overview
At Laurel Hill, we believe that our students’ talents extend beyond the horizon. We consider it our greatest pleasure to offer new avenues for them to pursue their curiosities, passions, and dreams.
The Laurel Hill Leadership Institute provides our sixth, seventh and eighth graders with experiences that cultivate their skills in specific areas of personal interest.
Throughout the year, the children work in groups with professional instructors, and individually with high school and college-age mentors on special ongoing projects.
As they explore their chosen project areas, the students develop expert skill and leadership experience. This experience also develops our students’ confidence and pride by allowing them to become knowledgeable and proficient in an exciting topic area of their choice
SPECIAL PROJECTS
The range of projects is broad, tapping into students' affinities for scientific/technical, social, or literary interests. The possibilities include:
lhs sci-tech project
Students independently develop a science or engineering project for professional review, and possible entry into the Long Island Discovery Channel Young Scientists’ Challenge.
Debate TEAM
Challenges students to develop awareness of the many opinions shaping the major public controversies of our time, and to utilize speaking, thinking and listening skills to debate these issues.
lhs Lego ROBOTICS
Students discover the principles of engineering and computer programming through LEGO robotics, applying their skills to solve actual engineering challenges.
writer's den
In collaboration with authors and artists, students will design, write for, illustrate and edit a new literary ‘zine, "Tales from the Hill"