Clairemont HS

Project Overview: 10th grade students become "realtors" and work in teams to simulate the process of finding, financing, and selecting a home for their clients (volunteers teachers and staff at CHS). They give a professional presentation to their clients, suggesting three home options on which to “make an offer.”

Project Initiation: Students take a field trip and experience an Open House of several homes that are currently on the market in our local neighborhoodStudents must research the surrounding area and local real estate market, qualify their clients for a mortgage, take clients on a virtual home tour, and ultimately give a professional, multimedia presentation to their home buyer clients, suggesting three home options on which to “make an offer.”

Project Exploration & Development: Students learn how to communicate efficiently and professionally via email. They schedule their initial and follow-up interview with their clients. They learn how the how buying process works and specifically what is required in order to qualify for a home mortgage loan. They create budget spreadsheets and graphs showcasing the financing options. They learn how to look for an research available homes. They improve and apply their professional presentation skills as they finally present a presentation with three home suggestions to their clients. 

Project Revision & Exhibition: Students present to their final presentation and budget to the class and teacher first. that gives them an opportunity to reflect on the feedback they are given my instructor and peers before they finally present to their clients.

Teachers: Elena Brisard - Advanced Accounting Honors, Rebecca Aubery - English

Industry Sector: Business and Finance

Project Overview: As natural disasters become increasingly frequent with the onset of global warming, more people are left each year without access to clean drinking water. Our solution fills this niche by taking the water around us- the ocean-and transforming it into safe filtered water, using solar energy.

Project Initiation: Students were asked to select a global issue, then create a presentation on that problem. Our stakeholder is an engineer with a PhD in small-scale solar desalination. We contacted her in the brainstorming stage, and she provided us with recommendations on design logistics and implementation.

Project Exploration & Development: We researched the problem thoroughly, looking at our problem from all angles. We investigated multiple solutions that have already been implemented and proved successful, and incorporated those ideas into our design. We began the design process by first brainstorming, then 3D modeling our solution. Along the way, we improved our knowledge and prowess in CAD modeling, as well as developing an understanding of the science at work in evaporation and condensation.

Project Revision & Exhibition: Periodically throughout the project, we had the opportunity to brief out our progress to the class, explaining our plan and what our path forward was. Our project was reviewed by our peers, which provided us with useful input with regards to design and logistics. We also learned from other groups’ expertise, such using the 3D printing machine. When we met with our stakeholder, she looked at our preliminary design, and we discussed possible materials and methods of brine management.

Teacher: Patricia Samora- Engineering Design and Development

Industry Sector: Engineering and Architecture