Saratoga high school students can enroll in career tech classes

Career tech classes

Registration for the 2026-27 school year at the Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) center opens on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Nearly 1,500 students in grades 10-12 from over 45 schools in Santa Clara County enroll each year, earning college credit and industry certifications and gaining real-world experience and skills for higher education or careers after graduation.

SVCTE is open to students in Santa Clara County, and transportation is free for students to and from schools in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District. Students register through their home high school counselor to enroll.

New courses this term include an AI engineering course and a pre-apprenticeship in metals technology.

Students in the former course will design intelligent systems, apply Python coding and use machine learning to solve real-world challenges.

Students enrolled in the metals technology course will have access to a newly approved Field Ironworkers Pre-Apprenticeship program, authorized by the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards.

For the full course catalog, visit https://bit.ly/4pzTuPm.

Reading events

Santa Clara County libraries are hosting over 200 free events as part of their 2026 season of Silicon Valley Reads.

Silicon Valley Reads is an annual community engagement program presented by the Santa Clara County library District, Santa Clara County Office of Education and San Jose Public Library in collaboration with other public libraries, community colleges and universities and community organizations.

This year’s theme is “Bridges to Belonging,” which aims to spark connection through art, nature, technology and literature.

Silicon Valley Reads events in Saratoga include an Intro to Resin workshop at the Saratoga Library on March 12 and a forest walk at Walden West on March 21. For a complete, searchable calendar of events and registration details, visit siliconvalleyreads.org/calendar.

Art collection event

The Saratoga Foothill Club is hosting a discussion on Jan. 25 about the Anderson Collection of contemporary American art.

The collection is housed at Stanford University. Diane Levinson, an artist, educator and arts advocate, will be discussing the evolution of the collection and the vision of its founding family.

The event will take place at Saratoga Foothill Club, located at 20399 Park Place. Tickets are available at the door and online at saratogafoothillclub.org/public-events.