Recognized for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence using technology.
Sandy, UT – Beehive Science and Technology Academy is pleased to announce it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for the 2026-2029 program term. Schools apply and are selected for this distinction based on their commitment to continuous innovation in education and using Apple products to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning. Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of leadership and educational excellence, with a clear vision for how technology-rich environments support learning goals.
In Apple Distinguished Schools, forward-thinking leaders and their communities work to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning, and they have documented results of academic accomplishments. Schools all over the world are using iPad and Mac to transform learning. As teachers incorporate technology into their lessons, they empower students to lead, learn, and thrive, to discover new opportunities, and to make their world a better place.
Beehive Science and Technology Academy Executive Director, Hanifi Oguz, said, “We are honored to receive this most prestigious recognition as an Apple Distinguished School for another three-year designation. Beehive Academy was first recognized by Apple Distinguished Schools from 2015-2017, 2017-2019, and renewed status for 2019-2022. Our administration and staff are continually embracing new technology in transforming how students learn. Project-based learning is at the center of Beehive Academy’s STEM learning and certification programs, leading to increased student engagement, collaborative work ethic, and real-world culminating projects that showcase students’ understanding and acquisition of academic vocabulary, math conceptual mastery, problem-solving/reasoning skills, and computational fluency-automaticity.”
About Beehive Science and Technology Academy
Beehive Science and Technology Academy is a tuition-free public charter school, located at 2165 E. 9400 S. in Sandy, UT, that provides a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) focused curriculum and well-rounded programs designed to offer students a solid foundation in humanities and social science with a variety of after school clubs for students in grades K through 12. Beehive Academy is proud to have established a solid foundation in STEM education for a diverse student base in Utah for the past 20 years. Beehive Science and Technology Academy is an Apple Designated School and has earned a reputation as one of the area’s premier STEM schools. In 2026, Beehive Academy received its third Platinum Level STEM School Designation by the Utah State Board of Education and the Utah STEM Action Center, which is awarded every five years, as well as national recognition receiving the first Cognia® School Accreditation and Cognia® STEM Accreditation in the state of Utah. Beehive Science and Technology Academy has also received other local recognitions as Charter School of the Year designation by the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools and numerous Best of State awards.
