MVRHS Library
Anna would like to help kids on the Autism spectrum by learning about how advances in psychology can be applied to the special education curriculum. She is researching best practices for increasing opportunities for meaningful social interaction for students.
Ellie is researching how gender stereotypes affect students’ perceptions of teachers and administrators, and how gender plays a role in education in general.
Henry is interested in learning how to grow his own food at home by designing a hydroponics system that can be reconstructed by the average Joe. He is researching the latest and greatest methods to build such a system.
Maddie’s goal is to tie in her love for designing swimwear to helping keep the ocean clean. She has started her own clothing company and plans to take 50% of all proceeds and donating them to nonprofits like Oceana and 5 Gyres.
Ben wants to find out how being deaf can create new and out of the box methods, including ideas and ways to perform, that being able to hear stops him from doing. He would also like to help the deaf and see how he can create an easier performance environment for them by using singing, acting, and comedic techniques that don’t necessarily rely on the ability to hear.
Jonas is exploring the link between hands-on and mental creativity. He is writing poetry while making ceramics. His research is on techniques of transferring iconography, calligraphy and other writing onto ceramics.