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