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Welcome to Renaissance:  Options for personalized education at Twinfield

Renaissance Studies Since 2000

NOTES: * Italics represents internships/apprenticeships Some study titles have been done more than once in different ways by different students Some study titles represent incomplete studies

Social Studies/History
Far Eastern Mythology; Native American Culture; Faces of Disappearing Cultures: Himalayas, Armenia, Afghanistan; Cultural Anthropology (Trip to Ghana); History of Plainfield/ Marshfield Schools; India - The Face of a Culture (travel to India); Fall of the Goddess; Power of Music to Effect Historical Change; History of Boston Baseball and Fenway Park; Pseudo Femme; History of Martial Arts; Criminal Justice Job Shadow; US Constitutional Law; Causes of War Civil War; Twinfield Livable Wage Campaign; Ancient Greek Art and History; Comparative Religions; Philosophy; US History;

Technology
Recording Studio*; Radio D.J. Licensing*; Computer Technology*; Web Design, Auto Audio*; Engineering Internship*; Videography; Independent Film making; Electrician Internship*; Robotics

Science
Physical Therapy*; Rainforests; Obstetrics*; Vermont Ecosystems; Amphibians*; Chemistry; Marine Biology; Forensics; Robotics

Physical Education
Gymnastics; Kickboxing; Mountain Biking

Second Languages
American Sign Language Class; Latin; Japanese; Conversational Spanish; Spanish Intensive in Costa Rica; German

English
Poetry: See Through My Eyes; Feminist Theater; African Literature; Science Fiction Literature; Women's Literature; Editing and Publishing; Reading for Pleasure; American Literature

Math
Algebra 1 and 2; Calculus; Pre-calculus; Thinking Mathematically; Statistics

Integrated Studies or Electives
The Art and Science of Herbology*; Blacksmithing*; Cave Exploration; Early Childhood Education*; Elementary Education*; K-9 Dog Training; Mediation; History of Dressage; Barn Management

ART
Photography: Holsbrodt camera; Fashion Design*; Illustration; Multi-media Studio Disciplines*; Art in Italy; Landscape Painting; Woodcarving*; Photography (Italy); Drawing (Italy); Animation; Glassblowing*

MUSIC
Guitar; Music Theory; Men Who Dared (rock band); Recording and Production; Dance Study Group; African Dance

Community Service
Plainfield Town Green; Poetry Slams/Open Mikes; Plainfield Skateboard Park; Working with Little Kids; Recycling/Composting; Women's Prison Project; Teaching Skateboarding to younger kids;

Business
Accounting; Public Relations

Study groups
Writer's Workshop (intergenerational); Modern Dance; Poetry; American Sign Language (intergenerational)

School-to-work
Plainfield Health kCenter; Vermont Tires; Plainfield Hardware