Let’s talk all things SET High! Dr. Neil McCurdy and Nicky Geis (Ms. G to her students!) chat about what’s going on at our small public high school in this podcast. Together they share what makes SET so SET and how high school can be better than you ever imagined.
This podcast series focuses on 9th – 12th grade, navigating SET’s halls and academic life during this transformative educational and experiential time. They might even get around to figuring out what they want to do when they grow up.
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A Principal (Neil McCurdy) and Assistant Principal (Nicky Geis) of a high school (SET High) talk about raising teenagers.
On the drive back from Disney Land to pick up SET's 3rd California Distinguished School award (back to back to back!), Nicky interviews Neil to learn about his life story.
Our teachers wear many hats at SET High, a tuition-free 9th-12th grade high school in San Diego, and Mr. Robert Snow is no exception. Going on four years of teaching at SET, he’s a social sciences teacher, a coach and our athletic director. We always...
Choices are hard. Pizza or tacos. Beach or mountains. Picking out a movie that everyone wants to watch. And while we know there are many choices in choosing a high school, it doesn’t have to be difficult. At tuition-free public SET High in San Diego, serving 9-12 grades, we have...
After spending 9th grade at SET High, a tuition-free charter school in San Diego, Fernando wondered if the grass was greener on the other side. Specifically, he was intrigued by the idea of a “real” (traditional) school -a bigger district school- and how it was...
What happens when you prioritize connection and communication at your school? At the School for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SET High), a tuition-free 9th-12th grade high school in San Diego, we’re testing this in a radical way: trusting our students to keep their phones out-of-sight during...