Rite of Passage Experience
The Rite of Passage Experience (ROPE) is a graduation requirement completed by all graduating Walden III students in their senior year. In the first two quarters, students are required to make a portfolio showcasing their talents and personality. This portfolio includes an autobiography, a reflective essay on a piece of literature, a résumé, letters of recommendation, and proof in various forms that the student not only meets the requirements set out by the school district (mathematics, reading, English, and knowledge of American government) but meets the additional, more rigorous requirements set by Walden III. During the second two quarters, students are required to write (under the guidance of a faculty member and ROPE advisor) a thesis on a topic of their choice. All of these are presented orally to the student's ROPE committee, composed of the two faculty members and a junior year student.
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—Dana Raphael (20th century)
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