Annual Retreat
At the end of each school year, Upper School
students go on a retreat for a week to reflect on the year,
build unity with their classmates and teachers, and analyze
their personal growth.
Interim
Each class participates in a spring Interim
project designed to help students develop competencies and
confidence beyond the classroom environment.
In a previous school year
The 9th-
and 10th-grades traveled to Dauphin Island Sea Lab
(in the Gulf of Mexico) for a powerful bonding experience
and an opportunity for scientific investigation.
The 11th-grade
undertook a four-day, hands-on leadership workshop.
The 12th-grade
participated in the Capstone Exercise (independent
senior project). Collegiate seniors last year embarked on
their Capstone Projects in March and May. Capstone is an independent
project that allows each senior the chance to dive into an
area of study that interests him or her. Just three days before
Graduation, the seniors present their projects in the Upper
School Commons to their Upper School faculty.
Educational Travel
Collegiate offers four exchange programs
that enhance the students' study of Chinese, French, Spanish,
and German. Collegiate students have also been chosen to participate
in the Japan/U.S. Senate Exchange and The Congress/Bundstg
Exchange.
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Examples of Previous Capstone Projects:
Matthew Thurman,
who is attending McGill University in Montreal spent
his first week of Capstone in March touring France. Matthew
traveled around Paris looking at architecture and urban planning.
His second week of Capstone in May was spent touring Louisville
and photographing the city’s architecture so he could
draw differences and similarities to Paris.
Claire Burgess,
who is attending The College of Wooster, spent her
first week of Capstone in Ireland photographing landscapes
and studying photocomposition. In May, Claire toured Louisville
and photographed the city landscape in an effort to decide
which was more aesthetically pleasing to a photographer’s
eye.
Andrew Pfeifer,
who is attending Skidmore College, spent his Capstone
weeks creating a video on the “86/64” project.
The “bridge” project aims to advocate the plan
of building an upriver bridge, to realign I-64 across it,
fix Spaghetti Junction, tear down the waterfront expressway
and “watch Louisville thrive.” Andrew’s
9-minute video chronicles this project and the efforts that
have been made to date.
David Knopf,
who is attending Princeton, traveled to London to examine
the culture and grounds of the “Bloomsbury Group,”
which was a literary group that made the Bloomsbury area of
London the center of its activities from 1904 to World War
II. David visited the homes of many of the members and toured
the area they made famous.
Julian Snow,
who is attending Emory University, called his Capstone
Project: “Mom, what can I do in sports if I have no
talent?” Julian’s first week was spent shadowing
Rick Bozich is a sport writer for the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Julian’s second week was spent at the University of
Louisville’s Athletics Department, operated by Tom Jurich.
Bradley Howard,
who is attending The Art Institute of Atlanta, shadowed
various chefs around Louisville. Bradley cooked at the sushi
bar at Amazing Grace, and spent time in the kitchen at Lilly’s
and Jack Fry’s. For Bradley’s Capstone presentation,
he prepared lasagna for his fellow students.
Audrey McCulloch,
who is attending Emory University, spent her time studying
the city planning of Washington D.C., Chicago and Louisville.
Audrey took photographs for her project as she did some sightseeing
in each city. She examined the differences and similarities
in how each city was designed.
Clara Stam,
who is attending Wheaton College,
traveled to Union University in Jackson, Tennessee and to
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to examine
evolution. Clara spoke with students and professors about
the teachings of evolution, specially the Fossil Record.
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