Research for my I- search Films Beyond the Invisible, Hilma Af Klint Gerald Richter Painting David Hockney: A Bigger Picture Black Art: In the Absence of Light The Price of[…]
Rosina K- Proposal Pitch: Written Component
What is your guiding, underlying question? How might a study of philosophy and major philosophical ideas with a focus on value theory and aesthetics change the way I approach topics[…]
Julien Proposal Pitch
What is your guiding, underlying question? My guiding question is how can I use my singing and songwriting skills to create a 4 song EP using Pro Tools software. What[…]
Annabelle Hatsav – Learning/Work/Documentation Plans
My goals: I want to learn about how people are being activists about food for people in need. I also want to learn how food is connected to people’s happiness[…]
Annabelle Hatsav – Proposal Pitch
Project Name: Happiness Within Baking: Healthy Recipes and Combating Food Insecurity Guiding Questions: How can I make food more accessible to people in poverty? How can I work to improve[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Proposal Pitch
Teaching Contemporary U.S. Politics Jack Trowbridge I was in eighth grade when I first took an interest in American politics—or, rather, American politics barged into my life and became unavoidable.[…]
Jack Schnall Proposal Pitch
Extreme Sports and Sports Psychology Why I want to do it: Without a doubt, my passion is doing extreme sports. I love the adrenaline rush, the burst of energy,[…]
Keira Embler – Proposal Pitch
For our senior project, Alexa and I want to photograph different areas in New York. Our essential questions are: How do historical sites change over time vs how do general[…]
Mika’s Senior project pitch, Edited
For my senior project, I want to focus on dancing and acting. This project will help me answer these questions: How can I utilize theatre and dance to create a[…]
Gwen Raffo – Learning/Work/Documentation
Learning/Work/Documentation Learning Goals Develop a better understanding of how to educate and keep older students engaged in learning. Develop a better understanding of how to make activities that balance[…]
Sarah Katz-Proposal Pitch
Improving Sports Performance by Sarah Katz Essential Questions: What are the best ways to impact and improve sports performance? How can a change in my eating and living[…]
Pearl McAninch—Proposal Pitch
Title: Finding My Voice Through Song Essential Question: How can I tell my story through creating music? Sub questions: How can I grow as a musician by better understanding music[…]
Max Abrahams – Senior Project Pitch
Food is a critical touchstone of Jewish culture – linking families, friends and cultures across continents and generations. For my senior project, I will conduct an in-depth examination of some[…]
Spencer Rosenblum – Proposal Pitch
Ever since I was little, planes, rockets, and pretty much anything that could fly has fascinated me. One of my earliest memories is of getting a model Saturn V rocket.[…]
Ruby Hutchins – Proposal Pitch
Your project name: Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship The challenges that my project will address: This project will help me better care for and learn how to help injured animals, which[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Proposal Pitch
My guiding, underlying question is: In what forms does child development appear in Kindergarten/First Grade classrooms, how is it encouraged, and how has it changed due to the circumstances of[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Proposal Pitch
For my senior project, Designing and Creating Engaging Games, I want to answer the question: what is the relationship between design and development? In 10th grade, I was accepted into[…]
Jack Hillyer – Proposal Pitch
Essential Question: What is the process of creating a song from start to finish? How can I distribute a song to online stores and how does it compare to my[…]
Gwen Raffo – Action Items
Action Item Area: Reach out to Girl Scouts about copyrighted material Timeline/Materials/Space/Connections/Budget/Research/Other: Hopefully shouldn’t take too long, but it really depends on how fast the responses are. I have to[…]
Clare Cunningham – Proposal Pitch
Your project name Clare’s Hilarious Stand-up Routine Your essential question(s) and why it/they are important to you? How do you put together a successful standup routine? From my teachers, to[…]
Proposal Pitch
What is your guiding, underlying question? How does exposing yourself to nature and “getting off the grid” affect your creativity? Include any sub-questions you have identified. How does Terry Tempest[…]
Cate Woolsey – Proposal Pitch
My guiding, underlying question is: How do I use traditional paintings with newer forms of art/pop culture in order to reflect a more culturally relevant set of ideas? Through looking[…]
Ruthanne – Proposal Pitch Post
Essential/Guiding questions: Through these questions, I hope to combine my interests in art and storytelling. I would also like to combine my passion for business as well by looking at[…]
Nina – Proposal Pitch
