Campus and Location

Da Vinci Schools are located in the South Bay of Los Angeles at the corners of El Segundo, Hawthorne, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach, in close proximity to leading aerospace and high tech companies, design firms, and major universities.

Administrators
Dr. Matthew Wunder, Executive Director
Dr. Nicole Tempel Assisi, Da Vinci Innovation Academy Principal
Colleen O'Boyle, Da Vinci Design Principal
Steve Wallis, Da Vinci Science Principal

Nathan Barrymore, Da Vinci High School/University "Hybrid"

Type of School

Public, free college-preparatory charter schools, grades K-12
Open to all students in California, regardless of district boundaries
Da Vinci Innovation Academy (K-8)
Da Vinci Design High School
Da Vinci Science High School
Da Vinci High School/University "Hybrid" (Opening August 2013)

Established

2009

Faculty

Innovation Academy - 16
Design - 23
Science- 30

3 National Board Certified Teachers

Enrollment (2012-13)

Innovation Academy - 270
Design - 525
Science - 546

Key Statistics

* Our students come from 80 different zip codes (2012-13)

* 98% graduation rate (Class of 2012)
* 98% of students successfully completed their "a-g" requirements for admission to a UC or CSU school (Class of 2012)

* 87% accepted to 4-year universities (Class of 2012)

* 97% daily high school attendance rate during the 2011-2012 school year -- our students love to be here!

Distinctive Features

* A "learn by doing" project-based curriculum focused at the intersection of college-preparatory and real-world readiness
* Strategic public-private partnerships with local industry to help us define the knowledge, skills and social intelligence needed to succeed in the 21st century workplace
* Small and personalized learning environment
* Cutting-edge technology
* Internships
* Early College program where students take college classes on campus for college credit while they simultaneously earn their high school diploma
* The Da Vinci Innovation Academy (K-8), opened in August 2011, combines school-site instruction with home-based learning

Accreditation + Certification

Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC)
Project Lead The Way National Certification (Da Vinci Science)

Memberships

Coalition of Essential Schools

California Charter Schools Association

California Consortium for Independent Study