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~Nelson Mandela

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 Relections, Journals & Podcasts

Carolan Reflection #2

~Patrick Carolan, Class of 2024 Just a Good Time After a long, difficult, valuable week I am writing this reflection and feeling better than I did when I started this week. I’m excited for the future of this group. We have been doing great and keeping up with the...

Boonisar: Journal #5

Journal #5 We are just a week away from presenting our capstone projects and Friday is the day that our East Asia Essay is due. We decided for our ted talk that we will not have slides and instead we will just speak like it's a real ted talk. For our prototype, we...

Mass Audubon Podcast #3

Wrapping it Up

Carolan Journals: Week Two

~Patrick Carolan, Class of 2024 Journal #3 The Long Haul Continues The start of week two went well. We sent the email and our group continued to get along well. We are waiting for a response and some more work to do. At the moment we are finalizing our project and...

McGowan Journals: Week Two

~Daniel McGowan, Class of 2024 Journal #3 We have continued working on ideas for the interview, questions for CPO, ideas for what we could post on their instagram page. We have taken a lot of time looking through the stories of the prisoners, which unfortunately don’t...

McGowan Journals: Week Two

~Daniel McGowan, Class of 2024 Journal #1 Today we worked on an email to the group we are helping. We just told them what we are planning to do and what we have planned. We told them about the ted talk on May 30th and set up a time to meet next week. We got a response...

Dewing Reflection #1

– Griffin Dewing, Class of 2025 The Start: May 7-10 Up to this point, our project has been pretty straightforward. But as we move forward, I can see that it will become more challenging. So far, we've completed some tasks such as reading a book, going on a field trip,...

Pattinson: Reflection #2

~Alex Pattinson ~ Class of 2024 Today, Monday, we presented our infographic to the class. Our infographic turned out really well and had a lot of good statistics and information for the class to see. After our infographic presentation, we split off into our class...

Dewing: Reflection #2

– Griffin Dewing , Class of 2025 A Long Week Ahead May 13 - 20 Right now I’m working towards planning my week. With all the  work going on I’ve got to figure out when and how I will devote my time to each assignment. I’m thinking right now that I'll have to devote...

Tellefsen Reflection #2

~Bjorn Tellefsen, Class of 2024 This week my partners and I interviewed two members of the Concord Prison Outreach staff, Ellie and Sam. We have been working with Ellie and Sam since the beginning of our project, so we already knew them which was good, because we...

Pattinson Journal #1

~Alex Pattinson ~ Class of 2024 Today, Thursday, I started working on my group's infographic as they were in the musical during class. I got every question except a few done and felt good about my work. Reading about this goal helped me get a better understanding of...

Tellefsen Journals 3 & 4

Journal Entry #3 On Monday we presented our infographic to the whole grade and we got some compliments on it which felt good. Our infographic had all the information we needed because no one had questions about our infographic because there was no detail left to...

Tellefsen Reflection #1

~Bjorn Tellefsen, Class of 2024 This week my partners, Alex, Daniel, Griff, Miles and I worked on finding a time to interview our correspondents at Concord Prison Outreach and we also worked on our infographic that we will present to the grade I feel pretty good about...

Tellefsen Journal #1

~Bjorn Tellefsen, Class of 2024 I feel pretty good about the upcoming capstone project, except we haven’t quite finished figuring out what to do for it. We know we’re going to do something to help spread awareness about the Concord Prison Outreach program; we just...

Mass Audubon Podcast #1

Mass Audubon Podcast #1: Episode One By: Sammy Bigelow, James Creelman, and Ethan Pearson

Boonisar Journals 3 & 4

~Chris Boonisar, Class of 2024 May 13-17 Journal #3 We are now in our second week of the capstone project and our first full week. We were just told today that we have an assignment to write a six page essay on East Asia. We have been studying East Asia for a little...

Wohletz Reflection #2

~Brett Wohletz, Class of 2024 The Journey of a lifetime If your going through hell, keep going -Winston Churchhill Looking at over the weeks I think that my group and I did a good job with our infographic. We just recently got an email back from our organization and...

Donaldson Reflection #2

Elijah Donnalson, Class of 2024 Our capstone project is about creating a virtual tour for the Eastie Farm organization so people can have an easier understanding of what Eastie Farm is and so they can know the names of the places they are at. So far, we have sent an...

