Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11, 2021) and World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10, 2021) is a time when individuals and organizations around the country and the world join their voices to broadcast the message that everyone can play a role in suicide prevention and to remember loved ones lost to suicide. We hope you will join us by participating in the Suicide Prevention Week Challenge beginning on Monday, September 6, 2021.

To get started review the attached flyer and download the challenge card!

This is how it works!

1. Download the challenge card and or take a picture and save it to your phone.
2. Review and complete challenges. Check them off on the challenge card!

• Challenge One: Reconnect and Create a Safe Space
• Challenge Two: Find the (Cross) Words
• Challenge Three: Like & Learn about a Suicide Prevention Resource
• Challenge Four: Pause and Breathe
• Challenge Five: Get Involved in World Suicide Prevention Day

3. Post a picture to your social media accounts with the hashtags #Reconnect #SuicidePrevention Not on social media? Email the card to info@suicideispreventable.org.
4. The first 25 posts or emails received before September 30, 2021 will receive a Mental Health Thrival Kit!

The Suicide Prevention Week 2021 Activation Kit theme is: “Supportive Transitions: Reconnect, Reenter, and Rebuild”. Transitions can be conceptualized as an event or series of events that cause fundamental changes in the fabric of daily life – what people do, where they do it, and with whom.   Expected or unexpected, welcomed or unwelcome – transitions can be unsettling and stressful, impacting our mental health and increasing risk factors for suicide. Feeling connected to friends, family, and our community on the other hand is a protective factor for suicide. So, as we reenter and rebuild the fabrics of our daily life that were so fundamentally disrupted, reconnecting with supportive relationships, and practicing positive coping skills is essential for our emotional well-being.

This year’s suicide prevention week kit includes resources in English and Spanish, and many activities that can be done individually, as a group or within communities, as well as virtually or at home. View the Suicide Prevention Week 2021 Activation Kit here for activities such as our brand-new Suicide Prevention Crossword Puzzle, Zoom backgrounds, a proclamation template, social media posts and more!

Connect with thousands throughout the country during Suicide Prevention Week online by using the hashtags #SuicidePrevention #SuicidePreventionWeek

La semana Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio (del 5 al 11 de septiembre del 2021) y el Día Mundial de Prevención del Suicidio (10 de septiembre del 2021) y es cuando individuos, organizaciones y comunidades de todo el país unen sus voces para difundir el mensaje que todos pueden desempeñar un papel en la prevención del suicidio y también recordar a seres queridos perdidos a causa del suicidio. Esperamos que se una a nosotros participando en el Reto Actividades de la Semana de Prevención del Suicidio a partir del lunes 6 de septiembre del 2021.

Para comenzar, revise el folleto adjunto y descargue la tarjeta de retos.

¡Así es como funciona!

1. Descargue la tarjeta de retos y o tómele una foto y guárdela en su teléfono.

2. Lea y complete los retos. Márquelos en la tarjeta de desafíos al terminar cada uno.

• Reto Uno: Reconecte y Cree un Espacio Seguro
• Reto Dos: Encuentre las Palabras para Ayudar
• Reto Tres: Aprenda e Infórmese sobre un Recurso para la Prevención del Suicidio
• Reto Cuatro: Pause y Respire
• Reto Cinco: Enciende una vela para el Día Mundial de la Prevención del Suicidio el 10 de Septiembre

3. Publique una imagen en sus cuentas de redes sociales con el hashtag: #PrevencióndelSuicidio. ¿No está en las redes sociales? Envié la tarjeta por correo electrónico a: info@suicideispreventable.org.

4. Las primeras 25 publicaciones o correos electrónicos recibidos antes del 30 de septiembre del 2021 recibirán una caja de activación de la semana de prevención del suicidio.

El tema de la caja de activación de la semana de prevención del 2021 es, “Abarcar los cambios por venir.” Las cosas que pasan en nuestra vida que signifiquen un cambio ya sea planeado o esperado nos impacta a todos, niños, adultos y personas de la tercera edad. Cambios esperados como los no esperados ni planeados, pueden causar ansiedad y ser estresante o confuso. Sabemos que cambios significantes en nuestras vidas pueden afectar nuestra salud mental incluso hasta llevarnos a pensar en el suicidio. Todos tenemos un papel que tomar en el cuidado de sí mismo y de los demás mientras recuperamos, reconectamos y reimaginamos el futuro.

La caja de activación de este año incluye recursos en inglés y español y muchas actividades que pueden lograrse individuamente, en grupo en la comunidad, virtualmente o en casa.  Vea la caja de activación de la Semana de Prevención del Suicidio 2021 aquí para descargar actividades como nuestro nuevo Crucigrama de Prevención del Suicidio, fondos de zoom, una plantilla de proclamaciones, publicaciones en las redes sociales y más.

Conéctese con miles de personas en todo el país durante la Semana de Prevención del Suicidio en línea utilizando los hashtags: #PrevencióndelSuicidio #DiaMundialparalaPrevencióndelSuicidio.

Hello Seniors!

Da Vinci schools is now partnering with Parchment: Digital Credential Services.  Parchment provides you with the ability to request official transcripts online and have them sent electronically and securely to the colleges, universities, or scholarship programs that you select. Once you create your account, you will have the opportunity to request your official high school transcript to be sent to the college you select.  After you make your request, your official (and final) high school transcript will be processed after your final semester grades have been added into PowerSchool.  When your request has been processed, you will receive an email confirmation.

