The main point that each and everyone can take from my capstone project is a basic awareness understanding people who face immigration. I was in a refugee camp in Ethiopia for from June 2009 to August 2014. I lived, met, saw and experienced the life of refugees and asylum seekers. Throughout the year I tried to work something meaningless project that can provide for SLA students, teacher and community to make them aware of the reality of Eritrean Immigrants and why they are abandoning their country. It is stated that about 10% of the population living in refugees and few of them made their way to Israel, Europe, and the U.S legally or illegally. Immigration is also a big topic in U.S politics and so we can all have the awareness of the basic need of refugees who are persecuted, violated their rights by their tyrant leaders. I separated from my family which I love when I was about 11 years and headed to Ethiopia. The separation of my family has a big impact on me, and there are millions of people who are experiencing the same way as I do. The presentation of my capstone project in History class and advisory went well and received a good feedback from some students and teachers, and I am hoping to write my hole autobiography which would focus on refugees, immigration, separation, and corrupt political leaders who made the blood of people their source to rise to power. Throughout my life, I have seen people who have different personalities, attitudes, responsibilities, perceptions, and status, but very few who stood in the right position. I feel it is time to stand up and do something about that because immigration affects everyone’s life.

The Capstone at SLA is a year long project, designed to be virtually whatever a student chooses. At the end of the year the student presents to a handful of teachers, what they’ve accomplished throughout the year. The goal of my project is to show to my audience how public transportation is a large part of city life that we take for granted, and how it allows the economy to continue to grow. I have used this hands-on internship as a way to get real world experience observing and interpreting the field of systems engineering. I was provided the opportunity to use Septa as my basis for this, as this company is accessible and fits into my intended career path. For my Capstone I decided to focus on something that I could see in my future, and that would be a stepping stone to making this thought reality. I have been interning at SEPTA since February and will continue to do so after school ends. Throughout my Capstone Presentation you will be able to see the things I learned, experienced and inquired about during my time interning.

Throughout the year, our goal was to instill confidence into the hearts and minds of the new freshman with the tools within the Makerspace, as well as train the sophomores in being shop managers after the seniors graduate. So many great kids came to the minicourse, but only a few really made an mpact on us running it. they showed great attention while working on their projects, as well as being all around great kids. they have really inspired some of us and that in itself has made the whole minicourse worth the time we put into it.