Life Skills Students Need Today. Strategy Designed for Tomorrow's Leading Districts.
We help teens design a real plan for life (and build the skills to support it).
We help districts build a data-driven strategy that reaches students.
The problem
The system wasn’t designed for this.
82%
of managers say Gen Z lacks needed soft skills
Source: Harris Poll
56%
of high schoolers report persistent sadness: 20yr high
Source: CDC
55%
of teens hang out with friends 2+ times weekly (20+yr low)
Source: Atlantic
57%
of Gen Z lacks savings to cover 3 months’ expenses
Source: Bank of America
And it’s not your fault. Dating back to the 19th century, our education system was built to produce workers for the industrial economy — not to help teenagers figure out who they are and where they’re going.
FOR PARENTS
“Your teen is overwhelmed (or lost). You’ve tried tutors, apps, and pep talks. But nothing connects into an actual system.”
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FOR DISTRICT LEADERS
“Your strategic plan is gathering dust. Your data tells you what’s wrong, but you need a bridge from strategy to execution.”
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The Approach
What if the district’s plan and the kid’s plan were both designed?
What if they were designed around the same core idea?
Most education consulting firms help districts write standard plans, often involving test scores. Most teen coaching programs help kids set standard goals, often involving grades and colleges.
These aren’t bad goals. But neither asks the obvious question: What if the district’s plan and the kid’s plan were designed around the same thing — a clear, honest picture of what it takes for a student to build a meaningful, fulfilling life?
Summer 2026 “Designing High School” — Hybrid (Online: Live & Asynchronous, Open to Bay Area Students)
20 students. 6 weeks. The skills and frameworks that change everything after high school.
A limited number of need-based scholarships are available — inquire during your free consultation call.
Compare: private school runs $20-60K/yr. Admissions coaching up to $10K.
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Priority enrollment is opening soon. This cohort is limited to 20 students.
Your Coach
Neil Dandavati has spent his career translating complex problems into clear strategy — from working on youth policy with a Governor’s office to Kaiser Permanente’s 21-hospital system to a $37M innovation portfolio at San Francisco City Hall. But, he started in the classroom, building a college and career curriculum adopted across 15 San Francisco high schools, reaching 2,000+ students per year, and recognized with a national innovation award.
The Designing High School program draws on that full arc — updated for 2026 with Stanford’s design-thinking methodology, an AI prompting and research toolkit, digital fluency across platforms like Google Workspace and Miro, and the latest research on what actually drives teen motivation, decision-making, and wellbeing.
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The 5 Critical Life Skills Your Teen Won’t Learn in School
(And How to Build Them Before College)
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