SCORE (Student-Centered Original Research Experience) has begun for our seventh graders. Participation and completion of this experience is an important aspect of the seventh-grade year at Moravian.

Throughout the next few months and culminating with an evening exposition on May 7, all students will participate in personal research and learning on a topic of their choice. Some topics students chose to explore are racism in European football, colonization in space, climate change, carnivorous plants, cryptography, and gender equality and discrimination.

The students will work on their projects during periods created during the regular school day. Students will meet 14 times over the next months to research, inquire and learn about their self-selected topics. Each seventh grader has also been assigned to a mentor teacher to facilitate learning while also looking for additional resources outside of school by using Moravian Connect and the individual networks of community members. The research, writing, and design work is primarily completed in school though a student could elect to work on their project at home and during their free hours. 

The intended outcomes of SCORE include:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Emphasis on original student work exemplifying Moravian Academy’s Mission Skills

                  - Curiosity: What interests you?

                  - Creativity: How will you embed your imagination into your final product

                  - Perseverance: How hard will you work to overcome obstacles that are bound to appear in the process?

                  - Empathy: How has your project lead you to consider new ideas and perspectives?

2. Develop the skills required to manage a long-term project 

3. Nurture and showcase student passions and talents

4. Make research meaningful and develop strong research skills, including an ability to learn to locate and use a variety of sources to support and enhance knowledge

5. Enhance communication, public speaking and presentation skills

6. Reflect on progress through required journal entries during each SCORE meeting

7. Enable students to take ownership over their learning and to reach their goals

8. Empower student voice and student choice

9. Foster curiosity and a love of learning

10. Increase student engagement and motivation

11. Transform students into content area experts in their field of study

12. Build initiative and self-direction

    Come join us in May to experience the first SCORE Expo Night to see our students learning in action!