Donum Dei Blog

Fifth grade students describe how the Age of Exploration began in the late 1300s with Prince Henry's School of Navigation, and how the colonial period became America's great stride in architecture and community.

This past Friday, 24 of our students traveled to California Crosspoint Academy to compete in the local level of ACSI's Math Olympics. Of our 24 participants, 17 took home ribbons and 3 took home medals.

I've played classical music during quiet times, but always wanted to make it more meaningful. So I began to wonder if the first graders visualized anything while listening, and whether the pieces brought colors or feelings to mind.

Third and fourth graders took science outdoors, building parachutes to protect an egg dropped from fifteen feet, testing their creativity and knowledge of forces while cheering each other on.

For the past several months, our leadership team and a special committee have been conducting self-studies, gathering evidence, and preparing for the renewal of our accreditation through ACSI, our accrediting body.

Our 3rd and 4th grade students recently dove into the life of St. Jerome, translator of the Latin Vulgate, whose encounter with an injured lion inspired them to read Psalm 23 aloud in Latin and translate it together.

Introducing The Faculty Blessing, a monthly time of reading aloud notes of praise for teachers and staff so that the whole school community can rejoice together as members of one body.

Donum Dei is delighted to launch the Christian Education Fair, inviting 11 San Francisco schools and education groups to help families discover the difference faith-based education can make.

On Friday, August 11, the Donum Dei faculty and staff gathered to worship and ask for God's blessings on the new school year, adopting the annual theme "Working for the Peace and Prosperity of the City" from Jeremiah 29:7.