VIDA

VUSD and the City of Vista are collaborating to submit a Safe Routes to School application for the new VIDA location. The Superintendent's Office will be working closely with the City of Vista and state officials as we move forward.

The future black box theater and dance studio, The VIDA Spotlight, is now under construction to prepare it for the 25-26 school year! The VIDA Design Hub is also under construction to create a space for the heart of our VIDA program.

The future Design Hub is being cleared and some of the materials will be repurposed to outfit the new library called The Book Nook. Construction crews are also working on the building envelope, painting and preparing for resurfacing the blacktop area in the west section of the campus.

Hey VIDA families, CLICK HERE for an update on the Board of Education's vote for date of VIDA's relocation.

Hello Sharks!

In preparation for the VIDA relocation for the 2025-2026 school year, there will be a series of forums for our community, our students, and our staff. Please CLICK HERE for more information!

We believe that plastic waste significantly impacts the environment, affecting not only the air and our food but also all living creatures. We want to find a solution to this problem together by reducing plastic and transforming it into something new. We plan to collect plastic waste from families after school to contribute to this effort. We will be at the flagpole until 4:05 PM with bins. Families are welcome to drop off their plastic. We are specifically looking for soft plastic and plastic number two, but we will accept all types of plastic.

We need your help! It is time to see what is working, not working, and what needs are not being met for the actions and services being provided to our students in VUSD! We will share the community themes out publicly at the April 17th Board Meeting! Please CLICK HERE to provide your input on how best to support our students!

In order to align with VUSD guidelines, middle schools have updated their cell phone policy. Please review VIDA's policy above.

Pre-order beautiful bouquets, orchid leis and more to celebrate your Sharks 8th grade promotion!

Click the link below to shop!

https://www.thecommencementgroup.com/vida/

Congrats to all who were nominated and elected for next year's Executive Board at last week's Association meeting! There are a few positions left to fill: Executive VP, Financial Secretary, Historian, Volunteer Coordinator, and Financial Reviewer. If you are interested in learning more about positions or joining the board for the 2025-2026 school year please fill out this form If you're interested but have questions first, please email: info@vidapta.org! THANK YOU!

The Annual VIDA PTA Online Auction will take place the week before the Design Expo, May 15th. The auction features a variety of items including tickets to events, summer camps, and even campus fun like lunch with Sushi the Facility Dog!

We are looking for donors as well as committee members to help us collect items for the auction. The committees will work to secure the necessary donations through email, online forms, and letter writing.

you have a business or work somewhere that offers community donations, please consider filling out THIS FORM so we can connect with you. Thank you.

Please help us support the Snack Shack program through the remainder of the year! Even one hour a month makes a HUGE difference in the success of the program. It's a great way to get on campus, interact with our students, and get a peek at what lunchtime at VIDA looks like! Please sign up for a shift by visiting our Sign Up page.

What do you call a group of sharks? A SHIVER of sharks! Please join the 2024-2025 VIDA PTA "Shark Shiver" HERE to help our organization continue the beneficial programs that support the students and staffulty! Your $10 membership directly funds VIDA PTA activities! For more information or to reach out - please email president@vidapta.org.

CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO ALL CLUBS AT VIDA

• FAQS regarding Middle Schol Boys & Girls Club Athletics click the LINK.

Complete the ETS program application by using the link below:
Program Application
Questions? Contact Edwin Torres at etorres@palomar.edu

This is the 2024-25 VUSD Calendar: CLICK HERE

• This will help you know when schools are closed when there are Minimum Days, and when the school year ends.

This is the Bell Schedule for different days by Grade Level and Days: CLICK HERE

• Mondays are LATE START. Students attend all classes. School begins 10:00am.
• Tuesday & Thursday are "ODD Blocks" + Lunch & Design Lab. School begins 9:00am.
• Wednesdays & Fridays are "EVEN Blocks" + Lunch & Design Lab. School begins 9:00am.
• School ends at 3:35 pm, every day unless there is an official Minimum Day.

Please have a conversation with your child that when items are forgotten they can check in the front office during passing periods or lunch to check if the items have been dropped off.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Through the San Diego County Office of Education, all VIDA students have the opportunity to participate in Screening to Care. This is a program that groups students with peers to learn about and practice various social-emotional skills, as well as connect with their peers.

These groups will occur during school hours once a week for 8-10 weeks. If you are interested, please click HERE. Groups will start after we return from Winter Break.

Please see the flyer for more information.

Wabi Sabi

By Beth Kempton

The definitive guide that teaches you how to use the Japanese concept of wabi sabi to reshape every area of your life and find happiness right where you are.

Fed up with the exhausting challenges of our fast-paced, consumption-driven existence, millions of people around the world are turning to timeless cultural traditions to find true meaning. In this transformative handbook, Beth Kempton introduces you to wabi sabi (”wah-bi sah-bi”), a captivating concept from Japanese aesthetics that offers a whole new way of looking at the world.

With roots in Zen and the Way of Tea, wabi sabi teaches you to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity, and accept the transient nature of all things. It inspires you to simplify everything and concentrate on what truly matters. Filled with simple yet profound wisdom, Wabi Sabi will help you slow down, reconnect with nature, and be gentler on yourself.

From honoring the rhythm of the seasons to creating a welcoming home, from reframing failure to aging with grace, Wabi Sabi teaches you find more joy and inspiration throughout your perfectly imperfect life.

Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA)

Email: vidasharks@gmail.com
Website: www.VIDASHARKS.com
Phone: 760.724.7115
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vida.sharks.5
Twitter: @VIDASHARKS

Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identity, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.

For questions, concerns or complaints, please contact District Equity and Title IX Compliance Officer: Dr Cheree McKean, Executive Director - Student Support Services; 1234 Arcadia Avenue, Vista, CA 92084; (760) 726-2170; chereemckean@vistausd.org