Welcome to d.tech
Design Tech High School is a free public school in Redwood City, CA, focused on empowering students through design thinking and real-world learning.
Our mission is to develop people who believe that the world can be a better place and that they can be a part of making it happen.
Dashboard ➔
for current students & families
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Please have a parent/guardian fill out this form to report a student absence or tardy.
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View the full 2025/2026 School Calendar here
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View Full Staff Directory here
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Labor Day(no school):
Monday, September 1, 2025Back to School Night:
Thursday, September 18, 2025Indigenous Peoples’ Day (no school):
Monday, October 13, 2025Open House:
Wednesday, October 22, 2025Intersession #1:
10/20-10/31Veteran’s Day (no school)
Monday, November 10, 2025Fall Break
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Fill out a Work Permit Application here
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Fill out a Parking Permit Request Form here
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View Re-Enrollment information here
d.tech: By the numbers
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Cost Of Tuition
As a free, California public charter school, d.tech does not charge tuition. The school receives state funding per student, plus financial support from our d.tech community to fulfill our mission.
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Student Enrollment
New students enroll for the first time through a lottery process. The intake is almost exclusively for 9th grade. Current students reenroll in-house each year for the following fall.
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Internships
Internships for upper grades provide students with numerous opportunities to work with industry partners and professional mentors before graduation.
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Intersessions
Intersession design labs and exploration classes
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Sports Teams
Number of sports offered to d.tech students
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Robotics
2025 global ranking of d.tech’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, 5940 BREAD
d.tech: By the numbers
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Cost Of Tuition
As a free, California public charter school, d.tech does not charge tuition. The school receives state funding per student, plus financial support from our d.tech community to fulfill our mission.
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550
Student Enrollment
New students enroll for the first time through a lottery process. The intake is almost exclusively for 9th grade. Current students reenroll in-house each year for the following fall.
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100+
Internships
Internships for upper grades provide students with numerous opportunities to work with industry partners and professional mentors before graduation.
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53+
Intersessions
Intersession design labs and exploration classes
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16
Sports Teams
Number of sports offered to d.tech students
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8
Robotics
2025 global ranking of d.tech’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, 5940 BREAD
Explore ➔
Our interdisciplinary curriculum integrates design thinking, project-based learning, and technology to encourage creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration among its students, just as one might find in Silicon Valley.
In short, d.tech exists to teach students the knowledge, skills, and mindsets necessary to contribute to the common good and discover their creative purpose beyond the classroom.
Create ➔
At d.tech, creativity thrives through the use of Design Thinking, a process that empowers students to approach problems with innovative and open minds.
By engaging in this hands-on, solution-oriented framework, students are encouraged to tap into their creative mind, exploring new ideas and thinking outside the box. The benefits of being a creative person extend beyond the classroom, as students learn to tackle challenges in life with confidence and originality.
Learn ➔
Watch these videos - filmed & edited by students - to learn more about the d.tech experience.
Student Learning
Student Life
d.tech Student Life
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![A large wooden board displays a sign that reads 'The Student Life Cave' inside a modern building with large windows, visible ductwork, and ceiling lights. The sign has photos clipped around its edges and is decorated with orange stars and blue text.]()
Counseling
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![Graduates in caps and gowns seated and standing in an auditorium during a ceremony.]()
All Things Graduation
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![Young soccer players playing a match on artificial turf field at night, with some players in black and orange uniforms and one in a white uniform, chasing the ball.]()
Athletics
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![A large illuminated sign spelling out the word 'TEAM' is surrounded by colorful balloons in shades of orange, white, silver, blue, and black, with a dark background and a painted mural of a person's face partially visible behind the balloons.]()
Beyond d.tech
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![Five red apples lined up on a white surface against a white wall background.]()
Breakfast & Lunch
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![An iPad with a stylus on a keyboard cover, displaying a colorful app grid on a white background.]()
Canvas & PowerSchool
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![Four smiling people at a cheese club activity, with two laptops, a tray of cheese cubes with skewers, and a yellow cheese wedge hat, in a classroom with a whiteboard and posters.]()
Clubs & Activities
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![A large group of people, mainly teenagers, are sitting on orange chairs in a modern indoor space with large windows, attending a Q&A session. There are two young men standing at the front, one in a black shirt and the other in a red shirt. To the right, a large screen displays the text 'Q&A'.]()
Concurrent Enrollment
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![People playing ping pong in an indoor recreational area with colorful wall art and a mural in the background.]()
d.tech Culture
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![An unfinished electric guitar with a wooden body and neck, placed on a table. The guitar is missing strings and pickups, with a white pickguard installed. Next to the guitar, there is a black electronic device with wires and a green component, possibly part of the guitar's electronics assembly.]()
Design Realization Garage
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![A group of students working on laptops at a classroom table with colorful sticky notes on the whiteboard in the background.]()
Re-Enrollment
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![Group of people playing drums and watching a woman dance in an indoor public space.]()
Intersession & Internships
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![Students working on a robot at a robotics competition, with various tools, wires, and equipment on the table.]()
Robotics
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![A silver bicycle with drop handlebars, black saddle, and thin tires leaning against a teal door on a brick sidewalk.]()
Transportation
