Independent study inspires seniors through winter term
The senior project program allows students to explore interests outside the traditional courses of instruction.
Eric Zhang '23 helps a fourth grader extract DNA from strawberries as part of his senior project.
Every Exeter student appreciates how the Harkness approach emphasizes learning through discussion and collaboration. But every once in a while, you just want to go it alone.
Senior projects allow students in their final year of study to explore a topic of their choice, working largely independently with guidance from a faculty-mentor. The program allows Exeter students to study areas of interest that fall outside traditional course descriptions and develop their own curriculum.
This winter, five members of the class of 2023 took advantage of the opportunity to dig into projects in the arts and sciences:
Eric spent the term working to create a 90-minute genetic curriculum where students learned about basic techniques and concepts like DNA extraction and the structure of DNA.
