The Future Belongs to the Creative

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Design Tech’s Innovation Programs are bringing future-ready skills to the next generation of leaders through hands-on learning to make an immediate impact.

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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.

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We are different from other extra curricular programs.

Why? Because we are a team of veteran educators who 10+ years ago started a successful public high school, and now we are making available to others what is truly the heart of our success as a school; our innovation program.

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 that happen, and we have a pretty good track record of fulfilling that mission.

Students leave our programs with:

  • A way to think about problems to enable adaptability to any situation.

  • A sense of purpose to anchor them in an unpredictable, ever-changing world.

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

  • Increased analytical and creative thinking skills (the top skills employers are looking for).

  • A way to show the world what they are capable of.

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.

Learn more about our Innovation Programs

Innovation Certificate & AI Courses for Teens

Internship Accelerator for Teens

Innovation Diploma for Schools & Teachers

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

Our program helps students head off to college with a plan. Here’s just a few things that they have done in college (some of which started while they were in high school, which we count as an even bigger success).

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

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

  • Gone to medical school by gaining admission to the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine while a senior in high school.

  • Became editor of Penn’s Fashion Magazine.

  • Joined a Stanford Chemical Engineering group, while still in high school, and then continued his studies at Stanford.

  • Co-Chaired the Dean’s Student Advisory Board at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration.

  • Mentored in M.I.T.’s Lincoln Laboratory, again while still in high school, and then was named an Amazon Future Engineer and awarded a 40,000 dollar scholarship. She then went off to college and was named a PG&E STEM award winner. Again, not the typical experience.

  • “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

  • "Thank you so much for all the amazing experiences and learning I’ve had through the Innovation Certificate Program. It’s been incredibly rewarding to work hands on creating my own designs and growing through such a creative and supportive environment."

    — Sitanshu, Innovation Certificate Student

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