Projects
In addition to community service, every student, every year, ventures
into the city to take on a project of his or her own design. For a week at the end of January, ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders fan out across and beyond Boston for a wide range of internships and
independent arts projects . They work in labs, nursing homes, hospitals,
schools, theatres, newspapers, political offices, law firms, and any
number of other corners of the working world.
With support from
advisors and an extensive network of contacts, students also learn how
to plan ahead, advocate for themselves, and ensure an experience that
satisfies both them and their mentors.
Senior projects last a full
three weeks in March and involve a demanding job in a new setting, such
as a congressional office, or the production of a major piece of work,
in many years including a student-directed play. Students may come back
reporting, “I'm proud to say, I still want to be a biologist!” or, of
an eviction case in housing court, “It was like in the movies, but it
took a lot longer and wasn't quite as sharp, clear-cut and accusatory.”
Either way, we hope they begin to envision themselves as productive
adults.
