humanities & arts signature program for students who are passionate about literature, history,...
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Humanities & Arts Signature Program
For students who are passionate about literature, history, languages,
art, theatre, music…!
A unique, flexible, and challenging course of study
Special enriched sections of 9th/10th /11th Grade Honors/AP English and Social Studies for H&A students only
Field trips, artists-in-residence, workshops, speaker series, and film festival
Specialty H&A courses such as Law, Film Studies, Mock Trial, History of Rock’n’Roll, and Creative Writing
Course Requirements: Humanities Focus
(4) English* (3) Social Studies* (4) Foreign Language (1.5) Fine Arts (2) Additional Electives (may be in any of the four
major humanities or arts disciplines) (1) Specialty Electives (.5)Senior Seminar (fall of senior year) *all H&A students are enrolled in special cohorted
classes of English and Social Studies
Course Requirements: Arts Focus
(4) English* (3) Social Studies* (4 or 5) Fine Arts (3 or 4)Foreign Language (.5)Specialty Elective (.5)Senior Seminar (fall of senior year) *all H&A students are enrolled in special
cohorted classes of English and Social Studies
Off-Campus Experience We believe that these experiences are
critical to the understanding of the humanities and arts in culture and society
Students must complete one off-campus experience during the program:
An internship A study abroad experience A university summer program
(arts focus students may also use music lessons or art experiences for the OCE)
Study Abroad
Requirements:at least 10 daysMust be in a foreign countryMust be educational in natureNot a family vacation
Trip Examples
Trips Offered through Wootton in 2010:China (two weeks, host families)Greece and ItalyAustralia and New ZealandCosta RicaFrance and Spain
Outside programs!People to People Israel Heritage tripsEtc.
University Program
RequirementsTwo-week programOn Campus (may be residential or not)Take a Humanities or Arts-based course
Examples: Creative Writing at Duke, Summer of Discovery at U of Michigan, Yale Exploration, Journalism at UMD
H&A Internships
Requirements:150 hoursAt a humanities or arts based place of businessSupervisor may not be a family memberMay be done during the summer OR during
your senior year
Examples: Smithsonian Museums, law offices, Mont. Co. Circuit Court, interior design firm, Library of Congress, political campaigns
Senior Independent Project
The Humanities & Arts Program experience culminates in the Senior Independent Project (SIP). Students choose
• extended research essay (18-20 pages) OR • major art project with a short research essay (8-10
pages) • Prepares students for the independent research,
writing, and oral presentation skills expected by universities
• students give an oral defense of their work to a faculty panel
Extended Essay Samples
“Wuliwya Suyu: The Survival of Indigenous Ethnicity and Language in Bolivia”
“Clinging to Cymraeg: National Identity and the Welsh Language”
“Working Class Hero: Society’s Distortion of the John Lennon’s Legacy”
“At the Keyhole to Eternity: The Implications of Immortality on the Human Race”
Short Essay/Creative ProjectsSamples
“A Comparative Study of the Keyboard Preludes of Bach and Chopin” (Piano Performance)
“A More “Catholic” Approach to Sacred Music in Public School Music Education: Is Secular Multicultural Music the Answer?” (Middle School Choral Performance)
“Women of Will: The Outspoken Women of Shakespeare’s Comedies” (Dramatic Performance)
Class of 2009 Statistics
58 GraduatesH&A GPA Avg.: 3.61Avg. # H&A AP: 5.03
2009 Graduates who went to top-tier universities: 25 !!
Including Harvard, U Penn, Oberlin, Berkeley, USC, Georgetown, NYU, UMCP, Vanderbilt