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Da Vinci Schools operate four small, college-preparatory K-12 public charter schools located at the corners of Hawthorne, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach in Los Angeles, California, United States, in close proximity to leading aerospace and high tech companies, design firms, and major universities. Da Vinci Schools are dedicated to preparing students for college completion and 21st century jobs through an interdisciplinary real-world, project-based "learn by doing" curriculum that exceeds state content standards and California's "a-g" university admissions requirements. Da Vinci signature programs and practices include: a small and personalized learning environment where every student is known, seen and valued; strategic public-private partnerships with many industry, higher-ed, and education innovator leaders; a Work Experience Program in which high school students gain on-the-job, real-world work experience; and an Early College Program in which students take college classes for credit (at no cost to families) while they simultaneously earn their high school diploma. Established in 2009 as independently governed and operated charter schools, Da Vinci Schools have earned a reputation for hands-on learning and a new public-private partnership model where industry helps to define the real-world skill sets needed to prepare students for jobs in today's global economy. Dr. David Brown, the former executive director of the WASC Accrediting Commission, said "Da Vinci Schools are among the very finest I've seen." In 2010, California's top educator, former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, said Da Vinci Schools should be a "model for other public schools in the state." 〔http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_14184046?IADID=Search-www.dailybreeze.com-www.dailybreeze.com〕 The Los Angeles Times reported that Da Vinci Schools offer a teaching model that would make Leonardo da Vinci proud.〔Landsberg, Mitchell. (), "Los Angeles Times",December 29, 2009.〕 Ninety-eight (98%) of Da Vinci graduates have completed the necessary coursework for admission to a University of California or Cal State campus. Da Vinci graduates have been accepted to every UC and CSU, and to Stanford, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, Purdue, USC, LMU, and many other prestigious private and public universities across the nation. During the 2014-15 school year, Da Vinci Schools served approximately 1,375 students from 82 different zip codes. Da Vinci Schools are fully accredited by the (Western Association of Schools & Colleges ) (WASC) and are a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools. ==History== Da Vinci Schools opened in August 2009 as independently governed and operated charter high schools serving children from the Wiseburn community and beyond.〔http://www.tbrnews.com/articles/2009/09/04/el_segundo_news/news15.txt〕 Da Vinci Schools are a nonprofit independently governed Local Education Agency authorized by the (Wiseburn Unified School District ) and approved by the California Department of Education. The name Da Vinci Schools was suggested by students in an ideation workshop in 2008 because Leonardo da Vinci has often been described as the archetypal Renaissance artist, scientist and engineer who learned by doing. Admission to Da Vinci Schools is by lottery pursuant to California charter law. Students who reside within the Wiseburn community are guaranteed admission to attend Da Vinci's high schools as Da Vinci Communications, Da Vinci Design, and Da Vinci Science serve as the community's "home" high schools. In 2011, Da Vinci Design moved to 12501 S. Isis Avenue, Hawthorne, CA, to accommodate the growing student body. The location of the original school was used to expand the Da Vinci Science, as well as to make room for its newest school, Da Vinci Innovation Academy (K-8). In August 2011, Da Vinci Schools opened the Da Vinci Innovation Academy, a "homeschool hybrid model" for K-8 students combining school-site instruction with home-based learning. Da Vinci Communications high school opened in 2013 funded in part by a Next Generation Learning Challenges grant funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundations, and by Northrop Grumman, Chevron, and two private foundations. Da Vinci Communications will offer students an optional fifth year of high school (known as "Da Vinci Extension") providing students with the opportunity to complete up to one year of their UC/CSU lower division general education requirements through UCLA Extension. Da Vinci Schools are fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges through June 2019. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Da Vinci Schools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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