Pearson Journals 3 # 4

~Ethan Pearson, Class of 2024 May 13-17 Journal #3 A Daunting Assignment Today is the second day of the second week of the capstone project. Me and my group have done some solid work, but there was some news that they announced in the first period which made doing...

Pearson Journals 1 & 2

~Ethan Pearson, Class of 2024 Working on a Plan... Journal #1 We are finally in the swing of things concerning the capstone project! Personally, I think that doing this project instead of having another 3 classes to take finals on at the end of the year is great....

Mulvany Reflection #1

~John Mulvany, Class of 2024 Eastie Farm Weekly Reflection This week was a productive week. It consisted of various actions like emailing Joel, the guy that runs our organization Eastie Farm, filling out a document and creating a slideshow for the zoom...

Boonisar Journals 1 & 2

~Chris Boonisar, Class of 2024 Week One : May 7-10 Journal #1 Today we officially kicked off our capstone project. We all gathered as a grade in the Ilab to talk about what skills we would need to accomplish and what work we need to do to make this a successful...

Gund: Journal #1

Today we only had one period to do work. James, Owen, Patrick, and I were all e few minutes late because we were talking to Smitty and Mr Ryan about Jack McBride’s injury. When we got there teachers were talking about how this isn’t just a time to coast and check out...

Voss Reflection #1

~Andrew Voss, Class of 2024 The Ups and Downs Everything is easier when you work together. “Success is best when it's shared.” ~Howard Schultz  This project makes me ponder about how my first week of the Capstone project. Overall, this week felt like a journey....

Wohletz: Reflection #1

~Brett Wohletz, Class of 2024 The Roller Coaster Experiance Turn your wounds into wisdom~Oprah Winfrey My academic path was both culminated and sparked by the capstone project, which acted as a link between theoretical understanding and practical application. I'm...

Luo Reflection #1

~Alexander Luo, Class of 2024 A Glimpse into the Bright Future I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.~Steve Irwin “Huh?” I turned my head to the right to look at Joe. “We’re...

Olson Journals #1 & 2

~Eric Olson, Class of 2024 Week One: May 7-10 Journal #1 Halfway through "How the Other Half Eats," I'm struck by its exploration of food inequality. It vividly portrays the big differences in access to nutritious food between affluent and lower-income communities....

Capstone Project Book Reviews

Tellefsen Review: Just Mercy

~Bjorn Tellefsen, Class of 2024 False Incarceration and Systemic Racism Given the irreversibility of the death penalty, the possibility of a wrongful conviction can never be overstated. ~George Gascon Wrongful Convicts Suffer From Injustice. Just Mercy contested my...

Pearson Review: Under a White Sky

~Ethan Pearson, Class of 2024 A reflection on Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky” “Nature is no longer an untamed beast; it is a creature molded by human hands.” ~Elizabeth Kolbert The nature of today is modern. Under a White Sky, by Elizabeth Kolbert, shows me...

Ahlgren Review: American Street

~Jonas Ahlgren, Class of 2024 A Book on Family and New Lives For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands. ~Christina...

Creelman Review: Under a White Sky

~James Creelman, Class of 2024 A challenge answered “It always seems impossible until it's done.”  ~Barack Obama Nothing with meaning comes without challenge. Under the white sky forced me to think deeply in a way that I didn’t know existed. At the end of the...

Boonisar Review: How the Other Half Eats

~Chris Boonisar, Class of 2025 A Powerful Read Food is your body’s fuel, without food your body wants to shut down ~Ken Hill Food fuels us for our lives. How the Other Half Eats By Priya Fielding Singh was a powerful read that was challenging at times because of the...

Bigelow Review: Under a White Sky

~Sammy Bigelow, Class of 2024 Protecting the Wild “The earth has its music for those who will listen.”  ~Reginald Holmes If you like something, you should be able to give anything to save it. Under the White Sky, by Elizabeth Korlbert, called me to read deeper about...

Dewing Review: Just Mercy

Everyone Deserves Justice "The opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice." - Brian Stevenson The book Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, taught me about kindness and fairness, and it changed how I think about helping others and treating...

Luo Review: American Street

~ Alexander Luo, Class of 2024 How Reading Leads to Insight  “Learning is a lifelong process,” ~ Peter Drucker Thoughts are the beginnings of everything, and American Street by Ibi Zoboi led me to contemplate the themes of this book in a deeper and more complete...

