AP Capstone™ Diploma Program
Hill is offering our students the chance to ask questions that are meaningful to them and, in the process, they are learning key academic skills and standing out to colleges through the College Board’s AP Capstone Diploma Program.
We are the only Catholic High School on Staten Island offering this program and the only high school on Staten Island offering it to every student. Every Hill Sophomore is now given the opportunity to take the first part of the AP Capstone Program: AP Seminar.
Come see a selection of research presentations on Thursday, May 2nd at our AP Capstone Symposium! We will announce which topics will be presented shortly. The Hill students selected will present their research findings to classmates, teachers, families, and any interested Hill Alumnae and prospective students!
This year’s research projects are all connected to the themes of courage and resilience. RSVP: stjosephhillacademy.com/may2/
We are the only Catholic High School on Staten Island offering this program and the only high school on Staten Island offering it to every student. Every Hill Sophomore is now given the opportunity to take the first part of the AP Capstone Program: AP Seminar.
Come see a selection of research presentations on Thursday, May 2nd at our AP Capstone Symposium! We will announce which topics will be presented shortly. The Hill students selected will present their research findings to classmates, teachers, families, and any interested Hill Alumnae and prospective students!
This year’s research projects are all connected to the themes of courage and resilience. RSVP: stjosephhillacademy.com/may2/
The AP Capstone Symposium is open to anyone interested in attending!
Get ready to be INSPIRED! Come see how St. Joseph Hill Academy High School students are taking their own ideas, deepening their understanding through research, and sharpening their communications skills to share their learning at our AP Capstone Symposium on Thursday, May 2nd at 7:00 pm in the Hill Auditorium!
About AP Capstone Diploma Program at St. Joseph Hill Academy High School
St. Joseph Hill Academy High School is always investing in the future of our students. Hill's mission to educate and empower young women to become independent thinkers ready to face society's challenges led us to introduce the AP Capstone Program in the 2022-2023 school year.
Hill is the only Staten Island Catholic high school with an AP Capstone Diploma program. Every single student is given the opportunity to take AP Capstone: Seminar as a sophomore, and is also given the option to take AP Capstone: Research as a junior or senior. No extra courses are programmed for the students. Our faculty members who are certified to teach these courses, provide them with guidance during class time in Humanities or STEM courses.
In AP Capstone: Seminar, students work on group projects, and select individual projects on a topic they are passionate about. The goal is to hone individual writing and presentation skills – as sophomores. If students opt to take AP Capstone: Research, our faculty guides these students on individual research projects selected by the students, with the goal of strengthening their research skills before college.
This program provides a unique opportunity for every Hill student to obtain an AP Capstone Certificate (by qualifying on those two courses), or an AP Capstone Diploma (if they qualify on 4 additional AP subject courses) by the College Board – both are looked very favorably upon by colleges.
This is an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to demonstrate critical thinking, collaboration and academic research skills on the topics of their choosing. The reality of this Program is that it equips students with essential skills that will shape them for the rest of their lives: skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaborating, writing, and public speaking. It can also greatly help students with the skills they need to stand out to colleges.
Catch a glimpse of how the AP Capstone Program was started through this short video featuring our esteemed faculty member, Ms. Kristin Sherwood, and Hilltopper, Sabrina Velovic '24, shot in our beautifully renovated Sr. Ernestine Jeck, FDC High School Library and Learning Commons by alumna Athina Sonitis '19.