How can we, as an emerging generation about to become adults, learn from what older generations have had experience with? How can we translate their experiences and pieces of advice[…]
REVISED Aidhan- Working Draft Blog Post
Aidhan’s Senior Project Essential Question: How can an athlete achieve and sustain peak performance? I’ve juggled academics and athletics all my life. These unique six weeks of Senior[…]
Marcus Moise- Initial Plan
The essential question I plan to explore: What are the common tools/aspects of music that place punk rap, emo rap, mumble rap, lyrical rap, and melodic rap all in the[…]
Stella Propp – Project Proposal and Presentation
Aiding the Equestrian Community with Entrepreneurship Senior Project Proposal and Presentation by Stella Propp I have been an avid equestrian for twelve years now. I have dedicated the majority of[…]
Dylan Winter Proposal Pitch
Working in private, paid EMS. What is it like to work in private EMS? What are the difference between 911 and IFT? Is it possible to make a decent living[…]
Solomon Karpati Pitch Proposal
Preservation Through Painting Prior to creating my one essential question, these questions came up: How does different messaging affect people’s opinions on nature preservation? How does painting affect this message?[…]
Natalie – Proposal Pitch Draft
What is your guiding, underlying question? My guiding question is how does a book go from an idea to what one sees on a shelf? What does this process look[…]
Mika’s Senior Project Pitch Initial
After I met with Joan, my project is much more developed. I want to preform a dance (that I will choreograph), also I want to act in a skit and[…]
Proposal Pitch – Tristan
Will someone with a better performance in certain tests perform better in fast-paced environments, specifically video games? What types tests can be performed to predict someone’s skill level in a[…]
Henry Boone – Proposal Pitch
I have been an athlete all my life and physical fitness is a very important thing to me. Additionally, I have been a picky eater ever since I was a[…]
Pearl Mcaninch- Revised Initial Project Plan
I would love to pursue a music project around song writing and guitar. I would update my progress daily or weekly on a blog, it would be describing how my[…]
Cole Dorsey Revised Project Plan
Learning digitally and analog What can learning through different mediums like digitally and analog reveal about myself as a learner?
Tristan Blazer- Senior Project
Will someone with a better performance in certain tests perform better in fast-paced environments, specifically video games? What types tests can be performed to predict someone’s skill level in a[…]
Caroline Maltz – Revised Project Plan
For my senior project, I want to do a personal photography study. When considering what I wanted to do for this project, I tried to think of something I’ve always[…]
Victor Schwartz Initial Plan
The essential question I plan to answer is: How can we increase the excitement and energy focused on sports at a non athletically focused high school? For as long[…]
Malia Sardinha_Revised Working Draft
My main questions right now are how does cuisine evolve and change in America from its country of origin, does authentic food mean authentic and traditional recipes or ingredients? I[…]
Henry Boone – Revised Initial Project Plan
After talking about my idea with James French, he talked about how though this project will be useful for me, I have to be able to make it useful for[…]
Singing/Songwriting Music Senior Project
Making music and songwriting has been something of great interest to me since the beginning of quarantine. This has not always been something of importance to me as it is[…]
Max Abrahams – Revised Initial Project Plan (James French, my mother)
For my project, I want to create a Jewish History Cookbook with recipes from people I interview, the history and story of those recipes and pictures of the food the[…]
Charlie: Proposal Pitch
Essential Question: In the ever-evolving creative world, how can I push forward my skills in order to execute my work to the level of my imagination? In addition to learning[…]
Gwen Raffo – Project Proposal
Creating Meaningful Programming for Girls Senior Project Proposal by Gwen Raffo When I was on my way to my first Girl Scout meeting, I felt nothing but excitement. I couldn’t[…]
Sarah Katz-Revised Initial Plan Draft
Essential Questions: What are the best ways to impact and improve sports performance? How can a change in my eating and living habits affect my daily life? For my senior[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Revised Initial Project Plan
*During the revision of this post I met with Karyn, who in turn guided me to meet with Allison due to her background in education and child development. Both were[…]
Jack Hillyer – Initial Project Plan
Essential Questions What is the process of creating a song from start to finish? How can I distribute a song to online stores and how does it compare to my[…]
Spencer Rosenblum – Revised Initial Project Plan
I spoke to Allison about the changes made here, and they largely include expanding on my backup plan Essential questions: What are the different design elements of a plane?[…]
