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- Demonstrate proficiency of state and district goals through a
culminating project.
Accomplishment will be monitored and assessed by each school in
accordance with district performance standards and guidelines.
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- The ability to bring complex ideas together.
- Good time management and goal-setting
skills.
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- WAC 180 – 51 – 061:
- “Each student shall complete a culminating project for graduation...”
- “…Each district shall define the process to implement this graduation
requirement, including assessment criteria, in written district
policy.”
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- A culminating project enables a
student to explore and study a topic or idea which greatly interests
him/her.
- It provides opportunity for a student to look into possible careers or
future studies and discover if it is a good match for him/her.
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- To engage each student in a relevant and high-level project of his/her own
design that requires the application and demonstration of skills and knowledge.
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- All Central Kitsap students will be required to pass a culminating
project in order to graduate, beginning with the Class of 2008.
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- Project – Volunteer at a mental health facility to research and analyze
the effects of physical and mental abuse on an individual and the
long-term effect it may have.
- “The first thing I want to say about the project is that you get out of
it what you put into it.... just like life! You totally make the
project what it is and can learn as much from it as you want. It
prepared me for things that I didn't even know I needed to prepare
for!” -
- Tresa Cooper,
2001 EHS Graduate
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- Project – Compose a musical
piece, using music notation software, and perform the composition for an
audience.
- “It was a great experience in which I was able to finally put all my
creative efforts to work. I had the opportunity to start a project in
an area I was interested in, and then complete it.”
- Candi Krohn,
2001 EHS Graduate
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- Design and lead your own
school-wide workshop on the dangers of drinking and driving.
- Plan and implement a landscape design.
- Intern at a veterinary clinic and create a resource guide for cat owners
on feline diseases.
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- There are a few parameters you must abide by. Your project must be legal
and parent approved. Topics are limited for two reasons: to promote a
serious frame of mind and to avoid issues of liability. Safety is of
paramount concern!
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- The topic and how it relates to the student’s personal, community
service, career, cultural or academic interest;
- Major steps to be completed;
- Identification of outside
consultant;
- A proposed timeline for completion;
- The estimated costs;
- Parent approval; and
- School approval.
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- A Reflective paper
- that is completed at the end of the project and placed into the
student’s High School and Beyond Portfolio. The paper is evaluated using
a common district rubric.
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- Project documentation will be placed in the student’s High School and
Beyond Portfolio and will include:
- An annotated bibliography of research completed;
- A learning log; and
- Artifacts of the project that document the work completed (if artifacts
are too large you may include photos).
- Reflective paper.
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- Presentation of the project -
- Student presents his/her project to a panel and possibly to staff,
parents, students and community members. Staff and/or community use a
common rubric to evaluate the presentation.
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- We will encourage students to avoid expensive projects. Great learning occurs without spending
a lot of money so costs do not need to be a worry for families.
- Students need to be realistic about project costs. Be up-front about the
financial support to your child’s project.
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- Earn 22 Credits
- Earn a Certificate of Academic Achievement
- Complete a High School & Beyond Plan
- Complete a Culminating Project
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Notes