Weston Gun Factory Guest Speakers Practicing engineers discuss their careers and describe what it is like to be an engineer. Occasionally, class-time is devoted to lectures given by the master teacher and intern. Assignments are given and collected on the St. Paul's School server. Students work together on problem sets. Students get the chance to design, construct, and launch bottle rockets.
Students learn bridge building as well as the construction of telephones and radios.
More Information Students should expect an average of two hours of homework daily. Assignments may include problem sets, computer programming, research paper, and quizzes. Occasionally, lab time is also available in the evening. Students assignments are graded daily and are evaluated on a scale of Outstanding, Satisfactory, and Unsatisfactory. Both master teacher and intern are aware of the different backgrounds of the students, so a large portion of the grading is based on Effort and Improvement .