Upper School Curriculum

Grades: 10, 11, 12
Fall or Spring

PREREQ: ADV Community-Based Research

This course will provide a structure for students to build and implement the projects they began in ADV Community-Based Research. Projects will be grounded in research, problem-solving, creative thinking, scholarship and real-world application. A typical week will consist of two class meetings. The first will be dedicated to each student’s independent work on their project. This time could be used to travel off campus in order to visit with community partners or conduct interviews. Alternatively, it could be used to meet one-on-one with the course instructor. The second class meeting will be dedicated to peer-to-peer and teacher-to-peer workshopping of projects. During these workshops, students will have an opportunity to reflect, seek feedback, troubleshoot challenges and bring questions to the group. Student reflection will be a critical aspect of this course. Finally, scholars will demonstrate their learning by presenting their project to an audience including community members such as teachers, administrators, mentors, community partners and peers.