"On time; On Budget; According to Plan; Safely; Together."
GeoTech is a new course at Grant combining a traditional Geometry class and a Wood Construction class. The class is co-taught by a Math specialist (Doug Mella) and a Woods specialist (Jamie Zartler).
Construction is dependent on Geometry to work well. While it is possible to build a stable structure based on models, tradition, and plans, the best builders understand the geometry underpinning the design.
Engineers and architects who understand, first hand, the implications and implementation of their plans are more effective designers.
We all live in a three-dimensional world, but too few of us understand how to build the world into the shapes that will serve us best.
Some people learn best by moving, doing, and creating.
The construction portion of GeoTech is grounded in these beliefs, and is fundamentally, and foremost designed to compliment and enhance the Geometry curriculum.
Construction is also designed to draw connections between geometry, the built world, and the various careers and professions that design and make the three-dimensional world.
Students will work towards making projects: "On time; On Budget; According to Plan; Safely; Together."
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