Project by: Ricky Castillo (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Student(s)’s Advisor(s): James French Description of the Project: The project I am proposing initially focused on the question: Does out-of-school influences (family SES, neighborhood safety/crime, poverty [free/reduced lunch], family involvement, the availability and quality of child care, violence in student’s life, students expectations/motivation/engagement, physical and […]
Month: January 2021
The Science Behind Social Media Addiction
Project by: Dennis Steel (9th Grade), Jaedyn Garcia Shockness (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Daniel Li Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Joan Jubett, Anna Gonzales Description of the Project: After getting an introduction to neuroscience and how addiction works chemically we will be taking anonymous polls regarding mood, and social media usage, afterward we will be presenting our findings. […]
Personal Finance Handbook
Project by: Zander (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Josh Marks Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kara Luce Description of the Project: Researching personal finance practices and gaining a more comprehensive understanding of those topics in order to write a handbook for high school students Final Product: Final Product Final Reflection on Learning: This was a really fun and enlightening […]
Learning Piano
Project by: Charlie Cloud (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Nicholas Wight Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sandra Ramirez Description of the Project: I plan to over the course of the next trimester learn to play the piano starting completely from scratch. I am a person who loves to try new things especially things of which I have zero knowledge […]
The Mechanics of Cars
Project by: Amos Dotson (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Kara Luce Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Ashely Suan Description of the Project: This project was focused on understanding the mechanics of cars by taking an approach where I learned about one section of the internal combustion engine every week. Final Reflection on Learning: Throughout this project, I was able to finally […]
The Past, Present, and Precarious Future of the Republican Party
Project by: Jones Millstone-Rivo (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Thomas Murphy Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Susan Now Description of the Project: For my project, I decided to explore how the tumultuous years of the Trump administration impacted the Republican Party as a whole, and how the more traditional conservative movement has merged with the alt right to create […]
Gladwell’s Theory of David and Goliath
Project by: Anna Veronis (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Anna Gonzales Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sandra Ramirez Description of the Project: Gladwell’s Theory of David and Goliath- My interpretation through a writing piece and an artistic component. Final Reflection on Learning: Update on Progress from Weeks 1-3 (include any photos or video if relevant): Began reading and annotating […]
Researching and Building the Cavendish Gravitational Constant Experiment
Project by: Emma Diamond (11th Grade), Olivia DeTraglia (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Kelly O’shea Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn, Kelly O’shea Description of the Project: In this project, we researched the Cavendish experiment and eventually recreated it. We learned more about the original purpose of the Cavendish experiment (Gravitational Constant) and how to set up and […]
The Neuroscience of Dyslexia
Project by: Farin Weinger (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Daniel Li Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jessica Tan Description of the Project: This is a research project into the neuroscience of Dyslexia. Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty in reading due to a difference in neurobiology. The goal for my project is to create a better understanding […]
Le Petit Prince – French Immersion Through Literature
Project by: Ciara McNamara (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Adele deBiasiPelz Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Nick Wight Description of the Project: This project is an advancement of my current French knowledge. Using Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, and an accompanying “cahier d’exercices”, I am reading and annotating the famous French text and using the workbook to strengthen […]
Climate in the Hands of Brazil
Project by: Sophie Bremer (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Jeanette Ng Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn Description of the Project: Research project about Indigenous People in Brazil fighting climate change, and why it matters for the world. Final Product: Update on Progress from Weeks 1-3 (include any photos or video if relevant): (this is not all my […]
Learning and Navigating the Wim Hof Method
Project by: Tucker Schwartz (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Jessica Prohías Gardiner Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Nick Wight Description of the Project: This project is all about learning the Wim Hof Method and my personal journey with the practice. Final Product (e.g., documents, images, video, audio, poster, display, etc.): Click the image below to see the final product, […]
Astrology Honors Project
Project by: Clara Cornick (9th Grade), Dylan Steel (9th Grade) Project Advisor: Antonio Valle Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jeanette Ng, Shafeiq Baksh Description of the Project: Throughout this project, we wanted to gain an understanding of what makes people trust the system of Astrology and how it has accumulated power in people’s lives. We learned that astrology […]
Examining Gender Stereotypes Reinforced by Children’s Books – Zoe K. and Leilani W.