Please click here for more information on ordering through Parchment.

Please click here to order your transcripts.

Thank you,

Ms. Barba

Who:   Rising Juniors and Seniors from DVC, DVD, and DVS

What: College courses at Da Vinci, through El Camino College. Courses meet transfer requirements for all Cal State and U.C. campuses, as well as most private colleges and universities.

Why:   Get a start on your college credits! It looks great on your college applications.

Cost:   Free! The state of California and Da Vinci Schools pick up the costs, including textbook fees. Donations to help cover the cost of the textbooks from families that can are appreciated.

Where: Classes will be held virtually on the El Camino College student portal due to COVID-19.

If you are interested, make sure you apply to El Camino College Fall 2021 term and email the attached completed dual enrollment form with your student ID number and/or the application confirmation number to your school counselor by Tuesday, May 25, 2021 by 3:00pm. Classes start on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. To be eligible to take a dual enrollment class, the student will need to pass all their academic classes, have no credit recovery for a-g classes, and be a rising senior or junior student. Space is limited and we are accepting forms on a first come first serve basis!

For more information click on the following links:

Fall 2021 DVD-DVC-DVS College Cours

Applying to El Camino College

• Do I Need to Apply Again?
• Application for Admission Help

Dual Enrollment Application

Thank You,

The counseling team,

Jennifer Barba                                                               Artia Thomas

Grades 10 & 12                                                              Grades 9 & 11

jbarba@davincischools.org                                        athomas@davincischools.org

Dual Enrollment in High School Partnership Classes

 Applying to El Camino College

All students must have applied for admission to El Camino College.

Never applied?

• Submit an application for admission for Summer 2021: www.elcamino.edu/apply
• Students can follow along screen-by-screen with this link: Help to Complete the Application for Admission
• After submitting, you will receive your Welcome Email (with 7-digit El CaminoCollege ID #) in 1-3 business days at the personal email address given on your application.
  • If you do not receive your Welcome Email after 3 business days, please email us at dualenrollment@elcamino.edu

Previously applied?

• Your El Camino student account is still in good standing if you submitted an application for admission for Spring 2021 or Winter 2021 – or earlier, if you registered for either a Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 class.
  • Not Sure if you Need to Apply Again?
• Your El Camino College ID # is the same as previous terms and is 7-digits (no letters)
  • If you do not know your El Camino College ID #, please email us at dualenrollment@elcamino.edu

Dual Enrollment Application

All students must submit a separate, completed Dual Enrollment Application for each term they wish to be manually registered for class(es). Students, parents, and authorized high school signers can use Fill & Sign Tools in Adobe Acrobat Reader to fill out the form and draw their signatures:

• Download the Dual Enrollment Application PDF
• Help to Complete the Dual Enrollment Application using Fill & Sign tools in Acrobat Reader or by printing and scanning

NOTE: Our Admissions Office cannot accept forms with typed signatures. All signatures need to be drawn using the above methods, either by pen, mouse, or touchscreen. This is the most common reason why a form cannot be processed and students will not be registered.

MyECC 

MyECC is El Camino College’s secure online portal where students view their registered classes, grades, unofficial transcripts, etc. Your MyECC username and password are included in your Welcome Email. You will be prompted to create a new password when you log into MyECC for the first time.

NOTE: El Camino College recently updated the Password Requirements for MyECC. Passwords must include at least 10 characters, 1 Capital letter, 1 number (number cannot be at end or beginning of password), and no repeated/consecutive characters. View Complete Password Complexity Requirements

• Log into MyECC – this link can also be found at the top of every www.elcamino.edu webpage
• If you are unable to into MyECC, please email us at dualenrollment@elcamino.edu

Canvas

Students will have access to Canvas, our online course management system, only after they are manually registered in an online class. You will need to use your MyECC login information to access Canvas.

• El Camino College Canvas Resource Webpage – learn more about Canvas and find the Canvas Login Page

Dropping a Class
Registered students who wish to drop the class must perform this action themselves in MyECC by the drop deadlines.

• How to Drop a Class PDF
• El Camino College Academic Calendar shows Last Day to Drop without Notation and Last Day to Drop with a “W”

Help is Available!

Dual Enrollment offers Drop-In Help via Zoom every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 4:00-5:00 p.m. to assist students one-on-one with questions they may have about their application for admission or Dual Enrollment Application.

Please join us using the links on this webpage – no sign up necessary!

• Dual Enrollment Online Help & Events
• Students can also email us for help at dualenrollment@elcamino.edu

Greetings,

We would like to share an opportunity for Senior students to participate in Black Student Success Week, were presenters will share insights and innovative approaches for improving success among Black and African American students at California Community Colleges.

During the week of April 26-30th from 12pm-1pm, The Black Hour will address the following topics:

Monday, April 26 – Follow the Money: Unapologetically Supporting Black Students
Tuesday, April 27 – The Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Journey for African American Students
Wednesday, April 28 – Black Leadership in Higher Education
Thursday, April 29 – Legislative Briefing and Advocacy Day
Friday, April 30 – Faculty Diversity

For registration click here

For more information and updates Black Student Success Week, you can follow @cablackstudents on Twitter and Instagram