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Capstone Project Ideas

Creating a Capstone Project Plan

Every project will be as unique as the student that undertakes it, but here are some general ideas to get you start:
  • Learn a new skill - Along with your mentor, create a plan and a schedule to learn a skill that you can teach yourself. Choose a skill that you're interested in learning and find resources that you can follow to develop it. Students with an interest in filmmaking might set out to teach themselves how to use a new camera. Students planning to take an animation program might want to learn how to use a new piece of software.
  • Research an Area of Interest - Exploring your family tree or finding out more about an ancestor are both examples of research that you can complete on your own under the guidance of a mentor. Create a presentation on all you've learned about your chosen career path or post-secondary educational goals. Seek out deeper knowledge about which you're curious.
  • Volunteer/Service - Find an volunteer opportunity in your community and apply yourself to it. A student interested in ecology might seek out an environmental clean-up group and pick up trash in a local green space. A student that is concerned with tackling poverty might look for a mentor in a social service and collect donations of used clothing to deliver to a local non-profit.
  • Take a Course - If you weren't able to take a particular course or you have an interest outside of the school's academic subjects, you could find an online course that satisfies your curiousity. Take the course and present on the new knowledge you've acquired.
  • Challenge Yourself - Students that are seeking mastery in an area such as athletics or academics might want to track their progress in achieving a personal goal. Can you dunk a basketball? Choose a challenge and, under the guidance of your mentor, create a schedule to work toward it. Track your progress and report back on your achievement or the challenges you faced. You don't have to be successful in meeting the challenge if you can present the process and reflect on what held you back and the obstacles you still need to overcome.
  • Develop a Skill - A student that is involved in a competitive sport or is already on the path to mastery of a skill might dive deeper into tracking their progress as they develop it. A presentation that offers a peek inside the training process in an area such as sports, arts, language arts, engineering or foods can demonstrate new learning and showcase connections to academics and a future career path.
  • Teach Something - Create a video, website or podcast tutorial to share what you know with others. Teaching a skill is a great way to develop your ability and showcase what you know.
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