some spitballing on the logistics of how senior projects will work
in June, seniors will be required to present a ~~senior project~~ in order to graduate. STRICTLY SPEAKING projects won't be graded, however it's worth putting in the effort because a) individual teachers may choose to grant substantial extra credit, e.g. if your project is a new working wand then you might get a grade boost in Artificing and Charms; and b) this is your chance to get Noticed
the headmistress will have a committee which reviews all of the senior projects, which might have several noteworthy former gooseberry alums on it who might be able to hook up your character with: a) production and distribution for their new magical product, b) apprenticeships, c) grants, d) publishing, e) gallery space, an invitation to join a theatre company, a RECORD DEAL, etc etc
all senior projects will be allowed exhibition space in the atrium, if they want it. there might also be scheduled shows in the auditorium. this is mostly for our arts students, but i mean if you want to do an exhibition of your science fair project new potion recipe or weird gadget or whatever then YOU DO YOU. if you want to stand up in front of all of your peers and go over your dissertation, you can do that too. public presentations will count for "effort" being put into your project, but if your character has horrible stage fright it's still optional
q: what if my character doesn't finish their senior project and/or present a ""good"" senior project? ICly it probably means you get held back but OOCly all of you are out the fucking door in july, no exceptions, so FIGURE IT OUT. and ftr ""good"" is pretty subjective here, they just want to see that you put some effort in, even if your kid didn't manage to reinvent the wheel. if your character is going to have a project that "failed," then they should at least present some work on why they failed and that will at least count as some kind of academic study. (e.g. spoiler but there's no way Mina is accomplishing what she wants to set out to do, so if she doesn't change her mind on that project soon, i might have her just... present a paper on why you CAN'T conjure edible food lmao)
ALL OF THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE since i basically just made up all of it on the spot without consulting meggie sorry but hopefully it helps in plotting the senior project stress
SENIOR PROJECTS
in June, seniors will be required to present a ~~senior project~~ in order to graduate. STRICTLY SPEAKING projects won't be graded, however it's worth putting in the effort because a) individual teachers may choose to grant substantial extra credit, e.g. if your project is a new working wand then you might get a grade boost in Artificing and Charms; and b) this is your chance to get Noticed
the headmistress will have a committee which reviews all of the senior projects, which might have several noteworthy former gooseberry alums on it who might be able to hook up your character with: a) production and distribution for their new magical product, b) apprenticeships, c) grants, d) publishing, e) gallery space, an invitation to join a theatre company, a RECORD DEAL, etc etc
all senior projects will be allowed exhibition space in the atrium, if they want it. there might also be scheduled shows in the auditorium. this is mostly for our arts students, but i mean if you want to do an exhibition of your
science fair projectnew potion recipe or weird gadget or whatever then YOU DO YOU. if you want to stand up in front of all of your peers and go over your dissertation, you can do that too. public presentations will count for "effort" being put into your project, but if your character has horrible stage fright it's still optionalq: what if my character doesn't finish their senior project and/or present a ""good"" senior project? ICly it probably means you get held back but OOCly all of you are out the fucking door in july, no exceptions, so FIGURE IT OUT. and ftr ""good"" is pretty subjective here, they just want to see that you put some effort in, even if your kid didn't manage to reinvent the wheel. if your character is going to have a project that "failed," then they should at least present some work on why they failed and that will at least count as some kind of academic study. (e.g. spoiler but there's no way Mina is accomplishing what she wants to set out to do, so if she doesn't change her mind on that project soon, i might have her just... present a paper on why you CAN'T conjure edible food lmao)
ALL OF THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE since i basically just made up all of it on the spot without consulting meggie sorry but hopefully it helps in plotting the senior project stress