Combining Upper School English, history, and science (biology) curricula, our Freshman Interdisciplinary Research Experience (FIRE) program incorporates shared content and skills-based instruction across the three departments throughout freshman year.

Students engage faculty and peers in research and project-based learning with elements of each discipline in mind, culminating in a year-end Independent FIRE Project.

Hear some reflections from our current sophomores, who completed the FIRE program last school year as part of the inaugural class:

What are current FIRE students exploring? 

• Women in Theatre
• Celtic Mythology
• Treatment of Dogs in Different Countries
• History and Science of Aviation
• Positive Impacts of Gaming on Stress Levels
• Psychology of Naturalism in Visual Art
• Human Effect on Animal Species in Africa
• Impact of Nitrogen Levels in Green Pond

Read this article and other content in the Spring 2020 Moravian Academy Journal.