6 Weeks and Counting… Posted by The Landing School on May 8, 2014 · Leave a Comment

May is the time of year when many students are winding down, thinking about their summer plans and looking forward to finishing their final exams. Our students are a little bit different. They are in high gear as they work to complete their projects in time for graduation – still six weeks away. Although the shops are a flurry of activity, it’s also the time of year when students begin to utilize all of the skills they have learned over the last nine months. This is very true in Composites, where students are working on their personal projects – a highlight of the year.

In past years, students have built violins, snowboards, bikes and a host of other items that used the skills and materials they have come to know so well. This years projects remain a bit of a mystery. It’s difficult to tell at this point what these items will be in a few weeks. But one look at last year’s projects and you can see that the end products are really great!

The goal of personal projects in Composites is not just to test the skills of our students. It also to shows them how the skills they’ve learned apply across disciplines. Many of our past Composite graduates have gone on to work with sporting goods, in aerospace and a host of other industries. One look at this video and you’ll see how the Composites program prepares students to work with a variety of materials in a variety of applications.