1. Wallingford Public School Middle School Capstone Project “Learning knows no place and no boundary”

2. The purpose To empower students to pursue their own passions and interests while encouraging them to take more responsibility for their education. To get the students actively exploring real-world problems and challenges and acquiring deeper knowledge through project-based learning. To give students an opportunity to employ the knowledge and skills they’ve learned in the classroom to effect change in their community.

3. Learning Objectives Students will develop the following skills: Critical Thinking Communication and Public Speaking Research and Media Literacy Team Building Goal Setting and Planning

4. Capstone High School Student Presentation Francesca Amarone organizd a 5K race to raise money for a charity.

5. Learning can take place anytime. Learning has no boundaries. Learning is integrated, not disconnected. The community becomes a classroom How it Works

6. Educational Benefits to our Students Motivation Engagement Aspirations Confidence Self- Perception Self- Sufficiency

7. Bloom’s Taxonomy Student Learning

8. College & Career Readiness Skills

9. identify their interests and skills while exploring their strengths and weaknesses select a project idea or topic and write a formal proposal for their project conduct research on their subject, and create a product demonstrating their learning maintain a reflective journal/ portfolio on Google Docs throughout the program (minimum of 1 entry per week) give an oral and visual presentation on their project PROCESS STUDENTS WILL…

10. Capstone Project Examples Design or re-design a product. Volunteer at an organization in the community. Conduct a scientific study on a specific topic. Research an industry or market. Create a public-service announcement. Organize an event.

11. Middle School Capstone Project Wallingford Public Schools