Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP — Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber

Ashton Woodson's Senior Capstone

Posted by Ashton Woodson in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 12:01 am

Throughout the year I've been working on big project, known as a capstone. I experienced a lot of hurdles when it came to completing this project. I very indecisive when it came to deciding on what I wanted to do for my capstone. I knew that I wanted a project that benefited others. But, do something that I was passionate about and enjoy doing. I went through a ton of ideas for this project. With that being said, for my senior capstone I decided to make a video about natural hair. I love natural hair and what it stands for. I’m very passionate about natural hair and I love editing video. The inspiration for this project was my TED talk I did in my Art of Short Story class. I wanted my video to be in a YouTube video style. Meaning, I want it to be fun and informative about my subject. In my video I include cool music, animation, clips and images. With my topic of natural hair I wanted to talk about how it plays apart in the African American community. I realized when creating my project that it can mean so many different things. With this natural hair video I talked about hair discrimination, the history of natural hair and I give some tips on natural hair. I you enjoy my project just as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Darian Scudder/ Capstone Project

Posted by Darian Scudder in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:35 pm

Mya Bulgin & Iris Wilson Capstone

Posted by Iris Wilson in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:28 pm

For our capstone, the vision that we had was to address and explain serious issues high schoolers are faced with in a way that a younger audience can easily comprehend;we accomplished this through telling of multiple stories which we then compiled into one storybook. The book is divided between three main topics including advocating for yourself, the balance between mental health and school and (whatever the third story is). At the end of each tale, there is a page which details the big ideas and lessons that could be pulled from the story, hopefully prompting the reader to reflect on that. The process of creating this book could described as having three distinct stages; research, story mapping and revision. We were already fairly well informed about the issues we wanted to write about, so the focus of our research was more about how to address such complex problems in a simple way. Once we got a better understanding of how to do that, we had to move onto to actually solidifying storyline details, which took a lot more time because we had to make sure we were only writing things that could also be shown through illustrations. Thankfully, the editing phase was the shortest, as it mostly focused on the aesthetic aspects of the book and it’s quality. This project taught us a lot about how to communicate more effectively in terms of reaching an audience and about how each experience we have is a lesson.

https://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/55798895/5afdb1367f30d

Anaya Thomas-Gomez & Ja'Lynn Crawford Capstone Project

Posted by Anaya Thomas-Gomez in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:08 pm

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion’.” – Muhammad Ali

Working out has become apart of our everyday lives. For some people working out can be difficult and we completely understand because we have experienced this feeling before and sometimes feel it currently. With this being said, we wanted to give an opportunity to people to have the ability to workout. Our goal is to get people moving and shape their bodies to their self liking. The reasoning behind this is because we know how hard it is to get fit. Along with this, athletic trainers charge a lot of money just to share their tips. We felt as though everyone should be able to have the option to get in shape without getting their pockets burnt out; that's where we come in place at. We produced a variety of videos to show a sense of guidance. Some of the videos include ab workouts which focus around the belly area, glute workouts which focus on the bottom area, leg workouts which focus on strengthening the legs and a few bonus videos that will simply make you feel good. Today, celebrities portray this image that you have to pay to get your body done and they show how easy it is. Although working out can be difficult, we wanted to give people who don’t have any motivation a little push towards a better lifestyle. Everyone should build their body instead of buying it.

“Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting meaning. This is why we’re here.”– Andre Agassi

Amir Lomax-Osaghae Sports Ceremony

Posted by Amir Lomax-Osaghae in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:06 pm

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13vPYPgjRsi_EDJuimavpiaEuyMIn3tz5YjCsFr-x67s/edit?usp=sharing

My name is Amir Lomax-Osaghae and for my senior capstone, I decided to do a celebration for student-athletes who are underappreciated in our school. With that being said, alongside with my colleague and close friend Chris Jones, we put together a sports award assembly; recognizing and shining a light on all the student-athletes here at SLA Beeber for their hard work and sacrifices, as they proudly represented our school throughout the school year. As far as the process, when it came to organizing our capstone, we had a pretty easy time getting the assembly set up and ran due to the outstanding coaches and staff here at SLA Beeber. From this capstone, we have picked a tremendous amount of organization and leadership skills while also earning how to properly and better manage our time. After we present we hope to shine a better light on student-athletes and hope that we post it down to a senior next year to want to do the same thing that we did and then on and on.

Aliyah Watson Capstone

Posted by Aliyah Watson in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 10:44 pm

For my senior capstone I worked with Tajanae Smith and Samihah Maven in assist to Ms. Houwen. We helped put together the entire junior prom. This includes making the venue, finding the location of the prom, picking a theme, gathering decorations, creating the student’s tickets, etc. The process was not easy but it all turned out well in the end. I arrived at Science Leadership Academy during my junior year of high school, I knew not one single thing about a capstone so I had no idea of what I’d do during my senior year. Thankfully Tajanae asked if I’d be willing to partner up with her and Samihah for the capstone. Initially I thought it was a great idea and it would be something fun to see come to life. I then realized, throughout the process that it was not as fun as I thought it would be, whereas it took a lot of time and work. The juniors prom date is May 18th, that being today. Due to the grace of god everything came through successfully causing me to be very much pleased with the outcome of my senior capstone. I learned a lot from the process alone, when creating a big of event as prom you have to be really “hands on” with everything you do in order ensure that the people attending the event have a good time. You need to be responsible, have the skills of leadership, communication, organization, etc. I’m proud of the outcome.

