Entering K-14 is like walking into a new building – the supplies, the multiple rooms, and even a second story within the classroom. 

The noises of various machines are going off as students are working on their projects at their own pace. 

“I like the freedom that we get. You know she’s not always looking over us. She’ll explain stuff and how to do it, but we get to do it on our own,” sophomore Braedon Starnes said. “That’s how I learn: through mistakes.”

Not only are they building objects, but also relationships with their peers, as the students often find themselves working alongside each other. 

“We get to talk more than in a quiet classroom and we get to walk around and do our work together instead of having to do it separately because it’s real easy to work together in this class,” sophomore Sarah Linares said. 

Several have even found peace in these classes through the more relaxed environment.

“I enjoy that I’m not really pressured and that it’s a lot less stressful, and I can just have fun with it,” sophomore PJ Pitzer said. 

During the semester, students are expected to complete multiple different projects. 

“The latest project that we’re working on is a box that opens on the top—it slides out, and it has a sliding door,” Starnes said. 

Many have found all of this useful for their future careers. 

“I want to go into construction,” Linares said, “Mostly like building airplanes or fixing them.”

However, wanting to do a trade or construction job is not the only reason people have signed up.

“I think I would just like to be able to do that kind of stuff so that maybe at some point I could just build and make my own stuff,” Pitzer said.