It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a whole bunch of villages to make a successful school…

Right down the street from Da Vinci Tree Academy, Storybook Cottage is a preschool and daycare center that cares for every child. Founded by Principal Roll in 2015, Storybook Cottage cares for babies as young as six weeks old and has day programs for children up to five. They also provide before and after school care for school-aged children.

Positive Pro, started by Da Vinci Tree’s very own Coach Anthony Smith, is an amazing organization that focuses on emotional positivity, physical health, academic excellence and how these three elements can positively impact behaviors. Positive Pro does behavior interventions both in schools and in homes, tutoring programs, sports programs, and much more!

Da Vinci Tree and Pima Community College partner in multiple areas both formally and informally. Formally, PCC and Da Vinci Tree do a number of things together including the PCC basketball team working every year at Da Vinci Tree’s summer program, providing employment for their student scholars and amazing role models for our kids. Informally, both organizations share staff and Human Resources.

FostAdopt is a non-profit organization founded by Da Vinci Tree’s very own Mea Fajardo. The Mission of FostAdopt Connections is to support and empower kinship, foster and adopted children and the people who care for them by providing mentors, connection to resources and the community at large. Specifically, Mrs. Mea has a unique and much needed program that helps children who have been adopted to stay adopted. Sadly, in the US a large number of children who are adopted end up back in the foster care system due to issues in their new homes. FostAdopt helps prevent these cases with best practices and lived experiences.

While it is rare in the state of Arizona to see charter schools like Da Vinci Tree and district schools like Palo Verde working together, we have a fantastic relationship. Our neighbors to the west share staff, facilities, and resources with us and Da Vinci Tree is a feeder school for some of Palo Verde’s best athletes and scholars. If you are looking for a TUSD high school that has an amazing basketball program, we strongly suggest that you look at Palo Verde!

Compass High School is one of Da Vinci Tree Academy’s most valued partners. As the #1 alternative high school in Southern Arizona, Compass High School has been giving Da Vinci Tree graduates a safe and caring place for almost a decade where they can learn trades and skills in an unconventional and innovative environment. Even more than that too, Compass generously allows Da Vinci Tree to use their facilities at no cost for graduation ceremonies and selflessly donates their old STEM equipment to us whenever the opportunity arises. We truly value our relationship with Compass and strongly recommend any parent of a high schooler who is interested in the trades to consider Compass High School.