Thankfully Tajanae asked if I’d be willing to partner up with her and Samihah for the capstone. Initially I thought it was a great idea and it would be something fun to see come to life. I then realized, throughout the process that it was not as fun as I thought it would be, whereas it took a lot of time and work. The juniors prom date is May 18th, that being today. Due to the grace of god everything came through successfully causing me to be very much pleased with the outcome of my senior capstone.

I learned a lot from the process alone, when creating a big of event as prom you have to be really “hands on” with everything you do in order ensure that the people attending the event have a good time. You need to be responsible, have the skills of leadership, communication, organization, etc. I’m proud of the outcome.

Diamond Hannah & Vernika Barrow's Capstone

Posted by Diamond Hannah in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 10:26 pm

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The senior capstone process for us has been nothing but full of surprises, challenges, and new beginnings. We put together a program with intentions of establishing relationships with the freshman females for motivational purposes, etc. We will go a long way, for we have learned has taught us about stepping out of our comfort zones while encouraging others to do the same. The fact that neither one of us feel as though we had positive role models close in age to look up to as we went on our journey through high school, made us want to give back to our community and serve as role models to at least some of the freshman girls. Building relationships with some of the freshman girls have been very exciting for us. We felt very helpful being able to answer questions and give valuable information to the girls and the process was even more interesting considering we were able to gain information from them too. To show others what we have done, we’ve put together a presentation that goes into depth about the process, what we did with the girls and what we’ve gotten out of this experience. We intend to continue to build relationships with these girls beyond our high school careers.

Emanuel Gamaliel Spain-Lopez's Capstone

Posted by Emanuel Spain-Lopez in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 9:26 pm

Zoe Staack

Emanuel Spain-Lopez

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For our Senior Capstone project, we decided to work together in rehabbing an entire house in Port-Richmond area. I was in charge of all construction in the house and Zoe was the interior designer. Zoe and I have always loved using our hands and creativity to make things, and even more so when that thing could be useful to others. I enjoy doing the structural aspects where I have to always think ahead on what I’m making. Zoe enjoys taking simple things and her own artistic views and implementing them in big ways. Putting these things into consideration, we felt that doing something as big as this, was a great idea. Not to mention that we are both pursuing careers in these fields going into college next year. There was a great deal we had to figure out along the way and we knew from the beginning that this was not something we could do alone. We hired peers from school to work with us on the weekends and had to cut things from our own schedules often to get more time in the house. Our mentor, John Staack of Staack Moore Woodworking, was incredibly helpful throughout this whole 11-month process! He provided us with all the resources we needed to bring this house back to life. Even now as the Capstone presentations are coming soon, there is still some work to be done in the house before the open house in June. But, Zoe and I are seeing this through to the end and, when it’s all good and done this is an experience we will never forget and always appreciate.

#1 Untreated Exposed Brick Wall (Front Bedroom)

#1 Treated Framed Finished Exposed Brick Wall (Front Bedroom)

#2 Treated Framed Finished Exposed Brick Wall (Front Bedroom)

#3 Unfinished Closet Framing (Both Closets)

Aiesha Langley Capstone

Posted by Aiesha Langley in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 2:03 pm

For my capstone I worked with a student who has ASD. Every Thursday I would go and talk to him, play charades, draw, and even just do check ins. As time went on I started enjoying the time spent with the student so my time with him increased to twice a week. I started keeping a record of the different things I did with him and different drawings that were made. I love helping others and when I come in and help this particular student I am able to help him feel comfortable in his own community. I know how hard it is making friends and to socialize with people and that needs to be changed.

When I first met the student I actually thought it would be difficult working with him because I myself am shy even after being apart of this community for 4 years so I know how he feel for his first year. I still get shy but working with this student has been a pleasure because we both have been stepping out of our comfort zone with each other by playing charades and acting different things out with one another, by showing our art skills and even just making conversation about how our week has been. Many people don’t know what ASD is or what having autism means so here is my awareness presentation on what ASD is, effects of having ASD, different types and the relationship it has with social skills.

Stephanie Devlin & Mercedes Blades Capstone Project

Posted by Stephanie Devlin in Senior Capstone · Leaness · ILP/TFI/CAP on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 8:12 pm

For our senior project, we decided to help and teach a lesson at a middle school. We’ve always had a love for helping others, especially children. Out of all the elementary and middle schools around Philadelphia, we felt the most tied to Science Leadership Academy Middle School. Since we’ve both attended SLA for the last four years, we felt entitled to work with younger versions of us and see how they incorporate the five core values (research, inquiry, collaboration, presentation and reflection.). Despite some miscommunication and traveling issues, we made the best out of the time we got to spend with these students. This was such an amazing learning experience for us since Stephanie wants to major in education, and Mercedes wants to major in psychology. In the beginning of the year we got to help students one on one with support if they needed it, some of the things included: helping them record for their podcasts, reading assignments, and just overall just getting to know the students’ better. For our final product we created an lesson that dealt with origami hearts, to see which way the children learn better. The goal we had was to use this lesson to see what type of learning is easier for children based upon how their brain works (Mercedes) and the best skills for teaching children (Stephanie). This is an experience that we will never forget, and we will always be thankful for the opportunity we were given to work with these students. Special thanks to SLA Middle School, Mr.Boyle, but most importantly Ms.Hamilton for allowing us to work with her students!

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