Independent Study Project (ISP)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The Independent Study Project (ISP) program offers seniors the opportunity to pursue an area of interest independently, under the direction of a faculty mentor. Students may drop up to two full-credit courses and physical education in the spring term to free up the time necessary to examine, in depth, a topic of their own choice. Students have weekly meetings with their in-school faculty mentor and also attend a weekly seminar at which they present a brief report on each week’s progress. All projects involve research, as well as a written paper. At the end of the term, students present their completed projects in public, and their work is evaluated by a committee of ISP mentors. [from nightingale.org, accessed November 19, 2018]
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Memorandum : to members of the incoming senior class / Mrs. McMenamin, relating to Independent Study Projects, 1978
Item — Box 06010: [Barcode: 10128000004082]
Identifier: 006 005 000 11 0012
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
As early as the 1970s, Class XII students have had the option to create an Independent Study Project (also called an Independent Senior Project, or ISP). Students select a subject of their choice, the parameters of the project, and how their learning will be exhibited, whether it be a final essay, analysis, play, artistic creation, or combination of these things. Presentations are given in the spring.
Dates:
1978