An Honors Project is an independent course of study, carried out under the guidance of a HS faculty member that goes beyond the scope of the curriculum. A student can explore an Honors Project in any field, or course of study – whether offered at LREI or otherwise.
- Students cannot do an Honors Project in a class they are taking unless they can demonstrate that the project they are pursuing is truly outside the scope of the curriculum.
- Students may choose to do a project for a single trimester or extended over multiple trimesters. A proposal must be submitted for each trimester.
- NOTE: If a student anticipates that a project may extend over multiple trimesters, they may indicate this on the initial proposal, but the proposal must indicate what work will be accomplished during the trimester in question. Students will be required to submit an additional proposal to extend the project into another trimester. Students who meet the goals of their trimester plan(s) can earn credit for each trimester of the project that they complete successfully.
- For a single trimester project, if the student does not meet the requirements of the project, they must re-apply for the following trimester. The student may continue the into a second trimester, but will not receive credit for the first trimester.
- Students are expected to meet with their Honors Project Teacher at least once a week.
- Students must maintain, complete and then submit the Honors Project Pathway form.
- Students are encouraged to keep a log of when they met with their teacher and what was discussed and decided upon. Students are encouraged to use their proposal page in this blog to capture these notes. They can be added directly to the page or as comments on the post.
- In addition to notes from meetings with their mentor, students are required to add three updates on their progress (including video and images where relevant) and reflection on said progress to their project page on the blog.
- Students must have a final product (this might be the actual work defined in the proposal and/or a clear documentation of the honors project experience for those projects that don’t have a clear formal final product or have a product that is not easily showcased in a digital format). This product/documentation, which is to be posted on this blog, should reflect the significant work that was carried out over the course of the trimester.
- Every project must also have some other public facing component. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Sharing at an arts assembly (e.g., video or music performances)
- Creation of a selection of work to be hung in the building (e.g., photography, art, etc.)
- Students who do not propose some alternative form of sharing, are required to create a poster that captures some of the essential elements of the process/work (text and images) and could also include a QR code to allow viewers to access a video(s) or document(s) (e.g., essay/creative writing). We have created a google slide template for these posters that you can adapt to your needs. Submitted posters will be exhibited in the building.
As indicated above, students will post their outcomes, reflections, and any other supporting documentation to this blog, so it can be evaluated for credit. If the poster, blog update and Honors Project Pathway form are not completed, the student will not earn credit for the Project.
