High Tech High Chula Vista
High Tech High Chula Vista is a charter school in Chula Vista, California. The high school, being open-campus and project-based, opened in the fall of 2007 with approximately 150 9th-grade students. Construction began in June 2008 and was completed in January 2009. The school opened on August 27, 2007. Its facilities were rated as "gold" by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2010. Students are admitted into the school through a randomized lottery acceptance system to bring diversity.
High Tech High Chula Vista has an internship program ingrained into the junior-year curriculum. Junior students spend four weeks interning for a professional organization of their choice and need 30 hours a week. The students have a designated mentor in their organization who communicates with and supports them in their work. Juniors must complete a relevant project while in their internship that benefits the organization and is later presented to teachers, families, and mentors.
References
- ^ "HTHCV Home". HTHCV.
- ^ "HTHCV Handbook" (PDF). HTHCV.
- ^ Gerber, Christopher; Naslund, Eric; Brady, Jim (Summer 2012). "Teaching for the Future" (PDF). High Performing Buildings. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "High Tech High Chula Vista". California Department of Education. Government of California. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "High Tech High Chula Vista". usgbc.org. U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Internships Home". High Tech High Chula Vista. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
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