The Future Belongs to the Creative

online innovation education for teens

Design Tech’s Innovation Programs are bringing future-ready skills to the next generation of teens through online and in-school programs.

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When you create something the thing you change the most is yourself.

We started Design Tech@Oracle because we believe that the purpose of school is not to get better at school; it’s for students to make a difference in the world and find their purpose in the process. 

And now we are opening up our school to the world so that more students can experience the programs that led to Wired Magazine calling us Silicon Valley’s Ultimate Incubator. We are now giving students everywhere access to our innovation certificate and internship accelerator.

innovation certificate student

We are different from other extra curricular programs.

Why? Because we aren’t just trying to give you the perfect item for your resume that will get you into the perfect college; we’ll leave that to other programs and to the pricey college admissions counselors. 

Through your experience in our programs you will develop:

  • A way to think about problems to enable you to adapt to any situation.

  • Increased analytical and creative thinking skills.

  • A community of like-minded people, and LinkedIn connections.

  • Confidence and skills to thrive in an unpredictable, ever changing world.

  • A purpose and the tools to find your path.

Discover a more adaptable, confident, creative, purpose-driven you.

If you are adaptable and anchored in purpose, the whole college experience is better, except for maybe living in a triple dorm room and using the communal bathrooms; we can’t fix those problems, and we don’t want to. We think they build character. 

You will leave our programs with a mindset and skillset to draw from when life is at its most unpredictable. We believe this is much better than just padding your college applications to help you stand out from the crowd.

Learn more about our Innovation Programs

Innovation Certificate for Teens

Internship Accelerator for Teens

Innovation Diploma for Schools & Teachers

Your college experience will be…different. In a good way.

Although we are not promising a way to hack the college admissions process, we know that college is probably in your future. If you do take what you learn from our program and head off to college, you will be more likely to:

  • Stay in college (our college persistence rates always exceed the national average, at 97% & 96% most recently, pretty much everyone).

  • Find cool things to do in college (we have two alumni who joined the Forbes 30 Under 30 list while they were in college). 

  • “Before the innovation program, I was very hesitant of others shutting down my ideas. I now feel more comfortable giving out an idea and understanding that it’s okay if it doesn’t work. That’s something I know will benefit me for the rest of my life.”

    — April, Innovation Certificate Student

  • "Joining this program, which connects people from around the world, showed me both how different my community is from others and how we share similarities in the things we care about."

    — Mira, Innovation Certificate Student

  • "Design thinking is structured to constantly help you overcome barriers. Whether that is by changing the direction or the end goal to better satisfy your users or moving up a time line, you're better suited and adapted to overcoming the challenges that might come along."

    — Isabella, Innovation Diploma Student

  • “The Innovation Certificate Program taught me to approach problems without feeling overwhelmed, but instead to break them down and take ownership of solving them.”

    — Loki, Innovation Certificate Student

  • "I learned a lot about my future and how to use my experiences to showcase my skills for my employers or other opportunities…I learned more about Design Thinking and [how] to work with people and trust the process"

    — Caley, High School Student
    MEGA Lab Intern, University of Hawai'i

  • "The innovation program really helped me refine my problem-solving skills. I went from having a raw understanding of design thinking to a more organized, consistent approach, which I now use in my school projects and personal life."

    — Davis, Innovation Certificate Student

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