Mike Vasquez

He realized that he would find fulfillment by working with people and sharing the lessons of nature and so he followed his calling to become a science teacher where he could inspire people of all ages - and what better place to inspire than at HTM through project based learning.  

 

The five years he spent teaching math and science at High Tech Middle passed quickly and when the opportunity to bring the digital arts and multimedia design back to HTM presented itself, he jumped at the chance to try something new. And for the next 5 years, he pushed students to create amazing photos, videos and other graphic design projects.  

 

Despite all of the technical skills his students were attaining, he started to worry that the amount of time his students spent in front of screens each day might be setting them up for difficulty in their futures.  Plugged Unplugged seeks to address this issue by providing students a space to develop technical skills around computing while they are "plugged in," as well as cultivate an appreciation for growing their mind, body and spirit during the "unplugged" portion of our class.