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A Hero In My Eyes In this task, students will represent someone in their life whom they consider a hero through the use of text and photography. This project includes: |
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ANIA Children's Land Project/ Tierra de Ninos In this task, students will work together to learn about their environment and begin a sustainable gardening project based off of Incan agriculture. This task includes: |
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Ampersand In this task, students are represented in a journal with how they move through internships and learn about life. This is meant to be an aid to starting on the path towards internships and furthering one's personal and professional development. This task includes: |
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Beyond the Crossfire Documentary In this task, students will explore gun violence in the US and the possible contributors to its widespread occurances through this documentary style project. This task includes: |
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Chemical Identity Masks In this task, students will create and decorate a two sided mask that represents both their identity and personality. This task includes: |
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Community Photojournalists In this task, students must follow professional journalism and publication guidelines to create a collection of photo essays and audio recordings that represent an investigation into community based or cultural stories. This task includes: |
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Cuentos Infantiles In this task, students will learn basic Spanish vocabulary, teach their words to their peers, and collaborate on writing Spanish children's books to give out at an orphanage. This task includes: |
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Designing Cool In this task, students will collaborate with a landscape architect to redesign part of High Tech High. This task includes: |
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Digital Citizenship In this task, students will explore the concept of Digital Citizenship and use activities to raise awareness on appropriate online behavior. This task includes: |
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Film Production 2.0 In this task, students will work together to create a class video composed of multiple one-minute mini videos from each student. This task Includes: |
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