OUR VISION

to redesign the high school experience for life

OUR MISSION

to develop people who believe that the world can be a better place and that they can be a part of making it happen.

 
 

d.tech’s learning environment features several characteristics designed to achieve its mission:

 

design thinking

‘Design thinking’, a problem-solving practice from Stanford University, is infused in everything students do. When this approach is applied to real-world challenges, students develop self-efficacy and find their creative purpose. They learn to adopt feedback as actionable information, and embrace the idea that effort is needed to push through anticipated set-backs.

tech savviness

Students are taught how to both use and create technology, so that they can express their ideas and gain confidence in applying whatever tools are needed to accomplish their goals.

community

D.tech strives to create a school community of students, teachers, and families where people of all social identities feel that they belong at Design Tech.

 

OUR VALUES

  • We believe in everyone’s inherent goodness and creative potential

    We give each other the benefit of the doubt

    We think of the perspective, interests, and needs of the members of our community

  • We believe that everyone deserves care no matter what

    We see respectful disagreement as an expression of care

    We take care of ourselves and ask for help when we need it

  • We stay committed to our goals even when the work is hard

    We follow through on the commitments we make

    We celebrate tenacity and perseverance

  • We think critically and actively oppose oppressive practices

    We are actively anti-racist

    We center diversity, equity, and belonging

  • We welcome new ideas and perspectives

    We question assumptions

    We stay open to creative discovery