This document outlines a proposed interim program for a school where teachers will lead intensive 2-week courses or projects to engage students in unique hands-on learning experiences. All students and teachers will participate in the program, during which regular courses will not meet. Teachers are encouraged to submit creative project proposals that involve collaboration both within and outside of the school community.

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2. • An interim program in which teachers will lead
intensive courses/projects of their own creation in
an attempt to engage students in a unique manner
• All students from each grade level will sign up for
one 2-week course/project
• Regular courses will not take place during this 2-
week interim to allow students to devote themselves
fully to their project

3. • 2 weeks
• Before Spring Break
• 2012-2013 school year

4. • The whole school: all teachers, all students
• Part-time Faculty will also be involved (flexibility
as to what they can offer or collaboration with
an existing project)

5. • CREATIVITY
• An innovative way to represent Sem’s mission
• A program that allows teachers to invent a course that
wouldn’t otherwise fit in their curriculum
• A hands-on, out-of-the classroom experience
• COLLABORATION
• Among teachers (the project can either be individual or
created in collaboration with another teacher)
• Among students (all grades involved, across grade levels)
• With local and/or global communities

6. • LEADERSHIP
• Giving our students a chance to appreciate our
leadership in a different way
• Fostering peer leadership. No grade level
distinction
• Acquiring career skills through meaningful
interaction with professionals

7. How can you be a part of this?
•FACULTY INVOLVEMENT

8. • A minimum of 20 APPROVED project proposals needed
• To reach this goal, teachers should submit at least 2 proposals. The
most popular among students will be chosen for the interim
• It has to fit in 2 weeks
• Travel encouraged (Foreign, domestic or local treks)
• Collaboration with professionals encouraged
• About 6 hours a day of interaction with students, Monday through
Friday. Think of tablet use and independent work if you cannot meet
this criteria
• There must be an end product to be assessed since this will count
towards graduation requirements
• Consider how the project should be assessed: A regular grade? A skill-
based evaluation?

9. • From all submissions, we will include:
• projects from every discipline
• community involvements (across disciplines)
• projects involving traveling (across disciplines)
• projects with a Sem focus (strengthening and
improving our own community – ex: residence floor
plans, a marketing video, a newspaper)
• projects with partnerships with fellow schools (from
elementary to college)
• Internships at local companies, museums, etc.

10. • Students will be asked to rate 3 to 4 projects in
order of preference to keep a well-balanced
enrollment
• one project only per student
• 8 to 10 students per project is desired
• Their performance will be assessed through the
presentation of an end-product
• 4 successfully completed interim projects are
required for graduation

11. • SHARING OUR SUCCESS STORIES WITH THE
COMMUNITY
• An invitation to “Interim Project Night” sent out
to parents/families, outside mentors, alums or
any friend of Sem
• Display booths in the PAC to showcase each
project as well as an online component to share
with the wider community
• Awards recognizing students' work, Faculty &
mentors