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The Making of a Meditation Cushion

by Kylie Kok and Sophy Chin Raman (Class of 2018) Editor’s Note:  During the last month of meditation class in Spring 2017, twenty-five students at the Developing Virtue Girls Secondary School were taught how to make a meditation cushion. With supplies of cloth, foam, and sewing tools, and […]

A Bouquet of Spring

by Iris (Class of 2021) Spring planted a kiss on winter’s pale cheeks as the students from the Developing Virtue Girls School shared their joy and celebration of this upcoming season to the Senior Center (Autumn Leaves) by sending them a bouquet of origami flowers, letters and granola […]

Celebrating Earth Day 2017!

By Leanna Duong (Class of 2018) The importance of maintaining a healthy environment is harder than ever with the creation of e-waste, non-recyclable materials, but as of last year, Developing Virtue Girls School has been actively trying to promote Earth Day, a day dedicated to celebrating and cherishing […]

Easter Festival in Ukiah: Spreading Goodwill and Joy

By Sophia Liu (Class of 2020) On Saturday, April 15, 2017, eight 9th graders from the girls division of Developing Virtue Secondary School headed over to an Easter festival in a plaza in downtown Ukiah to promote Chinese culture and fundraise for Children of Uganda. The students also […]

Pomolita Middle School Visits DVGS

By Sophia Liu (Class of 2020) Three large, yellow school buses passed through the gate of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas and parked in front of the Developing Virtue Girls Secondary School. The silence of the still morning air was broken by the chatter of 200 curious […]

Career Exploration: One-of-a-Kind

By Leanna Duong (class of 2018) Ever wondered what barium tasted like? Well, today the students at Developing Virtue Secondary Girls School discovered that the answer to that question was a definitive “not very good”. In the morning of March 21, 2017, the Ukiah Valley Rural Health Center […]

Knit-a-Square: Together We Care

by Candie Dickinson Twenty-three 7th and 8th grade girls in the Instilling Goodness Girls School learn to knit a square.  The Knit-a-Square Project was part of their Life Skills class. They learned about the history of knitting, which began around 300-499 BC.  By joining others around the world […]

Learning a Dead Language

by Brandy Quach (Class of 2018) Carlos Ruiz Zafon once said, “There’s no such thing as dead languages, only dormant minds.” Language all across the world has the power to connect people and touch someone’s heart. However, some languages are considered “dead”, or a language no longer used […]

Visit to the Senior Center: Autumn Leaves

By Sophia Liu (Class of 2020) and QQ Hu (Class of 2020) On Friday, February 3, 2017, the 8th and 9th graders from the girls division of Developing Virtue Secondary School visited Ukiah Autumn Leaves, a local senior center. The students prepared various performances as well as baked […]

Compassionate Chocolate Crew

by Alexis Yap (Class of 2017) On Saturday, February 4, 2017, four high schoolers went out to a shopping center in Ukiah to provide the community with homemade hot chocolate in the midst of the drizzling cold weather. The Compassionate Chocolate Crew, or otherwise known as “CCC”, was […]