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Sharing & Exploring through Meaningful interactions.A true Sem adventure

•WHAT?

• An interim program in which teachers will lead intensive courses/projects of their own creation in an attempt to engage students in a unique manner

• All students from each grade level will sign up for one 2-week course/project

• Regular courses will not take place during this 2-week interim to allow students to devote themselves fully to their project

•WHEN?

• 2 weeks• Before Spring Break• 2012-2013 school year

•WHO?

• The whole school: all teachers, all students• Part-time Faculty will also be involved (flexibility

as to what they can offer or collaboration with an existing project)

•WHY?

• CREATIVITY• An innovative way to represent Sem’s mission• A program that allows teachers to invent a course that

wouldn’t otherwise fit in their curriculum• A hands-on, out-of-the classroom experience

• COLLABORATION• Among teachers (the project can either be individual or

created in collaboration with another teacher)• Among students (all grades involved, across grade levels)• With local and/or global communities

•But…WHY?

• LEADERSHIP• Giving our students a chance to appreciate our

leadership in a different way• Fostering peer leadership. No grade level

distinction• Acquiring career skills through meaningful

interaction with professionals

•FACULTY INVOLVEMENTHow can you be a part of this?

•Project design

• A minimum of 20 APPROVED project proposals needed• To reach this goal, teachers should submit at least 2 proposals. The

most popular among students will be chosen for the interim• It has to fit in 2 weeks• Travel encouraged (Foreign, domestic or local treks)• Collaboration with professionals encouraged• About 6 hours a day of interaction with students, Monday through

Friday. Think of tablet use and independent work if you cannot meet this criteria

• There must be an end product to be assessed since this will count towards graduation requirements

• Consider how the project should be assessed: A regular grade? A skill-based evaluation?

•Project design continued

• From all submissions, we will include:• projects from every discipline • community involvements (across disciplines)• projects involving traveling (across disciplines)• projects with a Sem focus (strengthening and

improving our own community – ex: residence floor plans, a marketing video, a newspaper)

• projects with partnerships with fellow schools (from elementary to college)

• Internships at local companies, museums, etc.

•Student enrollment

• Students will be asked to rate 3 to 4 projects in order of preference to keep a well-balanced enrollment• one project only per student• 8 to 10 students per project is desired • Their performance will be assessed through the

presentation of an end-product • 4 successfully completed interim projects are

required for graduation

•The end product

• SHARING OUR SUCCESS STORIES WITH THE COMMUNITY• An invitation to “Interim Project Night” sent out

to parents/families, outside mentors, alums or any friend of Sem • Display booths in the PAC to showcase each

project as well as an online component to share with the wider community• Awards recognizing students' work, Faculty &

mentors

•Thank you!