April 28th: Like I said last week, I don’t think my essential question is one I can really know. It’s more of a setup for experiences. “How can we understand[…]
Category: Cohorts
Sofia’s CR#3 At Eternity’s Gate
Similar to my second Critical Reflection, I want to discuss what steps during the painting process are helpful. Yesterday I was not motivated, maybe because I was losing confidence in[…]
Sophie R – CR#3
My essential question is, how can learning about food sustainability inform the sustainable practices I use in my own life? So far in these past couple of weeks, I’ve been[…]
Max Zinman: Critical Reflection #3
Name: Max Zinman Essential Question: How does teaching while learning affect how one learns? Critical Reflection #3: Now that you’re three weeks (half way) into your senior project experience, are[…]
Shelter in Place Pod: Week 4 Update 1
April 28th, 2020 I started reading the Best American Sportswriting last week. The book allows me to understand how to illustrate a full story. Especially in sports it’s important[…]
Mawena- CR 3
One of the challenges I’ve faced so far is finding the motivation to learn Twi for four hours everyday. While I enjoy learning languages, doing it for four hours everyday[…]
Olivia Week Three Blog post #4: A Look Into Carl’s Jr. Infamous Burger Commercials
A large part of answering my essential question: What makes a successful advertisement? has been looking at what actually doesn’t make an advertisement successful. This week I studied Carls Jr.[…]
Max Zinman: Mini-Post #1
This is the first of hopefully at least a few mini blog posts that I’ll write during the rest of senior project that I personally won’t count towards the two[…]
Anna Mueller – Blog Post 5: Style of Fictional Journal Writing
As I’ve been writing journal entries as my character, I haven’t given too much thought to the actual language I use, especially given the fact that in some way my[…]
Sophie Kielian CR #3
Essential Question: How are the limitations on exercise and physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic impacting mental health? As a part of my project I have been conducting interviews with[…]
Anna Mueller – CR #3
*this CR is in response to the prompt about a reference text* I’m currently reading a novel that features letters, so I think I’m starting to make some conclusions[…]
Alex – Critical Reflection #2
In the summer between sophomore and junior year, I took a psychology class at NYU. I was told that it would be a class of other high school students so[…]
Alex – CR #3
It still baffles me that I’m three weeks into this project, it feels both longer and shorter at the same time. On the one hand, I wish that I had[…]
CR2 – An Experience In Detail
The process of recording vocals for the track that I posted on the blog recently is something that I thought was CR-worthy, so here are my thoughts on that: […]
CR #2
One moment that struck me was when I showed up and I was the only person working deliveries that day. They were understaffed for a day because the people that[…]
Week 3
This week i got a lot of work done, I glued the fret board onto the the neck. The fret board blank I was using was oversize and not[…]
Layne – Week 4
During Week 4 I spent a lot of my time creating my first monologue/figuring out what it means to create a piece of theater from transcripts. I took two of[…]
Jaquie’s CR #3
Before the COVID-19 breakout, my essential question was to look into the different structures of the healthcare system in NY to help find a solution to make our healthcare system[…]
Blog Post 6
4/23 I’ve fleshed out the characters and plot a bit further. My setting is a mountain resort town, a kind I’m well acquainted with, both from visiting as a vacationer[…]
Critical Reflection 2
Describe a Moment and Analyze 4/22 Prompt: Critical Reflection #2 Assignment: Describe a moment and analyze (CR2) Write about a single experience or moment, and ask: how does this[…]
Blog Post 5
4/21 Nate and Kamara, who are in my cohort, are making a podcast where they watch and discuss movies. I’ve been listening to it, and I’ve found it very helpful.[…]
Blog Post 4
4/16 I’ve spent time further developing my storyline. My plot, loosely, is amateur home invaders attempting to rob a vacation home that appears to be vacated. I’m writing multiple home[…]
Critical Reflection 1
What I Know vs. What I Don’t Know 4/15 Prompt: As Confucius (and Socrates) said “True wisdom is knowing what you don’t know”, this assignment is asking for the story[…]
Blog Post 3
4/14 This week I started watching movies related to my project. I developed a tactic before trying this, which is to take notes while watching the movie, scribbling down points[…]
