learning where they reflect on their learning and growth over the past four years. At Da Vinci Design, seniors completed a six-week capstone project culminating...

Carla Levenson Jun 05, 2023 Comments Disabled

Mentoring Student Entrepreneurs at Da Vinci Design

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Mentoring Student Entrepreneurs at Da Vinci Design

Eleventh and 12th grade students from the Da Vinci Design Entrepreneurship pathway recently participated in a three-month mentorship program with BUILD culminating in a Diversity Design Challenge. As an entrepreneurship program for high school students,...

Emily Shapiro Jan 11, 2023 Comments Disabled

Learning by Doing: There’s a Content Explosion at Da Vinci Communications

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Learning by Doing: There’s a Content Explosion at Da Vinci Communications

Everywhere you look these days, companies and audiences are clamoring for new digital content. Viewers are hooked watching content at home and on their mobile devices. Content is king, but who knew the king would be so demanding? Students in the Media...

Emily Shapiro Dec 14, 2021 Comments Disabled

Honoring Changemakers and Each Other During Exhibition Week

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Honoring Changemakers and Each Other During Exhibition Week

Last week, Da Vinci Connect’s TK-8th grade students participated in virtual Exhibition events! During these unusual times, it was important for our community to honor and make space for the learning and projects with which students have engaged throughout...

Carla Levenson Dec 16, 2020 Comments Disabled

Project Focus: Boards Across Borders

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Project Focus: Boards Across Borders

How can we make a difference in the lives of teens who are going through the refugee, migrant, immigrant experience? Da Vinci Design 9th grade students used this question as a lens in each of their classes to study the lives and journeys of people going...

Carla Levenson Dec 13, 2019 Comments Disabled

DVC Students Deliver Bold TED-style Talks

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DVC Students Deliver Bold TED-style Talks

We are still in awe thinking about the DVCed Talks that were given last week by 24 9th graders at Da Vinci Communications. The short, powerful talks were modeled after the popular TED Talks, designed to inspire ideas, creativity and conversation around...

Carla Levenson Dec 12, 2019 Comments Disabled

Da Vinci Connect Science Showcase

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Da Vinci Connect Science Showcase

Da Vinci Connect students were recently invited to share their knowledge on all things science at the Da Vinci Connect FAN Science Showcase! It was a great opportunity for our K-8 students to deep dive into a project of their choice during homeschool...

Emily Shapiro Nov 21, 2019 Comments Disabled

Exhibition Nights at Da Vinci Schools

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Exhibition Nights at Da Vinci Schools

We invite you to join us for Exhibition Nights this week when students from Da Vinci Design, Da Vinci Communications and Da Vinci Science publicly present their projects from the semester. Exhibition Nights are a great way to see Da Vinci’s real-world,...

Carla Levenson Nov 18, 2019 Comments Disabled

Project Reclaim: Da Vinci’s Waste Reduction Program

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Project Reclaim: Da Vinci’s Waste Reduction Program

By Jordan Pruitt (’21) and Ethan Barragán (’20) The students of the Da Vinci Communications Strategic Communications pathway just launched a new marketing campaign, Reclaim, to help our community reduce waste. Our mission is to show how the...

Emily Shapiro Nov 14, 2019 Comments Disabled

Getting Ready for the New School Year

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Getting Ready for the New School Year

While most of Da Vinci’s students are savoring the final few days of summer, Da Vinci teachers and school leaders are back at their schools engaged in collaborative planning and preparation for the upcoming school year. Da Vinci educators participate...

Carla Levenson Aug 15, 2019 Comments Disabled

Da Vinci Connect Students Learn About Philanthropy First-Hand

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Da Vinci Connect Students Learn About Philanthropy First-Hand

Middle school students will accept donations of hygiene products from March 4-19 to help the homeless. Students in Da Vinci Connect’s 5th – 8th grade Collaborative workshops are looking outside of themselves this semester and making an impact...

Emily Shapiro Mar 06, 2019 Comments Disabled

DVX Students Gain Project Management Skills Through Innovative Collaborations as Independent Contractors

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DVX Students Gain Project Management Skills Through Innovative Collaborations as Independent Contractors

A youth lens on a modern project yields innovative solutions and diverse insights. DVX students have been collaborating remotely as independent contractors with companies throughout Los Angeles this semester. In October, students participated in a “project...

Emily Shapiro Dec 13, 2018 Comments Disabled

DV Connect Students Explore the Life and Work of Leonardo da Vinci in Real-World Projects

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DV Connect Students Explore the Life and Work of Leonardo da Vinci in Real-World Projects

Students at Da Vinci Connect (formerly Da Vinci Innovation Academy) launched into the new year with projects reflecting a school-wide focus on Leonardo da Vinci, the great artist, scientist and inventor who learned by doing through experiences and active...

Emily Shapiro Nov 29, 2018 Comments Disabled

DVC Seniors Argue Civil Liberties Cases in Moot Court Project

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DVC Seniors Argue Civil Liberties Cases in Moot Court Project

By Ethan Cusick, DVC Class of 2019 The 12th grade students of Da Vinci Communications recently tackled a project in their government class to argue a case before a panel of nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court (a collection of students and teachers)...

Carla Levenson Nov 07, 2018 Comments Disabled

Da Vinci Designers Explore Their Personal Passions Through Digital Media Projects

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Da Vinci Designers Explore Their Personal Passions Through Digital Media Projects

Da Vinci Design seniors are cultivating their personal interests and passions into a marketable brand for their first semester exhibition project, Innovating Success. The questions driving this real-world project are “What am I passionate about and...

Carla Levenson Nov 08, 2018 Comments Disabled

The Art & Science of a Rock Opera

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The Art & Science of a Rock Opera

DVIA middle school students recently participated in an interdisciplinary project that focused on the history of science culminating in a Rock Opera that told the story of the Scientific Revolution. In humanities, students focused on the history of science...

Carla Levenson Dec 21, 2017 Comments Disabled

Tiny House Project Brings Together Da Vinci Students, Staff, Mentors, Industry & Higher Ed Partners

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Tiny House Project Brings Together Da Vinci Students, Staff, Mentors, Industry & Higher Ed Partners

The Civil Engineering and Architecture class at Da Vinci Science held its final gathering on June 25, a banquet celebration to hand over the keys to the tiny house they built for Da Vinci RISE High and to honor the contributions of the students, staff,...

Carla Levenson Jun 29, 2018 Comments Disabled

DVX Students Partner With Companies On Real World Projects

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DVX Students Partner With Companies On Real World Projects

Da Vinci Extension students are learning to thrive in the gig economy. As part of students’ internship experience, several companies came to Da Vinci for a Project Consult Kickoff event on Tuesday, October 10th to task students with a real world six-week...

admin Oct 16, 2017 Comments Disabled

Project Pitch Panel

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Project Pitch Panel

When Da Vinci teachers design student projects, they don’t do it alone. On Tuesday, industry professionals from a variety of sectors offered feedback on real world connections for upcoming projects. 72andSunny, Belkin International, Northrop Grumman,...

admin Aug 10, 2017 Comments Disabled

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