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Our Ways of Being

  • We are a family.

  • We believe in students being heard.  Their ideas matter. 

  • We teach positive conflict resolution skills. 

  • We believe that how we learn is as important as what we learn. 

  • We emphasize collaborative learning and outside the box thinking.  Students are not here to “to be at school” but to enhance their lives.

  • We teach metacognitive reflection and ensure students are in a mental space to take in new information by making sure their needs are met

  • We value intrinsic motivation and know that rewards and punishments are not the best course of action.

  • We respect all people (students, families, staff) as whole people, not just as people in an academic environment. 

  • We identify the needs and feelings of those around us and offer support accordingly. 

  • We believe in students building their own knowledge in hands-on, multisensory, collaborative and dynamic ways. 

  • We know it is important for students to have an authentic audience. 

  • We understand that behavior is not random but tied to an issue that needs nurturing. 

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

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* Home-School Partnership
* Project-Based Learning

* Personalized learning plans

* Rich, challenging and engaging content that accommodates diverse learning styles

* Multi-age grouping

* Small class sizes (16-20 in elementary, 20-26 in middle school)
* Compassionate communication

* Hands on, Minds-on Curriculum

* Learning-by-doing constructivist curriculum

* Opportunities for student voice and choice and personalization to reflect students' passions, interests and needs

* Curriculum preview meetings to address/discuss goals and ask questions
* Credentialed, experienced and dedicated teachers
* Distributive leadership

* Social Emotional curriculum that fosters community and personal development

* Building Habits of Heart and Mind

* Community of care and collaboration

* Public presentations of learning

* Mastery of "essential skills"

* 21st century learning and real-world problem solving

Program Highlights

What makes DVIA unique? 

The Da Vinci Innovation Academy partners with families to provide a unique learning model where students can discover their passions and talents in a flexible and personalized learning environment. 

The Model

DVIA offers grades K-8 and students attend school on either Mondays AND Thursdays OR Tuesdays AND Fridays with option Enrichment classes on Wednesdays.  At-school learning is project-based. At-home learning (also called family facilitated off-site learning) focuses on English Language Arts, math and extracurricular activities. Families are the primary educators on non-classroom days.

 

Why Homeschool? 

Our families choose DVIA and homeschooling for many, many reasons.  Here are a few they report: 

  • Homeschooling allows families to truly know how their children learn

  • Homeschooling provides opportunities to explore passion projects

  • DVIA focuses on the learner as much as the learning

  • Homeschooling enables the flexibility to participate in extracurriculur learning that there is often little time for when students spend 35+ hours per week at school

  • DVIA has amazing, passionate and compassionate teachers!

  • Project-based learning is awesome! 

  • Traditional schools have too much bullying and "cliqueish" behavior

 

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