Annabelle Hatsav – Revised Initial Project Plan
I talked to my advisor Karyn about the revisions for my senior project plan. Goal: To find happiness within baking and developing healthy recipes, and looking at ways to combat[…]
Yannik Finkelstein – Initial Plan
The essential question I plan to explore: In a time where our environment is at stake, can exposing the beauty of nature through the power of images bring forth change? […]
Sara Working Draft Blog Post
My essential question is how can I make art projects on healing, magic and spirituality? How does spirituality and healing connect to nature? How can we see our very own[…]
Melissa Senior project idea
Essential question: How can we make the transition from public schools to independent schools easier in regards to identity and cultural acceptance? My plan for my senior project will[…]
Lily Parks and Acadia Schimmel- Revised initial Project Plan
We spoke with Karyn and Kara. Our idea for senior project is to do a deeper dive into the ways covid has impacted New York City. Both of us[…]
Isabella Marcellino – Initial Project Plan (Revised)
Thank you to Karyn Silverman, Jane Belton, and Jessica Prohías Gardiner for giving me feedback on my Working Draft Blog Post and for helping me revise my proposal pitch! […]
Ajahni Jackson_Initial Plan Draft
Idea #1: Zookeeper Essential Question: What is it like, to be a zookeeper at one of the largest zoos in the world? What are the relationships between zoo animals[…]
Working Draft Blog Post #2- Stella Propp
(I changed up my idea a bit). For twelve years I have been an avid equestrian. I have dedicated the majority of my time to practicing and improving my horseback[…]
Sadye Rabhan- Working Draft Post
For my senior project, I am particularly interested in a project that focuses on how the music industry has changed and adapted to Covid. I have always been passionate about[…]
Caroline Maltz – Working Draft Blog Post
I would love to do a personal photography study for my senior project. I’ve always wanted to take a photography course and learn more about the specific types of[…]
Aidhan- Working Draft Blog Post
Essential Question: How can an athlete achieve and sustain peak performance? I’ve juggled academics and athletics all my life. These unique six weeks of Senior Project will give me[…]
Ethan – Working Draft Blog Post
Ethan Oliver – Initial Plan Draft Main Project Essential Question: How can I work with Computers for People to fulfill its mission? What will we do[…]
Working Draft Blog Post
Essential questions How is the voice another instrument for a beat? How are adlibs and background vocals essential to the final sound of a song? What makes a rapper a[…]
Proposal Pitch – Navah
For my senior project, I plan to intern with my dad as an economic data analyst. I want to learn how data analysis works / how the correct graphs are[…]
Luke- Working Draft Blog Post
Essential questions What are the limitations of surfboard design? How experimental and strange can I get with surfboard shapes and contours? Plan Continue shaping boards throughout the year In manhattan[…]
Elias Kassel-Venetis – Initial Plan
For my project, I want to create a family cookbook. My family is Greek. Food is a big part of Greek identity and culture. My focus of the cookbook will[…]
Max A. – Working Draft #3
For my project, I want to create a Jewish History Cookbook. I want to create a cookbook that focuses more on the history and stories of the recipes than on[…]
Max A. Working blog #2
For my project, I want to create a Jewish History Cookbook. I want to create a cookbook that focuses more on the history and stories of the recipes than on[…]
Ana Ziebarth- Initial Plan
I am interested in pursuing psychological profiling, a combination of psychology and law and criminal justice, for my senior project. First, I will refresh my understanding of what I already know[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Working Draft
What are the essential questions guiding my inquiry? When I began thinking about my Senior Project, I considered several ideas that involved sharing my knowledge with others in a collaborative[…]
Tristan Blazer – Initial Plan
Video Games have always interested me, especially what makes a person good at them and how the average person can improve. My play would be to run tests on subjects[…]
Malia_Working Draft Blog Post #3
I originally imagined my project more like an internship where I could possibly “shadow” a chef in a restaurant. I wanted to see how they curate their menu and try[…]
Malia_Working Draft Blog Post #2
These questions matter to me because I am very interested in learning more about cuisine. I am interested in finding some kind of answer to these questions throughout my project.[…]
Malia_Working Draft Blog Post #1
My main questions right now are how does cuisine evolve and change in America from its country of origin, does authentic food mean authentic and traditional recipes or ingredients? I[…]
Olivia Barrera-Blog Post #1
The first idea that I came up with was, I would read all the Twilight books (not including her most recent book), as well as watch the movies, and[…]
