At the same time, math and science teachers team up for a meeting where students discuss the topic, share their knowledge about it, generate hypotheses, pose questions, set goals, and make a study plan. Students might, for example, discover for themselves the reasoning of the ancient Greek scientists whose work provides the foundation for the principles of modern mathematics. Roles and tasks are parceled out to the students, based on their curiosities and skills. Then the inquiry proceeds in the small groups, with the team members serving as facilitator and resources along the way. When the investigations are done, the teams reconvene to share and discuss their findings.
Writing happens across all curricular areas throughout the day.
Classroom workshops also form an important part of the morning activities, with teacher instruction followed by a work period and individual instruction, and ending with group sharing. Reading and writing workshops have become a mainstay in many classrooms. Whatever the content, deep immersion is the key to mastery. During the afternoon, students go to one of five elective classes for the quarter. Drama students study Greek tragedies and comedies, or create a dramatization of Homer's Iliad .