Da Vinci Schools recently welcomed industry professionals from Belkin, Gensler, Microsoft, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, and 72andSunny to offer feedback on teachers’ upcoming projects as part of a “Project Pitch Panel” day. Da Vinci relies on its industry partners to help define the knowledge and skill sets students need to know for future jobs.
More than 100 teachers from four Da Vinci schools shared their project ideas to teams of industry professionals. The partners listened attentively, then provided feedback and suggestions for software and other resources to make the projects more real world and relevant to the their professional workplaces. An 11th grade Da Vinci Design teacher shared that she loved having someone from Gensler to bounce ideas off. “The Gensler team was very collaborative. It is essential for us to make these connections for students in our architecture pathway.”
A few notable connections arose following the event: Gensler, 72andSunny, and Belkin will be hosting tours of their facilities to kick off the 11th grade Da Vinci Design project on intentional architectural design. Gensler will be sharing client Requests for Proposals (RFPs) so that students can design spaces for real architecture projects, and consulting with students along the way. Belkin International’s marketing team will be collaborating with students in Da Vinci Communications’ strategic communications pathway to create a marketing plan for existing Belkin projects.
More than 100 teachers from four Da Vinci schools shared their project ideas to teams of industry professionals. The partners listened attentively, then provided feedback and suggestions for software and other resources to make the projects more real world and relevant to the their professional workplaces. An 11th grade Da Vinci Design teacher shared that she loved having someone from Gensler to bounce ideas off. “The Gensler team was very collaborative. It is essential for us to make these connections for students in our architecture pathway.”
A few notable connections arose following the event: Gensler, 72andSunny, and Belkin will be hosting tours of their facilities to kick off the 11th grade Da Vinci Design project on intentional architectural design. Gensler will be sharing client Requests for Proposals (RFPs) so that students can design spaces for real architecture projects, and consulting with students along the way. Belkin International’s marketing team will be collaborating with students in Da Vinci Communications’ strategic communications pathway to create a marketing plan for existing Belkin projects.