Students heard stories about the days when schools were one-roomed, grades 1-12 all in the same class, and they had only chalk boards if they were lucky enough to receive even that. Today, we have preschools, elementary schools, intermediate schools, middle schools, and high schools. Recently, Plymouth High School has a new addition, The School of Inquiry, also called New Tech. New Tech is  project-based learning for group working.

Many questions come to mind when it comes to  New Tech. Some PHS students would not know about the addition because New Tech has only been experienced by one group of students, The Freshman Class of 2016. With this being the first year of New Tech, Plymouth High School students are not sure what happens daily in the School of Inquiry.

When asked to define a day in the School of Inquiry, Sarah Walker says: “It’s a new experience and I like it better than going to a regular high school. Everything is hands on. We have a “Flex area.” It includes flat screen TV’s, Couches, Tables you’d find at a coffee shop, and booth couches. It’s a really comfortable area and we don’t have regular classrooms, instead of desks, we have long tables with comfy swivel chairs.”

“Right now, we are working on a project in every class. But right now, my favorite project is in Mr. Delp’s Algebra class. We are doing a project on wedding planning, we have to come up with ways to help the Bride and Groom choose the cheapest and best way to have their wedding. We are learning different equations from a wedding planners point of view. It’s a really fun and great experience for learning new things in math,” says Nicole McGriff.

Finally, when Hannah Lehiy said how she would define  New Tech, she said, “It is a very active place to learn and very challenging, but once you get the hang of it, you would have a great time.”