Project-Based Learning

Why Project-Based Learning?

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Project-Based Learning

Why Project-Based Learning?

For junior Max Townsend who is in the Computer Science pathway at Da Vinci Communications, project-based learning is the ideal curriculum model that allows him time to explore his interests while gaining valuable knowledge and skills that will serve him...

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Carla Levenson Nov 26, 2024 Comments Disabled

Da Vinci Connect Hosts UCLA Math Project

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Da Vinci Connect Hosts UCLA Math Project

This month, Da Vinci Connect TK-8 hosted two days of on-site learning for the UCLA Math Project Learning Lab Sessions! Fourteen educators from district and charter schools across the Southern California area engaged in collaborative workshops that explored...

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Emily Shapiro Nov 25, 2024 Comments Disabled

Celebrating Student Learning and Growth at Exhibition Nights

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Community, Project-Based Learning, Student Life

Celebrating Student Learning and Growth at Exhibition Nights

We are so proud of our students for showcasing their learning and growth at this month’s Exhibition Nights at Da Vinci Communications, Da Vinci Connect, and Da Vinci Design. Exhibitions provide all Da Vinci students in grades TK-12 with a unique platform...

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Emily Shapiro Nov 25, 2024 Comments Disabled

Project Booktalk: Fostering a Love for Reading (and Writing) at Da Vinci Design & Beyond

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Project Booktalk: Fostering a Love for Reading (and Writing) at Da Vinci Design & Beyond

Da Vinci Design students are rediscovering the joys of reading through Project Booktalk, a project-based learning initiative that not only inspires a love for books, but also gives students a voice beyond the classroom. Through their participation, students...

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Emily Shapiro Oct 30, 2024 Comments Disabled

Garden-Based Learning at Da Vinci Connect TK-8

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Garden-Based Learning at Da Vinci Connect TK-8

What first started as a food system project in Core 4 at Da Vinci Connect TK-8, has turned into a school-wide garden initiative with hands-on real-world learning opportunities for all students in an exciting outdoor classroom. A community partnership...

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Emily Shapiro Sep 27, 2024 Comments Disabled

Da Vinci Design Celebrates Students in their First-Ever Presentation of Learning (POL) Excellence Awards

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Project-Based Learning, Student Life

Da Vinci Design Celebrates Students in their First-Ever Presentation of Learning (POL) Excellence Awards

On February 2, 2024, Da Vinci Design hosted their first-ever Presentation of Learning (POL) Excellence Awards Breakfast to honor and celebrate 11 Designers who went above and beyond in their POLs last semester. Designers’ families were invited to attend...

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Emily Shapiro Feb 29, 2024 Comments Disabled

Presentations of Learning: Students Gain Powerful Presentation Skills While Reflecting on Their Academic Learning and Growth

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Project-Based Learning, Student Life

Presentations of Learning: Students Gain Powerful Presentation Skills While Reflecting on Their Academic Learning and Growth

Presentations of Learning, known as POLs, are a tradition at Da Vinci Schools beginning in Transitional Kindergarten. All students in grades TK-12 prepare and deliver POLs at the end of each semester or academic year to “show what they know” in front...

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Carla Levenson Dec 23, 2023 Comments Disabled

Exhibition Nights Showcase Real-World Learning in Action

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Project-Based Learning, Student Life

Exhibition Nights Showcase Real-World Learning in Action

At Da Vinci Schools, so many of our practices are about creating hands-on learning experiences for students where they can connect the content learned in the classroom to real-world skills that they can build upon day-after-day in school, and use later...

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Emily Shapiro Nov 29, 2023 Comments Disabled