Senior Projects

During the month of May, the senior class engages in off-campus learning with their Senior Projects. Senior Projects were conceived as a special opportunity for graduating seniors to draw from skills developed throughout their time at The Hudson School in order to explore their own interests and passions. These self-directed projects allow seniors to demonstrate autonomy, critical thinking, and creativity and to engage in self-reflection— each central in attaining a meaningful life and which sustain a desire for continued learning. The goal is that through in-depth engagement with a particular area of interest, our graduating seniors will discover the joys, challenges, and responsibilities of directing their own learning and experiencing their personal agency in the world.

Seniors prepare for their projects by doing preliminary research and reflection which they share with the upper school community. From early May to the end of the month, each student will have the opportunity to devote 30 hours per week to do the work they have proposed. Throughout, they are encouraged to use utilize community resources and mentors as well as to consider how their projects can be meaningful both for themselves and others.

After the active phase of the project, seniors are asked to reflect on their experiences and required to prepare a presentation of their work for The Hudson School community - including parents, peers, alumni, board members, mentors, faculty and friends of the school. As the final requirement for graduation, expectations are high for the Senior Project. Each year, we look forward to celebrating the culminating works and accomplishments of our seniors. Seniors presented their projects over two evenings on May 28 and May 29. The final projects provide a priceless and definitive snapshot of the Upper School. "It is a time to celebrate the scholarship, creativity, independent learning, and driving curiosity of The Hudson School graduating class of 2019," says Head of School Paul B. Perkinson.