Innovation & AI Courses

for Teens

Empowering students worldwide to become creative, self-directed leaders through interactive, skill-building courses where they learn to creatively solve problems with empathy.

Available Courses:

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  • Format:

    • 4 hours total, offered over 2 or 4 weeks depending on time of year.

    • Workshop sessions are all offered virtually.

    Prerequisite: None

    Fee:  $525

  • Format:

    • 48 hours total, over 6 or 12 weeks depending on time of year.

    • All class sessions are offered virtually.

    Fee:  $2,600

    • $250 discount to d.tech staff members & Oracle employees

  • Prerequisite: None

    Format:

    • 32 hours, over 6 or 12 weeks depending on time of year.

    • Class sessions are all offered virtually, both synchronously and asynchronously.

    Fee: $1,200

  • Prerequisite:

    • Student must have successfully completed Innovation Certificate

    Format:

    • 1:1 or small team coaching

    • (10) 30 minute sessions

    • All sessions are virtual.

    Fee: $525

  • Prerequisite:

    • Students must have successfully earned Innovation Certificate. 

    Format:

    • Summer: 4 weeks, 5 days a week, 4 hours each day. 

    • Prep week before internships begin requires 2 days, 2 hours a day. 

    • All sessions & meetings are virtual.

    Fee: $1,500

    • $250 discount applies to d.tech staff members & Oracle employees

Questions?

  1. Assess whether your student is prepared for a future with AI by completing this Innovation Program Readiness Assessment and learn if our programs may be a good fit.

  2. Send us an email if you have any outstanding questions.

  3. Contact us to learn if your family income level qualifies for a needs-based scholarship*.

  4. Oracle employees and staff of Design Tech High School are eligible for a $250 discount when registering their student for the Innovation Certificate Program or the Internship Accelerator.

    *Note: We are an approved vendor for Arizona’s ESA program and Utah’s Education Fits All program-use your funds with Direct Pay via ClassWallet to cover the costs of this program.

  • "We need our up-and-coming adults to be innovative and adept at designing solutions. Love seeing more of these design-based thinking programs for high school students"


    Jennifer Vancini    —General Partner at Mighty Capital

  • "Just imagine, a bunch of us industry analysts at Oracle for updates on Oracle's vision and direction, AI strategy, data and design innovations, healthcare advancements, and overall digital innovation. It's all impressive, as you would expect. But we have never perked up more than we did listening to d.tech students changing the way we think about solving problems to make the future better."

    Jess Von Bank—Global Leader, HR Transformation & Technology

  • "The Design Tech Innovation Certificate Program and summer internship prepared me for the future by enhancing my technical skills, boosting my problem-solving abilities, and providing valuable real-world experience in web development and team collaboration."

    Dayna— Student

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

    Sitanshu—Student

Your journey begins here.

Take these steps to participate:  

  1. Decide which courses you want to take. 

  2. Complete Enrollment by making your payment and select your courses. 

  3. Look for a confirmation email within 48 hours. 

  4. The instructor will follow up a few days prior to the first class session with an introductory email and a zoom link for class. 

If you aren’t quite ready, that’s ok!

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