Although I finished my data collection a few weeks ago (hence the lack of posting), I've been continuing my work with YAA and the i.d.e.a. Museum. Over the course of my Senior Research Project, I've gained experience with research in a non-scientific setting, and I've also learned more about what makes outreach efforts successful.
While my involvement with Young Authors of Arizona continues, the awards ceremony two weeks ago marks my last event as a Student Leader with YAA. I recently committed to the University of Pennsylvania, and I hope to apply what I've learned about writing outreach to similar efforts in Philadelphia. For now, I'm looking into future projects for YAA and searching for new student leadership to make those projects happen. I'm also helping the i.d.e.a. Museum to develop a more formalized summer program for teen volunteers.
I've started putting together a Senior Research Project Presentation, summarizing my findings in a way that other organizations can hopefully use to evaluate their own outreach methods. In addition I've been planning my summer: it's hard to believe that the next few months will take me to Iowa, India, and Pennsylvania!
I'm so grateful for the opportunity I've had to conduct a Senior Research Project for the past few months. These several extra months in the "real world" enable BASIS students to leave the more restrictive aspects of a high school mindset behind and begin thinking about the future, rather than focusing on exams in the weeks leading up to graduation. I believe the independence and work experience the SRP has allowed me will prove invaluable when I arrive at college, and I'm lucky to end my high school experience on this note.
While my involvement with Young Authors of Arizona continues, the awards ceremony two weeks ago marks my last event as a Student Leader with YAA. I recently committed to the University of Pennsylvania, and I hope to apply what I've learned about writing outreach to similar efforts in Philadelphia. For now, I'm looking into future projects for YAA and searching for new student leadership to make those projects happen. I'm also helping the i.d.e.a. Museum to develop a more formalized summer program for teen volunteers.
I've started putting together a Senior Research Project Presentation, summarizing my findings in a way that other organizations can hopefully use to evaluate their own outreach methods. In addition I've been planning my summer: it's hard to believe that the next few months will take me to Iowa, India, and Pennsylvania!
I'm so grateful for the opportunity I've had to conduct a Senior Research Project for the past few months. These several extra months in the "real world" enable BASIS students to leave the more restrictive aspects of a high school mindset behind and begin thinking about the future, rather than focusing on exams in the weeks leading up to graduation. I believe the independence and work experience the SRP has allowed me will prove invaluable when I arrive at college, and I'm lucky to end my high school experience on this note.
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