Design Tech High completes first year!

At the June 25 San Mateo Union High School District Board meeting, Design Tech High student Arthur Yu reflected on students’ unique experiences at d.tech--personalized schedules, community projects, increased student-teacher interaction, and introduction to design thinking.

Ashley Fong shared her yearbook team’s positive experience. Unlike traditional public schools, students had no semester class or budget to publish the yearbook but created the majority of the unprecedented product launch on their personal time. In appreciation of the Board’s support of d.tech, the students presented a yearbook to Board president Marc Friedman.

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Design Tech High is the SMUHSD’s first charter school. At d.tech, we believe that students are most successful when their education is personalized to their needs and they are asked to use their knowledge to improve the world around them. We also believe that students must learn not only cognitive skills such as literacy and mathematics but also transferable skills such as collaboration and persistence which are necessary for success.