Luc Dunlop – Blog post #3
How do gas, electric and hybrid cars work? Now that I have investigated the importance of climate-conscious design and the people most affected by these changes in the industry, I[…]
Luc Dunlop – Blog post #2
How do we preserve the fundamental aspects of racing while improving the industry’s sustainability practices? I am investigating this question because much of the resistance to adapting to climate-conscious design[…]
Luc Dunlop – Blog post #1
How can I better my knowledge of the auto racing industry in order to make it more sustainable? This is one of my essential questions for my senior project. I[…]
Zander Lu— Initial Plan
For my Senior Project, I want to compare Eastern and Western moral philosophy by reading texts from each culture. I’ve been thinking of names like Lao Tzu or Confucius from[…]
Rosina Kling : Initial Draft Post
I initially focused my senior project thinking on environmental sustainability and awareness. I wanted to dedicate my time to the research, exploration, and documentation of a specific issue but I[…]
Emmett Adjmi – Initial Plan Draft
The essential questions you hope to explore I have always been passionate about the history of objects and how they progress over time. I’ve tried to understand the history and[…]
Cayla Robbins- Working draft blog post
I thought of a new idea that I am more interested in. I think this is a better idea because it is less risky, I think with my other project,[…]
Blog Post #2 – Cole Dorsey
For my senior project idea, I am most excited about the possibility of continuing to pursue my passion for music-making, instrumental mastery, and self-expression through music. The essential question[…]
Pearl Mcaninch- Initial Project Plan
As my ideal project, I would love to pursue something music related. I would update my progress daily or weekly on a blog, it would be describing how my guitar[…]
Lia Perry Wiggins Initial Plan draft
In my senior project I want to work for 7 hours a day. Each month will be dedicated to a different form of visual art. One will be painting, the[…]
Cate Woolsey – Working Draft Blog Post
For my senior project, I want to explore historical art in contemporary society. Through recontextualizing famous works of art (after looking at their histories) I allow people to gain a[…]
Working Draft 1 (senior project)
Since I’ve been little, I have always been exposed to many different sorts of food. From the various foods offered in New York to the specialties in France like moules-frites[…]
Olivia Cueto- Project Proposal
My essential question: What common thread runs through the United States defense strategies and policies? Sub-questions- What actually are these strategies? How many are there? Are there pros and cons to[…]
Initial Post- Ruthanne
1) the key essential questions you’ve identified that are driving your inquiry. Currently, my questions are all over the place because I am still trying to decide what makes sense[…]
Dylan Zajac – Initial Plan Draft
Dylan Zajac – Initial Plan Draft Essential Questions Can I make Computers 4 People fully sustainable by the end of my senior project? What you will do[…]
Annabelle Hatsav – Working Blog Post #3
For the feasibility of my project, it would be the most helpful if I find one homeless shelter/soup kitchen to bring my baked goods to each week and volunteer at.[…]
Rei Weintraub- Final Draft Proposal
Project Name- Debunking the Medical Field Essential Question: Why is it that some people have almost unlimited medical care when others have none? Through experience and reading. Plan: I am[…]
Sarah Katz-Initial Plan Draft
Essential Questions: What are the best ways to impact and improve sports performance? How can a change in my eating and living habits affect my daily life? In this[…]
Alexa Kennedy Proposal Pitch
My essential question is how can explore my personal history through the art form of comics. This is important to me because I have always loved to read memoirs and[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank Initial Plan Draft
For my senior project, I want to explore design and development, specifically: what is the relationship between design and development. How does something change from initial concept to finished product.[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Initial Plan Draft
For my Senior Project, I want to focus on education. Some Key Essential Questions that I have identified that are driving my inquiry are: Why does proximity to other children[…]
Keira Embler – Initial Plan Draft
In 10th grade history we studied the history of New York City. These studies interested me more than I anticipated; I especially enjoyed looking at old photographs of the city.[…]
Lucas Ritchie-Shatz – Working Draft Blog Post
For my senior project I’d like to find how I can use the medium of web fiction to effectively tell a story. I want the medium of the story to[…]
Spencer Rosenblum – Initial Plan Draft
Essential questions: What are the different design elements of a plane? Has it changed over time? What about jet engines? How did that change the design of planes? How are[…]