They learn to layout, design, and write scripts on the computer. G-TEC s classrooms become courtrooms as students begin a journey through the world of law. Contemporary New York State laws become the subject for debate and scrutiny as do other influences on modern culture. Their study of biology expands into anatomy. Students build model lungs, test for gas exchange, and analyze food absorption in their investigation of the respiratory and digestive systems.
Students study twentieth century artists.
They create their own versions of famous artists techniques such as Pablo Picasso s cubism, Georgia O Keefe s watercolor landscapes, and Mark Chagal s stained glass windows. Ultimately the study of human culture leads students to look creatively at futurism as they plan a complex world for the year 3000. Imagining an alien society includes inventing a language, inhabitants and their evolution, natural resources, geography and more. They even compose a national anthem and play it on the dulcimer they build from scratch. In an effort to finance and support their society, students experiment with a variety of economic systems from tribal bartering to free enterprise and consumer management.