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Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 79, No. 40 - October 1, 2020
El Camino College Presents Movies for
Mental Health, a Free Event on October 6th
Movies for Mental Health (Online) is a 1.5-hour virtual workshop that uses the power of film to unite folks in community, connection, and conversation. This interactive, online experience will feature an anonymous, chat-based discussion on mental health, the stigma that
frequently surrounds mental illness, and media portrayals of mental health issues. Following this will be a live screening of three award-winning short films, therapeutic activities to consciously connect minds and bodies, and a collective exploration around what the work
means for us as individuals. The event will culminate in a panel of lived-experience speakers and mental health resources, empowering us to share our own stories and access support available to us in these uncertain times. To register for the online event go to the El Camino
College Facebook page. Photo courtesy El Camino College.
Da Vinci from front page
learning, public exhibitions, and traditional
tests and quizzes. Each school has about 525
students, a principal, assistant principal, and
three counselors. All three schools are five-day
per week on-campus models.
• Da Vinci Connect/Extension (K-College)—
Da Vinci Connect K-8 is a home-school hybrid
model with students spending two days per
week of project-based learning on campus and
three days per week learning remotely. Families
facilitate their child’s learning on non-classroom
days. DV Connect recently expanded to add
high school grades and merged with Da Vinci
Extension. Students are able to earn an A.A.,
Bachelor’s degree or transferable college credit
through Da Vinci’s college partners, including
UCLA Extension, El Camino College
or Southern New Hampshire University, for
free. DV Extension includes on-the-job work
experience through internships, project consults,
and boot camps in the community. All three
models under the Connect umbrella are hybrid
models with students spending approximately
two days per week on campus.
• Da Vinci RISE High serves foster, homeless,
probation youth and others who are severely
credit deficient and need a personalized, flexible
educational program that is responsive to their
unique needs. RISE learning sites are embedded
within or near multiple social-service-provider
locations to provide wraparound support in the
areas of counseling, case management, tutoring,
health and wellness, legal services, and more.
RISE High was one of only ten schools in the
nation to win a prestigious ‘Super School’ grant
to reimagine high school in connection with
X.Q.: The Super School Project, funded by
Laurene Powell Jobs. A hybrid model, RISE
students spend approximately two days per week
on campus, while incorporating work experiences
into their high school diploma journey.
Unfounded Concerns
When Da Vinci opened in 2009, there was
a lot of apprehension in the El Segundo community
about whether Da Vinci would siphon
students and funding away from El Segundo
Unified. Neither has turned out to be true.
The enrollment pathway into Da Vinci is very
competitive for non-Wiseburn residents, while
the El Segundo Education Foundation has
consistently met and exceeded its fundraising
goals each year.
The demographics of the student body at
Da Vinci reflect the people of California with
numerous religions, races, ethnicities and income
levels represented. Students are highly motivated
at Da Vinci, and attendance is a priority with
truancy non-existent. Students, including those
on the world champion Robotics Team, are
“all in” and reticent to leave campus each day.
As I shared previously, school choice is
personal and powerful. Parents know the style
of schooling that best suits their children. I
truly believe that we should help students
attain success through whatever path works
best for them. •
Huber’s Hiccups from page 3
just settle for going through the motions. Jesus
says in John 10:10 – “I have come that they
might have life, and that they might have it
more abundantly.” I have said many times in
this rumble that real joy is found outside of
ourselves. When we lose ourselves to the concern
and love for others, then we find ourselves.
On the American Airlines flight back to Reno
last evening, I had the opportunity to watch the
movie, “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”.
My former students once told me that I
remind them of Mr. Rogers. The movie showed
why Fred Rogers was so popular. It showed
how much he cared about others. He took a
genuine interest in sharing his positive message
with the kids who watched his shows, but he
cared deeply for all of those who crossed his
path. He didn’t consider himself a hero or a
celebrity. He just used his platform to teach kids
how to deal with their feelings. Wow! We all
could stand to be reminded of how forgiveness
overcomes anger and revenge. When we humble
ourselves and quit thinking that we are the
center of the universe, life suddenly becomes a
lot easier and better. Life HAS changed these
last few months. We may have to work at things
harder, but if our motives and actions are meant
for good, if they are meant to help and heal, then
life will be that abundant one that Jesus wants
to give us. I challenge myself, and you, my
loyal readers, to look out for the needs of others
today. We then can relax, pull down our mask,
smile, and have a cold one. First, look to Jesus,
the author and finisher of our faith, who for
the joy that was set before Him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and has sat down
at the right hand of the throne of God. Then,
secondly, look out for others and their needs,
and you will find real life, abundant life.
Random Travel Thoughts
and Trivia
Why can 150 people sit right next to each other
on a crowed plane but not congregate together in
a church building or attend a school classroom?
The capital of Montana is Helena, with a population
of 32,000. The entire state of Montana
has slightly more that 1 million people in the
Big Sky Country. Yellowstone National Park is
in three differently states, Wyoming, Montana
and Idaho. In the year 2017, 16,000 people
moved from California to Idaho accounting for
more than 60% of the total year’s transplants.
Utah is a very interesting state. The Mormon
Tabernacle is undergoing a total retrofitting and
remodel that will take four years to complete.
None of the Salt Lake City Mormon buildings
were open for public tours due to the
virus. The smoke from the wildfires on the
West Coast has drifted over the SLC basin for
several weeks. There have been fires burning
also in Utah. There are just a few Starbucks
in Utah. Dairy Queen is closed on Sundays.
They do have breweries there and cold ones
are legal! Thank God!
– Send some trivia my way:
norbhuber@gmail.com •
“Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you
doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.”
– Lisa Olivera