WORLD 01
Q
interest, significance, scope, originality, and feasibility
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PREVIEW PATHWAY · INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, FIELDWORK, INTERNSHIP, AND PUBLIC DEFENSE
Senior Project Studio
Choose the question. Do the real work. Share what only this journey could teach.
The final map is blank on purpose. Super Gio needs a senior researcher to choose a meaningful question, find a mentor, work beyond the classroom, create something original, and tell the truth about what changed along the way.
FIELD NOTE FROM GIO“The final project is yours. I brought the compass and emergency snacks.”
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GRADE 12 ARTIFACTQuestion Origin Story
HORIZON LAUNCH · PREVIEW MAP
Eight mapped worlds to shape
Selected Challenge missions model independent review; progress here is not course credit or mastery.
WORLD 02
P
aims, method, timeline, resources, risk, and ethics
Proposal and Methodology
A viable proposal aligns its question, evidence, method, schedule, safeguards, and definition of success.WORLD 03
P
mentor communication, workplace norms, goals, and reflection
Mentor, Internship, and Field Practice
Field learning becomes rigorous when expectations, responsibilities, observation, feedback, and professional conduct are explicit.WORLD 04
R
source quality, synthesis, disagreement, citation, and research gaps
Literature Review and Source Synthesis
A literature review explains the existing conversation and positions the project inside a meaningful unanswered space.SUPER GIO CHALLENGE · WORLDS 1–4
WORLD 05
F
protocol, consent, observation, data quality, and adaptation
Fieldwork and Data Collection
Credible fieldwork follows documented procedures while responding responsibly to real conditions and participants.WORLD 06
R
analysis, unexpected results, limitations, iteration, and learning
Analysis, Failure, and Revision
Independent research treats failure and surprise as evidence that can improve the method, model, or question.WORLD 07
C
longform writing, product quality, documentation, and coherence
Paper, Product, and Documentation
A final product makes the inquiry, process, evidence, decisions, and contribution visible to an informed audience.WORLD 08
S
presentation, questioning, reflection, contribution, and handoff
Public Defense and Legacy
A public defense communicates original work clearly, responds honestly to critique, and identifies what future learners can build next.SUPER GIO CHALLENGE · WORLDS 5–8