How is engineering taught across grade levels at Rye Country Day School?

Spoiler alert: They build stuff. Break it. Rebuild it. And repeat. Engineering at RCDS isn’t about memorizing formulas—it’s about figuring out how to launch a marshmallow across the room using a catapult you just designed (for science, of course). In Lower School, it’s cardboard cities and crash-test egg vehicles. In Middle School, things get more digital and dynamic—think 3D modeling, wind tunnel testing, and LEGO robots that can follow a line better than most adults. By Upper School, students dive into full-blown engineering courses and design challenges where they code, solder, sketch, and create like mini inventors-in-residence. It’s messy. It’s hands-on. And it’s exactly how future engineers are made.