Blog Post 2
4/9 In my last blog post I talked about engaging with movies in certain genres that interest me. I have specific genres in mind: dramas, psychological thrillers, and the like.[…]
Blog Post 1
4/7 My essential question is relation to real-world observation & exploration, and how I can use fiction to indirectly examine what happens around me. That in itself spawns more questions:[…]
Comic Strip #4: “Birthday Picnic”
This is the final comic, which I documented a piece of earlier. I think this is the first comic where I like the idea a lot more than the outcome.[…]
The Linguistics And Basics of Twi – Brianna
This was fun and slightly vexing to do, as most good projects are. For this week, I returned to an old presentation and added a new twist. Watch it here[…]
Comic Strip #2: “Kindergarten”
Kindergarten Comic Strip This is my second comic strip that I made during week 1/2 that I didn’t post. (The image file isn’t working well so there’s a link to[…]
Senior Project – Monday, April 27th by Kamara
We just started comedy week on our podcast. For episode 10, we had a special guest. River joined us for the movie Chungking express. We had a lot of fun recording[…]
Michelle- Week Three Reflection
April 25th EQ: How does the infant brain structure work? This week I let my curiosity steer most of my studying. Now that I have a pretty basic understanding of[…]
Julia Week 3: Blog #2
This week textbook work wasn’t too exciting so I’ll opt out of talking about it for this blog post. Research, however, has been weirdly engulfing. I found good sources on[…]
Ruthie Week 2: Blog #6
I’m very nervous about sharing my most recent stories with my cohort. I know that the space is safe but I’m just not as confident about these stories as I[…]
Ruthie Week 3: Blog #5
This week has been hard trying to get myself to write. I have tried to set up a space for myself but it has been very hard sticking to only[…]
Arlo Critical Reflection 2 – Brick Laying
How can we explore and express values of sustainability through the practice of a craft? This week we built the brick structure for the forge. Going into this project, I[…]
4/26 – Bay
This isn’t exactly related to my project, but today I had a conversation with my dad and brothers about the criminal justice system that was really interesting. My dad was[…]
Critical Reflection 2
Garlic mustard plants grow in small patches. Where you find one, you find about twenty. I discovered this on my first day foraging and it has proved to be my[…]
#IForgot – Nate (Apr. 26)
April 26th I forgot what number blog post this was (I think it’s 6?) but here we are. It’s Sunday, eve of the 4th week of Kamara and I’s Senior[…]
Week 3 post 1
The weather has been making things very difficult for me this week. The constant rain has made my foraging difficult. I continued to go out and forage but the rain[…]
Update #5: Sophie SF
This week, I have continued creating a comprehensive orientation platform for future interns and employees at The Hunger Project. Since my Senior Project is focused on examining the various strategies[…]
Jonathan Post #6
For the ladder half of this week I spent my time watching & listening to a bunch of Master Classes. – The screen time is killing me. – Well, really[…]
Jonathan Post #5
Business Documents – For this week I mainly spent my time figuring out how I was going to piece together my final project. I originally planed to not only create[…]
Sophie R – Update#6
This week I watched a really great documentary that discussed the dietary and health patterns in communities of color. It covered topics such as the importance of food in culture,[…]
Oscar Chun Focused Writing Week 3
I have currently finished chapter 3. With chapter 4 I wanted to try something different. With this new chapter, I will be trying a close third-person narrative. So far it[…]
Another Day in Training: Rigorous Basketball Training
Yesterday I decided to take a break from the usual shooting and dribbling drills I do and have a little fun. I worked on my dunk package as well as[…]
Ian Reyes Reverse Engineering Week 3 Post 2
I have been doing some more CAD design this week and was finally able to make the virtual hairdryer handles look a bit more like the real ones. I saw[…]
Ian Reyes Reverse Engineering Week 3 Post 1
I decided to take apart an iPhone 4 that my mom used to own, and since it was already broken, I figured it wouldn’t be a problem to open it[…]
Layne – Week 3
This week I have started going deeper into my own work. I started by finishing off transcripts from two moments that stood out to me when rewatching videos. I also[…]