Capstones | Collegiate School

Capstones | Collegiate School
(804) 740-7077
Admission
arrow
Why Collegiate
How To Apply
arrow
Request Information
Admission Events
Meet the Team
Tuition & Financial Assistance
Virtual Tours
Admission Applicant Portal
Our School
arrow
All About Us
arrow
The Collegiate Experience
Inclusion and Belonging
History
Fast Facts
Calendar
Portrait of a Graduate
Careers
arrow
Fellows Program
Our Leadership
arrow
Administrative Team
Head of School
Board of Trustees
Faculty/Staff
arrow
Faculty/Staff Student Publication Articles
Retirees
News
arrow
School News
Reflections
Media Relations
arrow
Media Gallery
Social Mashup
Our Campus
arrow
Map & Directions
Virtual Tour & Facilities
Programs
arrow
Lower School
arrow
Academics
Academic Services
Clubs & Activities
JK/K Program
Middle School
arrow
Academics
Academic Services
Clubs & Activities
Upper School
arrow
Academics
Academic Services
Clubs & Activities
College Counseling
arrow
College Counseling Team
STEAM
arrow
Robotics Team
Responsible Citizenship
arrow
About RC
arrow
Ethics
Civic Engagement
arrow
Civic Engagement
Economic Literacy
arrow
Economic Literacy
Entrepreneurship
arrow
Entrepreneurship
Global Engagement
arrow
Global Engagement
Sustainability
arrow
Sustainability
Athletics
arrow
Our Sports
Teams
arrow
Full Game Schedule
Livestream
Sports Med & Performance
Alumni
arrow
Collegiate School Cougars Athletic Championships
Seasonal Awards
Directions & Facilities
Cougar Sports Zone
Arts
arrow
Our Repertoire
arrow
Art Walk 2020
Theater
Music
arrow
General Music
Instrumental
Choral
Dance
Visual Arts
Alumni In The Arts
After School
Summer Quest
Outdoor Collegiate
Giving
arrow
Why Give
Ways to Give
arrow
Ways to Give
Planned Giving
arrow
Charitable Gift Giving
Endowment
Capital Giving
arrow
Mary Morton Parsons Foundation
Collegiate Fund
Make A Gift
Collegiate Fund
arrow
Collegiate FUNDay
Collegiate FUND PEP Week
Endowment
Meet the Team
Cougar Community
arrow
Parent Info
Parents' Association
Cougar Shop
Alumni
arrow
Trailblaze
Homecoming
Faculty/Staff
Request
Visit Us
Apply
Fast Facts
Capstones at Collegiate School
Guided by the mission and common elements of The Powell Institute for Responsible Citizenship, the Capstone Program brings to life students’ classroom learning in a real-world context. Occurring in the final year of each division, Capstones create space, opportunity and challenge for our students to help prepare them for their futures. Each Capstone has a developmentally appropriate focus. 4th Graders participate in Envision Collegiate, 8th Graders participate in Envision Richmond and 12th Graders participate in Envision Your World.
Sustainability Experts Inform Collegiate 4th Grade Capstone Students
Collegiate School 4th Graders this morning continued working on their yearlong, grade-level Capstone experience, Envision Collegiate, which focuses on sustainability and the driving question,
How might we improve the sustainability of Collegiate's campus by 2028?
International Conference Participants Reveal Real-World Environmental Solutions
At Collegiate School’s 9th Annual International Emerging Leaders Conference (IELC) this week, 41 international high school students and 13 Collegiate seniors teamed up to create solutions to real-world environmental issues facing their countries.
Students From Around the World Convene at Collegiate School to Tackle Real-World Issues
Throughout this week’s 9th Annual International Emerging Leaders Conference (IELC) hosted by Collegiate School, 41 high school students from nine countries, along with 13 Collegiate seniors, have been working together to create viable solutions to environmental problems affecting their respective countries.
Rising Seniors Collaborate on Real-World Business Solutions
Over the past month, 20 high school students from 11 schools partnered with Richmond-area companies to understand their industries and conduct research to help them achieve specific goals. Today, the students presented those six businesses and organizations with their recommended strategies and ideas.
