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Senior Capstone

Starting in their junior year, students will choose an advanced topic of learning in which they will perform research, develop mentors in the field of study, and they will develop an argumentative or aesthetic thesis that will be presented to the greater OFMS community.

 

The Senior Capstone focuses on the student’s long-term commitment to a personal passion. This project is the final time that the students move outside the walls of the school and engage with the community.  Students completed a self-directed, personal growth project with the assistance of at least two mentors of their choosing.  These students also completed a literature review, primary research, and wrote a thesis in addition to the project they planned as part of their Capstone work.  This is the culminating work of their time at Oak Farm Montessori School.

The capstone project promotes individualized learning, complemented with in-depth research and presentation of knowledge. A student is able to develop their own long-term research goals to gain insight into a topic that is meaningful to them. The project may be related to a future endeavor, career, or passion. The culmination of work allows students to acquire critical skills and knowledge for their future. 

Past capstone projects have included:


  • Organizing meals to provide to foster families.
  • Designing a graphic novel.
  • Creation of an on-campus mural.
  • Study of depression in nursing homes.
  • Plan for development of a youth advisory council.
  • Historical study of a family recipe book.