A recent school assembly at Ramona Convent Secondary School focused on AP Research, a course in the AP Capstone Program. Ramona Convent is one of only four Catholic high schools in the Los Angeles area selected by the College Board to implement AP Capstone — an innovative diploma program that encourages students to develop skills that matter for college and life, like research, collaboration, and communication. The AP Capstone program consists of two courses taken in sequence: AP Seminar and AP Research. These courses complement the in-depth, subject-specific rigor of the 31 AP and Honors courses already part of the Ramona curriculum.
Students in the class presented their research projects to the Ramona community, giving them a chance to practice their presentation skills in front of an audience while generating interest in their research and potentially recruiting participants. In her introduction, Dr. Beatriz Amaya-Anderson, English Teacher, discussed the unique opportunity the capstone program offers, explaining that “it gives students a chance to do original, college-level research in high school.” The assembly is one of several assignments in AP Research intended to help students focus their ideas to complete a 20-page academic paper and prepare for a 20-minute presentation/oral defense held before the end of the school year.
Ramona, celebrating a legacy of 135 years of distinction, is a welcoming Catholic college-prep high school for young women committed to excellence in education. Graduates are empowered, resilient, socially conscious leaders well prepared to meet the challenges of life as contributive members of the global community.
Ramona Convent Secondary School is at 1701 W. Ramona Rd., Alhambra, CA 91803. To learn more, call (626) 282-4151 or visit ramonaconvent.org.
