How It Works
First, the student picks a broad subject area that interests them, for example, Forestry. The student decides on a thesis related to the subject and writes a paper on it (How clear-cut logging affects salmon spawning in the Fraser River). The student then does a project related to his or her thesis (logging a family forest in a responsible manner and milling the lumber for a local carpenter). The process of writing the paper and doing the project is kept track of in a portfolio. At the end of the school year the student presents what he or she has learned and done to a panel of judges, who evaluate the student on the presentation.
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