PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Interim

Interim week takes place in mid-February when students and faculty alike are itching for a break from the long 3rd quarter. This year, there were 19 offerings – some long-standing traditional options as well as a few new options. The offerings this year included: Raku: Ceramics on Fire; Fluid Wood: Discovering Canoe Craft through Woodworking; Damascus Bladesmithing; Silversmithing and Casting Found Objects; Glassblowing; Ski Design & Building; Animated Music Video Production; Fly Tying and the Art of Angling; Wintercount; Backcountry Skiing and Avalanche Level 1 Certification; Grand Canyon Photography; Outdoor Leadership and Wilderness Medicine; Joshua Tree Trad Climbing; Grand Canyon Horsepacking; New York Arts and Service; Spanish Language and Culture in Oaxaca, Mexico; Volcanology and Island Chain Succession in Hawaii; and Coastal Ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.

Senior Projects

Senior Project is an integral part of a student’s final year at CRMS, requiring students to exercise self-reliance and responsibility. This project forms an essential aspect of the transition from the relatively comfortable and familiar school community to the world beyond. Successful completion of the project is a graduation requirement.

Each senior organizes and carries out an independent, three-week project away from school and home, in which he or she works under a master, an employer, or with an organization. Upon their return to campus, seniors present their real-world learning experiences to peers, family, and a jury made up of students and faculty. Both the quality of the project completed and an oral presentation (a pivotal opportunity to exhibit publicspeaking skills) are evaluated, as is a reflective essay designed to help students chronicle their reflections and learning experiences.

Some projects this year included: Working with the Oda Foundation in Nepal, Studying Coral Reefs in Belize, Volunteering at the Logan Center for the Disabled, and Teaching English in Costa Rica.