• 2002 Project Week Catalog



• Project Week Registration Form

For the past 28 years The Latin School has offered Upper School students access to a variety of educational experiences that our normal program cannot easily provide within the confines of the weekly academic schedule and in competition with the normal expectations of our athletic and cocurricular activities. Thus, Project Week has been designed to accommodate student and faculty involvement in endeavors which may require physical endurance, promote cultural awareness, provide artistic/creative opportunities, encourage career/internship preparation or offer in-depth academic investigation.

Pictured here in 1973 are Middle School students preparing to board the bus to an archaeological dig to southern Illinois. According to Karen Walsh Stevens, a former teacher at Latin, this trip actually combined Middle and Upper School students, and was directed by archaeologists from Northwestern University. Click on the photo to enlarge. (Photo courtesy Karen Walsh Stevens)

The week of March 11-15 has been designated as Project Week. Projects may begin on the weekend prior , i.e., anytime after school on Friday, March 8. Please note the dates listed for each project.

1. Students must sign up for four project choices, at least two of which must be in-town options. Only seniors who have never participated in an out-of-town project may list four out-of-town choices. Registration forms will be distributed by advisors.

2. Students, in consultation with their parents, must consider all four choices carefully. Listing a project is an agreement to participate in that project. Students are assigned to projects with limited enrollment by means of a lottery system and must keep in mind that they may not be given their first choice.

3. In order to ensure an adequate number of choices and to facilitate appropriate adult supervision, projects are limited to 16 participants unless otherwise specified.

4. Each student must participate in an in-town project once during the Upper School years.

5. Students are responsible for all applicable rules and regulations.

6. Registration forms must be returned no later than November 6. Students and parents will be notified of Project Week assignments within three weeks of the November 6 deadline.

7. Depending on factors beyond the control of faculty sponsors, any information regarding individual projects is subject to change, including the cost.  However, every effort is made to conform to what is stated in this booklet.

1. After students are assigned to a project, their parents will be billed directly for the project fee by the Business Office. This billing will occur December 15, 2001, payable January 15, 2002.

2. Outstanding student tuition account balances must be paid in full for students wishing to participate in out of town project week trips.

3. Once a student is placed in a project, legal guardians of the student are financially responsible for the full amount of the project.

4. Financial aid has been set aside for those students who are currently receiving financial aid. Project Week financial aid is determined on a basis that is proportional to tuition financial aid awards.

5. The cost of each project is an estimate. Costs may change depending on various outside influences.

For general clarification or inquiry contact Isabel Cernada (573-4514) Martin Scooter Thompson (573-4524).

For financial matters contact Upper School principal, John Love (573-4550)

Project Week Registration Form