Da Vinci Communications

VISION:
Da Vinci Schools will be an environment in which informed, resourceful and reflective students become college-ready, career-prepared, and community-minded individuals who graduate from postsecondary programs to become productive members and respected leaders in the global community.

HISTORY:
Da Vinci Design and Da Vinci Science -- known as Da Vinci Schools -- opened in August 2009 as independent public charter high schools. Da Vinci Schools are managed by Wiseburn 21st Century Charter Schools, a nonprofit independently governed Local Education Agency authorized by the Wiseburn (K-8) School District and approved by the California Department of Education. Da Vinci Schools and the Wiseburn School District operate as two legal entities to take advantage of operating flexibilities and significant resources, but with one common purpose. Both organizations are fundamentally focused on providing an outstanding educational experience for the Wiseburn community and other families.

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.

In 2010, Da Vinci Schools received full accreditation by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC).

In August 2011, Da Vinci Schools opened the Da Vinci Innovation Academy, a dynamic new educational model for K-8 students that combines school-site instruction with home-based learning.

In 2013, Da Vinci Design and Da Vinci Science each were reaccredited by WASC for 6 years, the longest accreditation term the organization grants to any institution. Both schools are accredited through 2019.

In August 2013, Da Vinci Schools opened Da Vinci Communications, a new high school/college "hybrid" culminating in a high school diploma and an AA transfer degree that guarantees students junior standing at a UC or CSU campus.