Capturing the Magic

In the JTerm Secret Messages, students learn all about codes in different environments. “We learned not just about encryption, but also things that were encoded in our DNA, and that was a very fulfilling and diverse curriculum,” said junior Nico Christianson. But along with the curriculum, he learned some things that extended beyond the classroom. “Our final projects were on really difficult topics and we had to learn the important skill of self-teaching. For example, my project was about quantum mechanical methods and cryptography. Part of the final project was discerning what was important, and finding out how to convey that.” He went on to comment on JTerm in general, saying “JTerm is more than just a more specific focus on what you’re interested in than would be possible during the school year, but rather, it diversifies your knowledge within the topic and broadens your understanding of it.” Sophomore Amalie Hipp appreciated JTerm for much the same, but also some extra reasons. “This JTerm class taught me that it’s OK to make mistakes. I felt really supported by my classmates and not afraid to take academic risks.” Expanding on this, she felt that the relationships she made in JTerm were meaningful. “I normally wouldn’t have been exposed to this group were it not for JTerm. It’s good to broaden your horizons like that.”

Three years later and our connection with Haiti only grows stronger. Watch this video to see this year's Haiti J Term and what they thought of the trip, and what you can do to get involved! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_bUGRU_h1k

Haiti J Term This video is about the Episcopal Academy J Term trip to Haiti and EA's relationship with St. Marc's School

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Final project J-term

The India: Service and Social Education class to a trip to Pune, India to perform volunteer work and work with a third grade class. They met with kids and those students in India received letters from one of our third grade classes. This showed that even in the poorest of cities, we can still make connections all around the world through education and social engagement. Their final project was to make a powerpoint describing their trip and the relationships between Newtown Square and Episcopal and the Ashraya school. These powerpoints included the many pictures that exemplify the work of Episcopal students. In total they created arts and crafts projects, made friends with the students, helped them with their English, and even helped write letters back to the Episcopal third graders.