Virtual Open House - Filmed & Edited by Students
Isn’t Design Tech only about technology?
Far from it.
Our students include dancers, artists, composers, debaters, animal-rights activists, cultural affinity organizers, LGBTQ advocates, singers, songwriters, jazz musicians, athletes, gamers - from eSports to chess and D&D - to debaters, writers, journalists, coders, app designers and avid robotics competitors.
So why is the school called ‘Design Tech’?
'DESIGN' - refers to d.tech's design thinking program. It offers applied practice in a problem-solving method developed at the Stanford Design School, and shared through their K-12 Lab program. When applied to real-world challenges, this develops self-efficacy, collaborative confidence and emotional intelligence. Students learn to adopt feedback as useful and actionable information, and embrace the idea that effort is needed to push through anticipated set-backs.
'TECH' - refers to students learning to handle new technology comfortably. It’s common for entering high schoolers to know either very little, or a lot about technology. Students become accustomed to 3-D printers, laser cutters and design software as potential tools to express and realize their ideas. Over time, they gain confidence in applying whatever tools are needed to accomplish their academic and design goals. This confidence and open-mindedness remains with them even as the resources around them evolve.
Can my family visit d.tech?
Design Tech offers one Open House in the Fall. Please refer to the 2023-2024 Enrollment Calendar document on this page for more information. Space is limited so plan to register early. If you are unable to attend the Open House, we have designed d.tech's website to be a virtual Open House, featuring a third-party documentary and student-made videos (above), information, pictures on our Student Life tab and an FAQ page. There are also post-graduate outcomes posted annually on the Beyond Design Tech page.
When prospective students receive an offer to enroll, we invite those students to visit d.tech and spend time on campus shadowing for the day. We want students and families to thoroughly understand the program, mission and community spirit before making a decision.
If you feel d.tech would be a good match for your student, we encourage you to register for the lottery. All registration dates can be found on the 2023-2024 Enrollment Calendar document. Thank you for your interest in Design Tech High school.
2018 Brazilian Futura Film Channel documentary
‘Destination Education - Innovative Schools’
This film about d.tech is for educators and is in English, with a couple of brief student interviews in Portuguese.