Ramona Convent Showcases AP Research Projects in Assembly

Last Wednesday, Ramona Convent Secondary School’s assembly focused on AP Research, a course in the AP Capstone Program. The AP Capstone program consists of two courses taken in sequence: AP Seminar and AP Research. These courses complement the in-depth, subject-specific rigor of the 30+ AP and Honors courses already part of the Ramona curriculum.
Students in the class presented their research projects to the Ramona community, giving them a chance to practice their presentation skills in front of an audience while generating interest in their research and potentially recruiting participants. In her introduction, Dr. Beatriz Amaya-Anderson, English Teacher, discussed the unique opportunity the capstone program offers, explaining that “it gives students a chance to do original, college-level research in high school.” The assembly is one of several assignments in AP Research intended to help students focus their ideas to complete a 20-page academic paper and prepare for a 20-minute presentation / oral defense held before the end of the school year.

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