At the Hope Technology School, we've been working to provide exceptional education for the families we serve in the Bay Area for over 7 years with the vision and hope of transforming the current educational paradigm. On November 7, 2007 we were honored to host a delegation of Japanese Public School teachers, administrators and officials from the Shibuya Ward who came to the US to study inclusion and learn how to better implement it in their education system to best meet every child's needs.  Their goal is to make their programs more inclusive.

We were able to share with them the history of our school and the incredible benefits that families of both typical children and children with special needs experience in our safe, inclusive environment. We discussed the outstanding test scores of our students, the low teacher-to-student ratios of our classrooms, character based education and tolerance.  Greatly impressed with our program, the delegates posed many questions; they will return to Japan and implement changes in their school system. We look forward to a continued relationship with them and the opportunity to affect education not only here at home, but around the world as well.