Collegiate 4th Grade Capstone Wraps Up
Collegiate School 4th Graders gathered this morning to present the ideas they conceived during their yearlong, grade-level Capstone program, Envision Collegiate.
Richmond-Area Farmer Speaks to Collegiate Students About Nutrition
In honor of nutrition month, Collegiate School invited Joel Salatin, a farmer whose family owns and runs Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, to campus today to speak to Middle and Upper School students.
Collegiate Seniors Experience Richmond Slave Trail
A group of Collegiate seniors who are taking the River City Capstone class visited the Richmond Slave Trail this week with faculty members Rhiannon Boyd and Brad Cooke in their ongoing efforts to understand the James River and its impact on the Richmond region.
Collegiate Seniors and Chinese Students Collaborate on Real-World Issues
Collegiate School's 12 guest students from China ended their weeklong visit to campus today by participating in design thinking presentations with Collegiate seniors who are enrolled in the International Emerging Leaders - Asia Capstone class.
Collegiate Welcomes Students From Partner School in China
This week Collegiate School is hosting 12 students from Yangzhou, China as part of the Upper School’s International Emerging Leaders - Asia senior Capstone program.
Collegiate Hosts 5th Annual TEDxYouth@RVA Event
The fifth annual TEDxYouth@RVA will take place on Saturday, Nov. 17, in Collegiate School’s Hershey Center for the Arts. The general public is invited to hear a wide range of local speakers reflect on the theme
Elevate
11th Grade Student Offers Glimpse Inside IELC
11th Grader Katie Dunn offers an inside glimpse of the October
International Emerging Leaders Conference
(IELC) when Collegiate hosted 43 international students from ten different countries. During the weeklong conference, seniors from Collegiate’s IELC Senior Capstone class and the international schools came together to develop solutions to environmental problems plaguing students’ home countries. Read more of
Katie's article on in The Match
Collegiate School’s student-run online news site dedicated to sharing the latest and greatest from the Collegiate community.
Envision Richmond 2018 Wraps with Dynamic Student Presentations
Today, Collegiate School 8th Grade students capped a week of thinking outside the box -- and outside the classroom -- by presenting to their peers, teachers and community leaders creative solutions to challenges impacting the Greater Richmond community. The presentations marked the culmination of this year's Envision Richmond program, the sixth iteration of the entire 8th Grade’s weeklong immersion into local nonprofits, coupled with hands-on lessons that helped the students strengthen their leadership and problem-solving skills and learn how to make a lasting, positive change.
Collegiate 8th Graders Work to Solve Richmond’s Real-World Issues
As their weeklong Envision Richmond Capstone program continues, Collegiate School 8th Graders gathered in teams today to create prototypes for the solutions they’ve imagined might solve issues facing 30 local nonprofit organizations.
Students From Around the World Gather at Collegiate to Collaborate on Real-World Issues
Throughout this week’s International Emerging Leaders Conference (IELC) hosted by Collegiate School, 43 high school students from 10 countries, along with 18 Collegiate seniors, will work together to create viable solutions to environmental problems affecting their respective countries.
Capstone Students Consider Richmond’s Relationship to the James River
In the River City Capstone, Collegiate seniors explored how the economic, political and cultural landscape — historically and presently — is inextricably linked with the environmental landscape and health of the James, the city and the citizenry.
Fourth Graders Present Ideas for Grade-Level Capstone
Collegiate 4th Graders gathered this morning to present ideas conceived and developed in their yearlong, grade-level Capstone program, Envision Collegiate.
International Emerging Leader Capstone Students Wrap Up Semester
Collegiate School students enrolled in two senior Capstone classes spanned the globe in March, making connections with their peers at partner schools in China and Mexico and, upon their return, shared their experiences with their peers, special guests and community organizations.
8th Graders Show Gratitude for Local Police Officers
As an extension of Envision Richmond, the 8th Grade capstone experience which immerses the entire grade level in the local community with an intensive leadership and civic engagement curriculum, students in the "first responders" group wanted to find a way to thank some local first responders.
18
12th Grade: Envision Your World
CHALLENGE |
Students engage in authentic opportunities to connect with and contribute to the world at large in a Senior Capstone class, a one-semester graduation requirement. The Senior Capstone experiences foster compassionate leadership and a growth mindset.
