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Welcome to d.tech!

Design Tech High School is a free public school in Redwood City, CA, focused on empowering students through design thinking and real-world learning.

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 it happen.

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Dashboard ➔

for current students & families

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Absence/Tardy Form

View the full 2026/2027 school calendar here.
View the full 2025/2026 school calendar here.

View the full 2025/2026 school calendar WITH A and B schedules here.

View Full Staff Directory here

Spring Break (no school)
April 6-10
TEDx Design Tech High School
Thursday, April 23
Intersession #3
4/27/26 - 5/8/26

Find the 2025 / 2026 School Profile here

Find the Parking Permit Request Form here
Find the Work Permit Process Form here

View Re-Enrollment information here

d.tech: By the numbers

Cost Of Tuition
As a free, California public charter school, d.tech does not charge tuition. The school receives state funding per student, plus financial support from our d.tech community to fulfill our mission.

Student Enrollment
New students enroll for the first time through a lottery process. The intake is almost exclusively for 9th grade. Current students reenroll in-house each year for the following fall.

Internships
Internships for upper grades provide students with numerous opportunities to work with industry partners and professional mentors before graduation.

Intersessions
Intersession design labs and exploration classes

Sports Teams
Number of sports offered to d.tech students

Robotics
2025 global ranking of d.tech’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, 5940 BREAD

d.tech: By the numbers

Cost Of Tuition
As a free, California public charter school, d.tech does not charge tuition. The school receives state funding per student, plus financial support from our d.tech community to fulfill our mission.

Student Enrollment
New students enroll for the first time through a lottery process. The intake is almost exclusively for 9th grade. Current students reenroll in-house each year for the following fall.

Internships
Internships for upper grades provide students with numerous opportunities to work with industry partners and professional mentors before graduation.

Intersessions
Intersession design labs and exploration classes

Sports Teams
Number of sports offered to d.tech students

Robotics
2025 global ranking of d.tech’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, 5940 BREAD

Two women working together to assemble a wooden bench in a workshop, with tools and wood planks around them.

Explore ➔

Our interdisciplinary curriculum integrates design thinking, project-based learning, and technology to encourage creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration among its students, just as one might find in Silicon Valley.

In short, d.tech exists to teach students the knowledge, skills, and mindsets necessary to contribute to the common good and discover their creative purpose beyond the classroom.

Our Mission & Vision

A group of young people creating a large colorful mural of a restaurant scene with cartoon-style animals and food items on a wall.

Create ➔

At d.tech, creativity thrives through the use of Design Thinking, a process that empowers students to approach problems with innovative and open minds.

By engaging in this hands-on, solution-oriented framework, students are encouraged to tap into their creative mind, exploring new ideas and thinking outside the box. The benefits of being a creative person extend beyond the classroom, as students learn to tackle challenges in life with confidence and originality.

About Design Thinking

Learn ➔

Watch these videos - filmed & edited by students - to learn more about the d.tech experience.

Student Learning

Student Life

d.tech Student Life