Category: Student Learning

Earth Day: IGDVS Planted 695 Trees!

Student Editorial Team: Belle Roberts, Denise Cao, and Leanna Duong Earth Day is a celebration that should be very dear to our hearts. We live and take from this planet everyday, but it never asks for anything in return. With the onset of intense pollution, global warming, and […]

Child Expo at Pear Tree Center

Student Editorial: Belle Roberts Stroll by the IGDVGS booth at the Child Expo and one would see a flurry of girls in uniforms. Some wear green plaid skirts with navy v-neck sweaters. Others have on elaborate Chinese costumes and flowers in their hair. Upon closer inspection, one can […]

Bringing Together the Best of Humanity

Student Reporter: Ellie Ng, Class of 2017 The news of the Valley Fire came as a great shock to many of the students in the school. After discovering the massive destruction it caused, a group of students went to help out at the Clearlake donation center. Disaster brings […]

BMUN 64: Berkeley Model United Nations 64th Session

Student Editorial: Belle Roberts, Class of 2017 “Delegates, there is the Caspian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, but what we really need, is consistent-SEA.” At the 64th Session of Berkeley Model United Nations, delegates worked hard to argue their positions, collaborate with others, and pass resolutions. BMUN is a […]

Cleaning Up After Ourselves

Student Reporter: Sinna Zheng, Class of 2018 On the day of the Coastal Clean­Up, the student volunteers of DVGS piled out of white minivans, sporting summer camp T­shirts, Dragons sweatpants and work gloves. Joining us were the Ukiah High Spanish Club, local chaperones, and our beloved principal, Jin […]

World Religion Exploration in Ukiah

Student Editorial: Belle Roberts, Class of 2017 World Religions Class: Ukiah United Methodist Church For the first installment of this three-part series, the 11th and 12th graders journeyed into Ukiah on Sunday morning, February 14th, to attend ten o’clock Mass. Right away they were greeted with smiling faces […]

Visit to Ukiah Food Bank

Student Reporter: Phoebe Soong & Sylvia Yap, Class of 2019 It was on a Friday, the 27th of November, during the Thanksgiving break, when some junior high and freshmen of Developing Virtue Girls School paid a visit to the Food Bank Ukiah. There, they assisted in sorting through […]

Gratitude to Elders of the World

Student Reporter: Phoebe Soong, Class of 2019 On November 27, 2015, the Junior High and Freshmen from Developing Virtue Girls School visited Autumn Leaves, a retirement center, which has served the senior community in Ukiah for over forty years. At the center, students perform and chat with the […]

Finding Life’s Opportunities to Carve One’s Path

Student Reporter: Oceanna Ackley, Class of 2018 On Wednesday afternoon, October 28th, Developing Virtue Girls School hosted a special guest, the renowned activist, Ms. Carol Ruth Silver, who shared her inspiring story with students. “Embrace what life has to give and take the paths that lead to opportunity” […]

The Extra Parts

by Suzanne Zhang, Class of 2017 As a girl who has been in touch with Buddhism for her whole life, I am not unfamiliar with the two Buddhist vocabulary: Bodhisattva and Arhat. They are both two very common words in Buddhism. Since I was young, my father has […]