| Senior
Mastery Process
A three-semester program for high school juniors and seniors.
Integrated units include: (1) a personal development, career exploration,
and skill-building seminar; (2) a senior practicum involving 75
hours of supervised fieldwork in a researched career area; and
(3) a workshop to support the creation of a final assessment product,
writing of a substantive reflection paper, and preparation for
the Defense of the research findings. This process was originally
developed by Henry Ford Academy and is available for replication.
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| The Wise
Individualized Senior Experience (WISE)
A comprehensive, experiential learning program for high school
seniors. Individually designed projects include internships with
local community agencies or businesses, intensive research, or
cultural, artistic, performance-based projects. Students maintain
written daily journals, discuss their topics with one another
and meet with project mentors. Each student submits a journal
for evaluation and gives an oral presentation before a panel of
students, teachers and community members. WISE Services tailors
each WISE program to meet local needs.
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