Tenth - grade world history students interview Chinese immigrants and
record their stories; ninth - grade physical science students design and strength - test mock airplane wings; junior English students research, write, and illustrate children's nonfiction
picture books; algebra students
of all grades investigate a public - transit problem and propose solutions to city officials; sophomore geometry students build scale models
of museums they've designed; students across the grades in an environmental - stewardship class raise public awareness
of a polluted river — all are examples
of academically challenging projects that also manage to engage the minds, hands, and
hearts of most high school students across a wide range
of abilities and interests.