January Short Term

Group Projects

• London, Paris, and Italy Tour
• Animal Adventures
• The History of Baseball
• We Are What We Eat
• Molecular Biology

Independent Projects

• Student-designed
• Directed by professionals or community members outside the school
• Opportunity to follow through on an existing passion or a new ambition
• Approved by peer committee

All Projects

• Learning goals
• Approved by peer committee
• Portfolio: Journal and Digital Artifact

JST Evaluations

• Achievement of learning goals
• Initiative
• Intellectual risk taking
• Responsibility
• Attitude

Untitled Slide

BUILDING A NETWORK

"Networks are non-negotiable in today’s world because opportunities arise at the intersection of what you know and who you know."

- Dr. Sabba Quidwai

"I learned that people really trust me here, and that feels great!"

- Sophie

LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

"Not only did I get to discover a part of history that I'm really fascinated with, but I also got to open the door to seeing my heritage.... The learning I did, I feel like it would take months to learn in school."

- Tomás

"I have realized the great power of sports."

- Ellie

WHAT WORK IS LIKE

"I really thought that there would be less meetings, and more time working alone in the office. I was wrong. It is mainly meetings..."

- Benji

"Everyone was really nice to me and they didn’t make these two weeks awkward. In fact, they did the opposite and actually encouraged me to ask questions ..."

- Evan

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

"Sometimes it just feels a lot better to be on a schedule rather than being all over the place."

- Colton

PRIORITIZING

"I now know that it takes a lot of time and effort to maintain this schedule of working all day and even some days I can feel the overload of work that the people in the lab have to do."

- Evan

"The significance of paying attention to detail is one of the most important lessons I learned."

- James N

PROBLEM SOLVING

"I used the skill of staying calm under pressure and communicating with people... I’ve learned how to adapt and problem solve when things go wrong with a project."

- Cora

"I learned... what it feels like to not stop trying at something."

- Conall

TRYING NEW THINGS

"The fact that I was able to see pieces of art that I had seen thousands of times on the internet in real life was very interesting."

- Sam

"I haven’t felt as homesick as I thought I would."

- Isabella

BUILDING COMMUNITY

"I feel like we all really bonded in these 3 weeks. I’ve talked to people I’ve never talked to before."

- Pema

"The British tour guide also offered me some insults I can call my friends."

- Henry

REFLECTION

"I’m pretty proud of what I’ve done, honestly, and there isn’t much else to say."

- Calvin

Logistics

Timed Presentations
highlighted in program

Table Presentations
various locations

Table Locations

• Alcove (2nd floor)
• Commons (2nd floor)
• Library
• Rooms 222, 225, 230
• Zone (near Gym)

THANK YOU!!