Video: Can a School That's Part Tech Startup Transform Education?
A teacher works with several students. AltSchool
This tech-powered school is far from traditional.
Imagine a school with no tests, quizzes or grades, with kids signing into class with a touch-screen swipe.
That's exactly what's happening at Silicon Valley's AltSchool.
Founded in 2013 by a former Google employee Max Ventilla, students receive an individualized curriculum through a tablet or laptop -- though they don't learn solely though the screen. With classrooms filled with kids of different ages, students are allowed to follow their own interests or engage together in group projects.
"The experience is intensely personalized for each child and the learning is taking place, not through a screen, but through a physical classroom," Ventilla said.
The AltSchool also boasts 45 engineers and designers, each paired with a teacher to aid in managing existing tech as well as building new products.
This experimental education doesn't come cheap, though: Tuition is $20,000 per year.
Learn more about the school by watching the video from CNET, below: