LEARNING WITH A VISION Collegiate’s Capstone programs give students the tools to make an impact
W
ithin the Collegiate School
The Capstone program is offered in the final year of
there is a strong community
each division of the School — 4th Grade, 8th Grade
that extends well beyond
and 12th Grade — and creates opportunities for our
the Cougar campus. This
students that help them prepare for the future. Each
extension is part of the founding philosophy that
Capstone has, at its core, an essential question or
exists in each Collegiate student — a love of learning
challenge, one that empowers students to use their
and a commitment to service and citizenship — and
cumulative learning.
encourages them to become lifelong learners, citizens who are always looking to enrich the lives of others in
The Capstones build on other projects in Collegiate’s
their community.
curriculum, allowing students to apply their skills to the larger world. Through the Collegiate experience, our
Collegiate’s Capstone program, guided by
students grow both as as Collegiate Cougars and as
the School’s commitment to responsible and
citizens of the world.
compassionate citizenship, enhances students’ classroom learning in a real-world context, allowing them to apply their academic knowledge to larger communities. “Capstone provides the students with such enriched learning opportunities with so many real-world connections,” Jamie Chambers, the 4th Grade Teacher who coordinated the Lower School Capstone, says. “We are so fortunate at Collegiate to be able to provide and implement programs such as Capstone to enhance the students’ learning experiences.”
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