Voss Review: Parable of the Sower

Andrew Voss, Class of 2024 Resilience: Persevering Through the Unwanted “Resilience is knowing that you are the only one who has the power and responsibility to pick yourself up.”-Mary Holloway Persevering through the things you might not always want to do. Parable of...

Wohletz Review: How the Other Half Eats

~Brett Wohletz, Class of 2024 The importance of food Turn your wounds into wisdom~Oprah Winfrey If you’re not challenged, you’re not trying. In the book How the Other Half Eats, by Priya Fielding, I was challenged to space out my work and read a lot in little time....

Pattinson Review: Just Mercy

~Alex Pattinson, Class of 2024 Understanding the world just a little bit more In the book Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, I began to understand the justice system is severely flawed and can be poorly run to the point of charging people with no evidence. Reading Just...

Mercado Review: American Street

~Xavier Mercado, Class of 2024 Identities to be found We know what we are, but not what we may be. ~William Shakespeare Identity distinguishes one's being from the infinite possibilities of existence. American Street, a novel by Ibi Zoboi captivated me to dive into...

Mulvany Review: The Parable of the Sower

~John Mulvany, Class of 2024 A Sad & Harsh Reality Discovering the hidden truths of reality. The Parable of the Sowers taught me the things I didn't know about the sad and harsh reality some live in the world. I learned the different themes and the way of life the...

Olson Review: How the Other Half Eats

~Eric Olson, Class of 2024 Food Insecurity Nothing is more important than health. “If you cannot feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” “Make us worthy, Lord, to serve those throughout the world who live and die in poverty or hunger. Give them, through our hands,...

Carolan Review: How the Other Half Eats

~Patrick Carolan, Class of 2024 Food is a Journey Culinary Culture is a Large Part of Life “Food is our common ground” How the Other Half Eats Thinking of others is more than a one-time thing. The book, How The Other Side Eats, by Priya Fielding, challenged me to...

Explore The Senior Capstone Projects

Mission Statement

For our Capstone Project, we were partnered with an organization called Mass Audubon, a non-profit organization in Massachusetts that’s goal is to protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife.

Mass Audubon recently received a new donation in 2019 of 143 acres beside the Concord River. They asked us to work on ideas for the only meadow on the property.

We have two different options: we can either keep the meadow that is already there and mow it every couple months, or we could let it grow back into forest like the rest of the property.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to spread awareness of the cemetery where deceased prisoners are buried. We believe this is important because the stories of many of the people buried here are lost, and we want to make sure they are not forgotten. We want to give as much information as possible about the stories of these people, and it’s extremely difficult without any people seeing or hearing about it.

To spread awareness, we will use social media, flyers, websites, and more to make finding and learning about the cemetery as easy as possible. 

Mission Statement

How can we spread awareness about the work of small greenhouses and farms in East Boston through the creation of a virtual tour?

Our mission is to spread awareness throughout the three self-sustainable farm locations in East Boston.

We plan to use a Virtual Tour app to create videos, explanations, and diagrams on how the Greenhouse Farm works. Since East Boston has a large population of Spanish speakers, we plan to make the tours in Spanish as well.

We also plan to make QR codes all around the main Greenhouse, to once again teach the visitors the reason these farms started and their cause and effect on east Boston.

Mission Statement

At The Boston Area Gleaners, our mission is to help support a well-built system of finding and recruiting volunteers. The Boston area gleaners use volunteers to save surpluses of crops left on farms to help reduce food waste and ensure access to freshly nutritious fruits and vegetables for those in need. We believe in the power of a community and that we can unite a community to fight against hunger and food insecurity. To achieve this, we will use the technology available to recruit volunteers. We will help to collaborate with schools and organizations to spread awareness about the importance of volunteers to the Boston Area Gleaners. The goal is to find good partners to work with in order to recruit volunteers.

We will engage potential volunteers that fit our demographic through the BAG website and social media. It will help us connect with a younger audience. This is a good audience to reach for spreading information and overall engagement across the whole community. Although many people don’t know what the Boston Area Gleaners do, our goal is to spread awareness about what the Boston Area Gleaners do so that everyone in our community can make an impact.

Mission Statement

 Our mission is to help IFSI collect more detailed information for new immigrants. We are focusing on spreading awareness on how to gain access to education, healthcare, and citizenship through the use of a website with gathered information.

These processes are crucial to new immigrants and will help them gain confidence, access to crucial living needs, and a new life

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