COMMUNITY |
All Senior Capstones emphasize collaboration through partnerships beyond the Collegiate community, several of which connect with partner schools around the globe. Students can choose from a variety of Capstone experiences, each with a curricular focus on one or more of the pillars of Responsible Citizenship: Global Engagement, Inclusion, Economic Literacy, Entrepreneurship, Service Learning, Civic Engagement, Ethics and Service Learning.
DESIGN THINKING JOURNEY |
Each Capstone has at its core an essential question or challenge that empowers 12th Graders to use their cumulative learning to engage with the challenge. Examples of past Capstone essential questions include:
Createathon On Campus |
How can creativity and strategic thinking help Richmond area nonprofits succeed?
International Emerging Leaders: Global Conference |
How can a truly global collaboration challenge me to grow as a leader?
Sustainable Solutions to the Future of Food |
How can we ensure that people have access to safe, healthy, affordable food in a way that can be both environmentally and economically sustainable?
PUBLIC SHARING |
Team solutions are shared with audiences of individuals whose daily lives are part of, or impacted by, the Capstone essential question.
CONTINUING THE JOURNEY
Student teams continue to work throughout the school year for their organization that targets an immediate need.
8th Grade: Envision Richmond
CHALLENGE |
Students connect with organizations and leaders leveraging design thinking to identify and address challenges in the Richmond region. Envision Richmond fosters collaboration, empathy, creativity, communication and problem-solving techniques so students feel better equipped to improve the city around them.
COMMUNITY
The Capstone experience immerses the entire 8th Grade student body in the local community with an intensive leadership and civic engagement curriculum.
DESIGN THINKING JOURNEY
For one week in the fall, students leave the traditional classroom to visit Richmond sites, wrestle with a variety of issues and work in teams to develop a viable solution to the problems they identify. Examples of past topics explored during Envision Richmond include food insecurity, foster care, first responders and the military.
PUBLIC SHARING
Team solutions are presented to community leaders whose daily lives are part of, or impacted by, the challenge identified and addressed by the students.
CONTINUING THE JOURNEY
Student teams continue to work throughout the school year, and in the spring design an outreach project for their organization that targets an immediate need.
4th Grade: Envision Collegiate
CHALLENGE |
Our 4th Grade students collaborate to identify and design a solution to meet a need within the Collegiate community. Recently students have focused on the essential question: “How might we improve the sustainability of Collegiate’s campus?”
COMMUNITY
The Capstone experience allows the 4th Grade students to connect with people and programs across the Collegiate campus to foster a deeper understanding of the Collegiate community and to identify opportunities for growth and change. The students also travel off campus to local organizations and businesses for additional learning and inspiration.
DESIGN THINKING JOURNEY |
On their journey to envisioning a stronger Collegiate, 4th Graders use a design thinking process to answer the identified essential question. This process empowers them to develop and hone skills including creative thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, empathy building, questioning, interviewing, leadership development and public speaking.
PUBLIC PRESENTATION |
The Capstone culminates with group presentations in which students bring together the skills they have learned and present their innovative ideas to a panel of Collegiate leaders.
"We believe wholeheartedly that young people yearn to engage meaningfully with their communities as responsible citizens - listening deeply, observing openly, and questioning what might be; we dedicate ourselves to making space for that critical work by intentionally crafting curricular opportunities to expand their circles. Our JK-12 Capstone program empowers students to envision the future of Collegiate, the future of Richmond and, ultimately, our world - building upon the knowledge, skills and dispositions students develop over the course of their journeys through each division."
Rhiannon Boyd
Director, JK-12 Capstones
rhiannon_boyd@collegiate-va.org
804.741.9736
In addition to distinct developmentally appropriate components, each divisional Capstone shares some common elements:
Responsible Citizenship Curriculum Focus
Collaborative Learning
Leadership Development
Design Thinking Skill Building
Experiential Learning
Public Sharing/Presentations
Responsible Citizenship
Global Engagement
Civic Engagement
Economic Literacy
Inclusion
Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Collegiate School
103 N. Mooreland Road,
Richmond, VA 23229
P.
804.740.7077
F. 804.741.9797
webmaster@collegiate-va.org