Mission Statement & Overview
The Thesis Program at the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge seeks to amplify student passions and nurture intellectual discovery through personalized mentoring of each student toward an original and ambitious Thesis project that reflects the student’s self-awareness, steady academic and social/emotional growth, and their development as a young scholar. We are a community of generous thinkers. Our students are intellectually curious and fascinated by their world. They derive pleasure and meaning and energy from open-ended discussions that tackle topics with no right or wrong answer. Thesis Program students value their personal growth and development over external rewards like grades or test scores. Their journey through this program is highly personalized, focused on goals specific to the individual, both character-oriented and academic. Our students are compelled to learn for learning’s sake and believe that scholarship’s highest calling is its potential to be shared in order to inspire others toward dialogue or change. The program gives students a real-world, real-time opportunity to follow inquiries, articulate a vision, problem-solve, practice empathy and grit, respond to failure, and realize personal goals.
Meet the Thesis Seniors '20
Katie Sutcliffe ｜Thesis Co-Director
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Scott Engholm ｜Thesis Co-Director
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Class of 2019 Thesis Titles
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Alapati, Ajit
Finance for a New Generation: An Analysis of the Current Investor Demographic and How it May Change in the Foreseeable Future Broussard, Adele One Person, One Buyer, One Product: The Power of Glocalization Broussard, Austin What We Remember and Why We Forget: A Proposal to Understand the Evolution of History Through a Series of Case Studies Cope, Madeleine Dancing Around the Subject: The Benefits of Implementing Dance Education in School Systems Hugenroth, Thomas Insert Coin to Continue: An Analysis of Microtransactions, Their Role Within the Video Game Market, and Future Market Predictions Johnson, Owen Political Polarization as a Result of Politics in Entertainment Media LaFerney, Mason A New Face to Racism: Microaggressions and Microassaults Levine, Benjamin Don’t Cheat Yourself: Avoiding The Long Term Repercussions of Lacking Moral Development Macaluso, Alyssa Losing Our Touch: How Loneliness Affects Our Modern Relationships MacMillan, Megan A Fusion of Educational Systems: A Look into Education as I Know It |
McInnis, Todd
The American Automobile Industry and Its Place in America Morgan, Taner The Effects and Dangers of Young Gamers Using Video Games as Media for Learning Economic Workings Patty, Morgan Fostering a Sufficient National Dialogue: An Analysis of Racial Mistreatment in the American Justice System Perkins, Graham The Nature of Human Violence: A Study of the Complexities of How Intraspecial Violence Fits into our Morality and Behavior Robins, Douglas Regressive Masculinity in a Progressive World: An Examination of Manhood in the 21st Century Smith, Lauren Colorism in Classical Art Forms: Analyzing and Addressing Racial Hostility in the Artistic Realms of Classical Music and Ballet Solomon, Ashley Pawing at Potential: Redefining How Students’ Mental Health is Examined and Encouraged in a School Setting Sternberg, Hallie Hitting a High Note in the History of Education: The Stagnation of American Pedagogy and Implications of Recent Brain Research on Coming Generations Wax, Ethan “Who’s Laughing Now?!” An Exploration of the Somewhat Paradoxical “All Guts, No Glory” Horror-Comedy Subgenre Splatstick Whitehurst, David The Constitution and Big Brother: George Orwell’s Worst Nightmare |