Capstone - SCH

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What is CAPSTONE?

All SCH sophomores engage in the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) Capstone—a unique, self-directed project-design experience. With the support of dedicated faculty mentors and access to specialized studios, students bring ideas inspired by their personal passions to life using the business, design, and technology skills learned in previous CEL classes.

Students may elect to continue their work in their junior and senior years through Venture Accelerator.

see how our students are changing the world

PlasTEKK

CarolinE '21

Her Challenge: Eliminate the presence of single-use plastics in the ocean.

Her Solution: PlasTEKK, a creative workspace that inspires earth-friendly innovation by transforming used plastic bottles into 3d-printer filament. For every bottle collected, consumers receive PlanIT store credits that they can spend on digital design classes, spools of filament, and other recycled retail products.

The CEL program gave me much more than a curriculum in which I could explore an idea.CEL taught me lifelong lessons through a hands-on approach. It taught me patience, perseverance, responsibility, and much more about myself.

Taco 'Bout It

Chuck '22

His Challenge: Giving kids the opportunity to initiate vulnerable conversations with their parents about mental health.

His Solution: Taco 'Bout It, a fun family card game that encourages conversation about mental health and wellness using real-life teenage situations and experiences.

One thing I've learned through the CEL Capstone class is how to have meaningful discussions with professional adults and the ways I can apply their advice to my ideas. With their expertise, I felt empowered and supported to create a well-rounded project.

Bias Buster

kellie '20

Her Challenge: Spread diversity and inclusion awareness, and eliminate cultural bias.

Her Solution: Bias Buster, a mobile app designed to teach cultural competency at a young age before any biases have the chance to develop. The app features topics around cultural identity, gender, and equality.

I did a survey for data at my school and found that 97% knew what diversity was, but only 57% thought it applied to their lives. A big part of bias is awareness and education. If people aren't aware, they don't know that they're being biased.

Audrey's Accessories

alexa '19

Her Challenge: To preserve memories with a simple and beautiful accessory.

Her Solution: Audrey's Accessories, a line of sophisticated jewelry inspired by Alexa's grandmother. Audrey's Accessories are designed to promote Alzheimer's Disease awareness, create a global support system, and fund research that will slow down memory loss.

After going through the CEL program, I learned that I want to be innovative. I want to learn about new technology and force myself to go out of my comfort zone because, if I do, I will have a really good chance at creating my own successful startup.

MidiGuitar

Tony '22

His Challenge: To simplify the control of guitar effects without the need for a large array of effects pedals.

His Solution: MidiGuitar is a custom-built guitar with an X/Y MIDI touchpad built into the face, which can provide a MIDI output to connect to any MIDI device. This can connect to software, or other hardware, and alter the guitar sound in any number of ways, such as applying low- and high-pass filters, or adding fuzz and distortion. The touchpad can also connect to any MIDI device, such as a virtual synthesizer to replicate the sound of other instruments that aren't a guitar.

CEL has given me an opportunity to combine my interests in music and engineering. Through designing the body, I was able to learn about computer-aided design and manufacturing, along with woodworking skills that I never would have learned otherwise.

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