Project by: Zoe Karp (11th Grade), Leilani Wizner (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Anna Gonzales Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly and Charlene Description of the Project: Our plan is to find examples of gender stereotypes in children’s books, and analyze and find ways to frame them for younger readers. We wanted to do a […]
Exploring Visual Expression Through Pen and Ink – Now in Color!
Project by: Lulu Fleming-Benite (12th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student’s Advisor: Michele Blackwell Description of the Project: For this continuation of my honors project, I wanted to continue working with the pen and ink medium, but I wanted to incorporate the use of color into my work. I worked with colored inks and experimented with […]
Underground Economies (Gang Leader for a Day Exploration)
Project by: Olivia DeTraglia (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Michel de Konkoly Thege Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Kelly O’Shea Description of the Project: I began this project thinking about prison abolition and redesigning the justice system. My focus shifted toward looking at underground economies and the communities that are impacted by them. I read and analyzed the book […]
Family Stories Through Food
Project by: Noelle Raffo (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Ann Carroll Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jonathan Segal Description of the Project: In this honors project, I explored my family history through baking some of my family’s recipes. My dad has a lot of recipes from his mom and family members passed down to him, as well as my […]
Gender and Classroom Learning
Project by: Jemma Fox (11th Grade), Olivia Propp (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Kelly O’Shea Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Catherine and Daniel Description of the Project: We want to learn about how co-ed learning plays a part in the way students learn, specifically in girls. We know that many of our friends who identify as female sometimes feel […]
Antigone Reading and Monologue
Project by: Oliver Eig (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Joan Jubett Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Daniel Li Description: I used to be obsessed with Greek mythology and Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series. Last summer, I took a philosophy class and we read some of Plato’s dialogues. I found myself surprised by how clear and engaging the writing felt, […]
A Reflection on the Film Songs My Brothers Taught Me and Tommy Orange’s There There
Project by: Emma Diamond (11th Grade), Margaret MacGillivray (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Calvin Walds Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Shauna Finn, Charlene Cruz-Cerdas Description of the Project: This is an exploration of Native American Literature and Film. We became interested in this topic because we were impacted by a book we read last year in English class, Nature […]
Sports Podcasting: The Clubhouse
Project by: Harvey Van Blerkom (11th Grade), Elijah Harris (11th Grade), Miles Friedman (11th Grade) Project Advisor: Joy Piedmont Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Catherine, Charlene and James Description of the Project: We want to continue the podcast that has now been going on in LREI for 5 years, and we would want this podcast to be an […]
Principles of Graphic Design
Project by: Ruby Wexler (11th Grade) Project Advisor: James French Student(s)’s Advisor(s): James French Description of the Project: Studying graphic design and how images and text work together in a single piece of art. Update on Progress from Weeks 1-3 (include any photos or video if relevant): Update on Progress from Weeks 4-6 (include any […]
Discussions on the Political Arena: a Political Podcast
Project by: Cole Dorsey (12th Grade), Joshua Sapira (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Ann Carroll Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess, Karyn Description of the Project: For this project, we will be recording podcasts discussing the state of American politics. Everything from elections to court cases to the Covid-19 pandemic will be covered. Final Product: Final Reflection on Learning: We […]
Learning Proofs II
Project by: Josh Sapira (12th Grade) Project Advisor: Sergei Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Jess Description of the Project: In this project, I will be learning about proofs, including how to write them, interpret them, the origins of foundational ideas in math, and whatever other ideas come up naturally. Final Product: Below, I attached an example of a proof […]
Baking Baguettes
Project by: Samuel Beacher (10th Grade) Project Advisor: Adele de Biasi Pelz Student(s)’s Advisor(s): Sergei Mikhelson Description of the Project: Making three different recipes of baguettes and talking over learning the recipe and making it in French. I then edited the footage together to create an informative French cooking show. See below for poster, videos, […]
