Capstone Project
In our Capstone Project series, students develop academic and leadership skills by devising a project, startup, or initiative in their field of choice, guided by Stanford PhDs, alumni, or faculty. Students ideate, outline, revise, plan, and execute concrete steps toward a stellar initiative that illustrates their passion in their field of choice. Students will devise their own academic, leadership, and volunteer opportunities and grow in their area of interest.
Our Capstone Steps
Step 1: Design
Develop a capstone project from start to finish in an area of interest. We’ll cover experimental design, developing & testing hypotheses, multi-disciplinary approach and scientific reasoning.
Step 2: Develop
As the project grows, your student will also develop important life skills. We’ll emphasize the following skills as we execute the plan:
Leadership: How can I use my skills to serve my community?
Outreach: Who does this project benefit?
Planning: What steps do I need to take to make it successful?
Organization: How do I prioritize the long to-do list to make the plan more feasible?
Step 3: Network
Your student will receive step by step instructions on reaching out, getting sponsors and mentors, and forming lifelong connections.
Thinking big: Why not reach out to the mayor? Who are the stakeholders who could help?
When you’re on a call with a professor/leader/stakeholder, how do you sell yourself to get them to invest their time helping you (over all of their other priorities)?
We’ll cover all of these and more - helping your student create a network of mentors to support their college admissions and beyond.