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Asia Society’s International Studies Schools Network
Capstones
What are they?
Write a brief definition of what this means for your school.
Share your definition with your table
Agree on 3 essential elements
Share out
Group thoughts
Showcase Work Action Culminating or summative Personal Interest Inquiry based Auhthentic Audience
At Purpose: To prepare students for
college, the workplace, and to take their place as responsible global citizens in the 21st century.
Mission Statement: For seniors to demonstrate their mastery of all curriculum subjects, develop a sense of character by giving of themselves to make the world a better place for others, and press their sphere of experience beyond the walls of high school into the local and international community where they view themselves as resources.
Where do we start?
Recruitment Contracts/Agreements Build it into your program
Scaffold by grade levelPortfolios
Yearly evaluation and consultation on portfolios to guide students in capstone decisions
At HAIS
In our Recruitment literature In our “Entrance Agreement” Students complete yearly Portfolios with
public presentations Students complete community service
hours throughout each year 11th Grade Students complete a
capstone proposal in their writing class
Fit to your school, district, state, federal requirements What are some of the pieces of the
puzzle that we can snap together?
So many demands…so little time!
Funding
SchedulingPersonnel
Testing
Graduation Requirements
State Requirements
ISSN Matrix
College Entrance
How HAIS sorts it out ISSN Matrix: Combine Internship and Capstone
Projects
Personnel and Budgeting: Additional Funding for CTE classes
State Requirements: Gifted and Talented
Graduation Requirements: Elective, Community Service
College Entrance Requirements and Soft Skills
ISSN Matrix
Funding
State
GradReq
College
Putting it all together
Structure to Support Capstones Independent Project
Incorporated into a Core Class
Interdisciplinary Project
Special Class
After School Program
Advocacy Class
Our SchoolAn Early College High School
Types of Project
Research ProjectBig IdeaCollege readiness
Research + Action
Community Service Project
Internship Project
Web Based Projects
At HAIS… Focus is on Community Service and
Internships
Reflection Paper Included
5 P’sProposal ProjectPaperPortfolioPresentation
At HAIS…Focus is on Community Service Internships: Local Clinics Medical Center Constable Station Homeless Shelters Food Bank Blood Drive Elementary School
Public Presentation and Celebration How will your students present their
work?
Who will be invited?SchoolParentsCommunityCollege
At HAIS
Presentations:Practice Presentation to Peers
Selected Students Present at ECHS Senior Seminar
All seniors present to HAIS students, community members, family, college personnel.
(underclassmen with rubric)
Some examples
A Day of Beauty: Foster Care Girls Blood Drive Nigerian Pen Pals Clinic Art Gallery Food Bank SPCA
Some Final Advice Communicate clearly with parents Work with your School District to obtain
or develop permission forms for parents Create a timeline and use the village to
motivate students
Share projects not only with your community but also within your school: create a legacy
Don’t forget to brag
Resources
Melissa.Thibaut@gmail.com
http://www.bakercharters.org/Senior_Capstone.html
http://www.marshallschool.org/page.cfm?p=787
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