The Class

At Greenwich High School, Andy Bramante's science classroom is equal parts elite research lab, student counseling office, and teenage hangout spot. The former corporate scientist helms one of the most ambitious research classes in the country: his students have won Google's Science Fair, invented a fast and inexpensive test for Ebola, and been invited to the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm. They're also teenagers navigating relationships, triumphs and setbacks both academic and personal, and the stressful task of applying for college.

In this intimate look at a year in the life of "Mr. B" and his students, journalist Heather Won Tesoriero embeds in their unconventional classroom as they brainstorm and bring to life their professional-level projects. Over the course of the 2016-17 school year, we experience the thrill of discovery, the heartache of failed experiments, the ups and downs of the science-fair circuit, and perhaps the highest of all highs: a "yes" from Harvard.