Senior Project Presentations Get Underway

The 2018 Senior Project presentation season begins soon! Between March 12 and March 27, seniors will be presenting their projects during Community Time (12:50 to 1:30pm) to the Senior Project Committee and the Upper School community. Parents, family members, and technical advisors are all warmly invited to attend! See website calendar for presentation dates. The Senior Project is a five-month, independent study project in which each senior explores, in detail, a self-chosen subject area. This process is exciting and serious. The project process, along with the final product, is a graduation requirement and includes a research paper component, an extensive journal, a formal individual presentation to the Senior Project Committee and a class presentation to the community. 
On Friday, March 23, the Middle School will join us for four Senior Project presentations. Each day during Community Time, there will be three to four presentations running concurrently on campus. For their presentation, seniors give a formal talk for approximately 20 minutes and then open the floor to questions for another 10 minutes. We’re looking forward to a very inspiring few weeks! Topics this year include: Beekeeping, NewGen Peacebuilders, Welding, American Sign Language, 3D Design and Printing, Boxing, Silks/Aerial Arts, Japanese Calligraphy, Building a Clock, Painting, Songwriting & Recording an EP, Drone Photography, Henna, Coding, Adaptive Ski Training, Cooking, Training a Therapy Dog, Teen Community Engagement, Trumpet, Yoga, Aquaculture, Investing, Choreography, Sports Photography, Dog Training, Chess, and Digital Art.

The schedule of presentations is on the main website calenda. Another highlight on the horizon is Senior Project Presentation Night, Wednesday, March 28, from 6-7:30pm. On this evening, the entire senior class is honored as they share their projects with the community. Family and friends are invited. Attendance is required for seniors and strongly encouraged for juniors. The evening promises a rich array of topics as indicated by the list - subjects as unique and engaging as our seniors themselves! Senior Project Night gives us the chance to talk with each of the seniors individually about their project and also gives us the opportunity to celebrate them as a group. The Senior Project has been an integral part of a Tandem Friends education since the school's inception. As a long-term independent project, it demands an enormous amount of student initiative and commitment. We hope you are able to join us as we celebrate our seniors’ accomplishments!
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