A Passage is a student-initiated course of learning and self-development that is completed as part of the Community Leadership & Service class. Students explore personal, professional and academic interest through a project which they plan, document and display when completed. Passages are a way for students to personalize their high school education. Students design and complete four Passages. Two are required (*) and two are chosen (students have the option to complete all six topics for additional credit).
1. Adventure: A quest - a personal and meaningful challenge, the pursuit of which requires courage, endurance, self reliance, and intelligent decision-making.
2. Career Exploration: A broad investigation of a field of employment, including an in-depth study of at least one job within that field, with particular attention to possibilities for the future.
3. Creativity: The development of a product that is an expression of one's personal imagination, together with a detailed analysis of the process by which it was created.
4. Global Awareness/Volunteer Service*: The identification of an issue having global impact, followed by a study of how one's own culture and at least one other culture deal with this issue, culminating in a service project designed to influence the issue on a local level.
5. Logical Inquiry*: An investigation that includes the generation of a hypothesis, the development of a systematic approach to data collection, and sufficient documentation to allow replication of the study.
6. Practical Skills: The development of proficiency in a skill or set of skills for which one was formerly dependent on others, and which has the potential for life-long usefulness.
2. Career Exploration: A broad investigation of a field of employment, including an in-depth study of at least one job within that field, with particular attention to possibilities for the future.
3. Creativity: The development of a product that is an expression of one's personal imagination, together with a detailed analysis of the process by which it was created.
4. Global Awareness/Volunteer Service*: The identification of an issue having global impact, followed by a study of how one's own culture and at least one other culture deal with this issue, culminating in a service project designed to influence the issue on a local level.
5. Logical Inquiry*: An investigation that includes the generation of a hypothesis, the development of a systematic approach to data collection, and sufficient documentation to allow replication of the study.
6. Practical Skills: The development of proficiency in a skill or set of skills for which one was formerly dependent on others, and which has the potential for life-long usefulness.