Where young people practice connection
Relational intelligence grows through practice, and schools are where young people practice relationships every day. These early partners are helping us learn what works.
Design Tech High School
In fall 2026, d.tech launched a Relational Intelligence Lab with its ninth graders. Built into the school day, the Lab engages students in hands-on activities around trust, listening, empathy, perspective-taking, and working through conflict.
Students take on real relational challenges, reflect on their own experiences, and design ways to strengthen relationships in their school and community. Early projects have looked at how technology shapes their relationships and what a more connected school could look like.
What we learn at d.tech will shape a curriculum other schools can adapt, along with a way to evaluate relational skills, belonging, and engagement.
Valor Collegiate
Valor is known for its approach to whole-child development and relational learning. Working together, RQI and Valor are testing and refining approaches in a second school setting, so the ideas hold up across different students and communities.
Bring relational intelligence to your school
Interest from schools and education leaders is growing. If you would like to explore becoming a pilot school or research partner, let's talk.