The Sharon Academy

Exhibition Projects: As a requirement for graduation, students must complete two exhibitions that include both a paper (8-12 pages) and presentation (20-25 minutes) that are both graded by a small panel of teachers. Students are allowed to choose their own topic and a faculty member serves as a mentor for researching, writing, and fine-tuning their project.

Read a sample paper: Demystifying the Art of Video Games by Brandon Phoenix '08

• See two model characters that Brandon created, modeled on classmates Bekah Woodin and Blaine Conner
• Model of Bekah Woodin
• Model of Blaine Conner

Topics in the 2007-08 school year include:

• Force Composition of the Marine Corps
• Rastafarianism
• Lucid Dreaming
• Primordial Dwarfism
• Future Fuels
• Impact of Global Warming on Vermont’s Sugar Industry
• Art Through the Eyes of Society & Artists
• Raw Mille vs. Processed Mille
• Cliques: the Effect on Women
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Genocide and Activism
• The Mind as a Machine
• Gliders: The Powerless Airplane
• Animal Abuse in the Meat Industry
• Wind Power
• Culture of Conformity
• Social Ramifications of Cutting
• The All-American Horror Movie
• Feng Shui
• The Negative Effects of Violent Video Games
• Healing Power of Music
• Can God Exist?