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High Tech High
Location: San Diego, California
High Tech High began in 2000 as a single charter high school launched by a coalition of San Diego business leaders and educators. It has evolved into an integrated network of schools spanning grades K-12, housing a comprehensive teacher certification program and a new, innovative Graduate School of Education. All schools in the High Tech High network serve a diverse, lottery-selected student population, and all embody the High Tech High design principles of personalization, adult world connection, common intellectual mission, and teacher as designer.
Highlights:
Features of High Tech High schools:- student body reflects the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of the community
- integration of academic and technical education
- small school size and strong advisory program
- project-based learning
- assessment through student exhibitions
- student internships in the community
Links:
- High Tech High (website) - http://www.hightechhigh.org/
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