Before we closed the book on the month of May, the Lincoln community spent an evening celebrating eleven Upper School students whose unique interests led them to new chapters in their academic stories. On Wednesday, May 31, the Independent Study Project cohort presented their findings to a standing-room-only audience of interested family, friends, teachers, and classmates. 

Grown from a compelling unit in a class, an interest sparked by an academic summer program, or a serendipitous conversation with a faculty member, these projects had a diverse range of origins. Their subjects spanned the arts, humanities, sciences, and mathematics, and even became an opportunity to dissolve the boundaries between areas of study. 

A question that all students considered over the course of their projects: “How does my learning matter to me, my community, and the world?” Each researcher, writer, artist, and engineer discovered their own answer to this question, specific to their subject, but Wednesday’s audience also walked away with the sense that the opportunity for learning itself has mattered. 

Maybe a given project will lead its student to further research in college or inspire a Lincoln teacher to add a unit of study to their course, or maybe a discovery resonated with a classmate and will help shape a project of their own. Whatever their ripple effects, these projects have taught their creators that they are curious and capable scholars whose work can make a difference to their communities. The Lincoln community is lucky to be able to learn from and celebrate them as we wrap up this school year. 

Oona B. ’23
Genocide Prevention and the Efficacy of the R2P Policy

Ramona B. ’23 
Creative Writing: The Short Story

Lauren B. ’23
The Potter’s Wheel - Form, Function, and History

Dora C. ’25
Topology: Pushing the Boundaries

Cecilia D-G. ’24
A CAD Study on the Form of the Leopard Gecko

Meghan H. ’23
The Ramifications of Ongoing Pollution in Narragansett Bay

Maddie H. ’23
Peace Education: A Theoretical Perspective

Lily J. ’23
The Aging Brain: Form, Function, and Risks

Nicole M. ’23
Product Development Strategies

Martha S. ’23
Ethnomusicology & Peacebuilding

August S. ’24
Gendered Language in Community Interactions