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Colleges - degree programs
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UC Davis Professional Schools
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UC System sister schools (not in Davis): Berkeley, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz.
Adult Education - nondegree programs
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Seminars Project - Seminars on a wide variety of subjects from the UC campuses freely available to the public.
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Setting Limits - training adults in methods for guidance and discipline of children.
Primary and Secondary Schools
Public K-12 schools in Davis are part of the Davis Joint Unified School District, one of the better school districts in the immediate area. The district serves approximately 8,800 students in grades K12, approximately 70% of whom are white with the remaining distribution: 0.8% American Indian/Alaskan Native, 12.3% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 0.9% Filipino, 12.1% Hispanic, 3.5% African American. Some services offered by the district includes assistance to limited speakers of English (ESL), reading specialists, a school-to-career program, a special education program, Gifted & Talented Education (GATE) program and K-12 summer school. Approximately 90% of Davis Senior High School graduates go on to enroll in college, with 60% attending four-year universities and colleges.
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High schools
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DaVinci High School (technology-based school, moved to the Valley Oak Elementary School campus)
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King High School (continuation school)
Jr. High schools
Elementary schools
Private schools
Preschools/Private Kindergarten/Childcare
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Dee's Wonderland - Chinese/English Bilingual Preschool and Afterschool Program
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Gan Haverim ("Garden of Friends," the preschool associated with Congregation Bet Haverim)
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Parkside Children's House (Formerly Davis Montessori School)
Other Schools
Chinese Schools
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Chinese Immersion Playgroup - Weekly playgroup for toddlers looking for early exposure to Mandarin Chinese.
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Dee's Wonderland - Chinese/English Bilingual Preschool and Afterschool Program
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Davis Math Squared Learning Center
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http://math2davis.com - offers daily Mandarin classes in a small group setting.
Italian playgroup
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Italian playgroup meeting 1-4 times per month, usually in Davis - contact stacey@degio.org
Special Needs
Homeschooling
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http://homeschooling.about.com/ has information on why people choose to homeschool, various methods of homeschooling, and other practicalities of homeschooling.
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http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~yolohome/_notes/homeschoolers.doc is an article by a local homeschooling parent about her experience.
Independent Study Schools
All of these schools are public schools offering free enrollment, and provide varying amounts of classes, curriculum, resources, and guidance for homeschooling families. Families do not need to enroll in one of these schools in order to legally homeschool, but many choose to for the resources they provide.
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Davis School for Independent Study, run by the Davis Joint Unified School District, offers workshops (K-6), curriculum, and guidance for homeschooling families, as well as split-site enrollment for grades 7-12.
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South Sutter Charter School, Heritage Peak, California Virtual Academy, and Visions In Education are Sacramento-area charter schools serving Davis.
Local Support
Yolo-Solano Educational Hybrid- A newly forming, innovative, holistic, parent co-operative educational community italizing waldorf and other hands on teaching methods for those with children grades k-6th. Classes offered 3 days a week, 4 hrs per day for those seeking a mix of traditional school and homeschooling. contact dasha_byers@hotmail.com for more info.
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Homespun Learning is a Davis-based secular homeschooling cooperative.
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Woodland Area Christian Homeschoolers is a Woodland-based Christian homeschooling group with many Davis families.
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YoHo Announce is an announcement list of events of interest to homeschoolers.
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Many other Sacramento-area homeschooling groups/email lists appealing to a various demographics can be found on
YahooGroups.
State and Nationwide Support
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Home School Association of California. In addition to providing support and advocacy throughout the year, HSC has a yearly conference in Sacramento that is a great resource for those interested in homeschooling.
