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Academics > ALA Curriculum > Culminating Project
The Culminating Project
The Culminating Project (CP) is the capstone experience in the ALA curriculum, allowing each
student to synthesize and put into action the knowledge and skills gained over two years on campus.
Each student will consider how they want to have impact on the continent and will then design,
implement, present, and reflect on a Culminating Project that has lasting positive impact on an
African community.
The Culminating Project gives each student an opportunity to apply the insights and skills
developed in the LEA curriculum in a practical, hands-on situation of their choosing. The CP is a
chance for each student to explore his or her passions and begin having a positive impact on the
African continent while still in school. The CP is also an opportunity for students to work closely
with faculty and community mentors as they tackle real-world issues.
After completing their projects, students will assemble a project portfolio and give a final
presentation to the larger ALA community. All projects will be presented at the year-end “CP Fair”,
a celebration of graduating students’ work that occurs on the day prior to graduation from ALA.
Sample Culminating Projects
- Establishing a tutoring program at a Soweto middle school
- Implementing a water irrigation or purification project for a rural village
- Creating an HIV/AIDS education program for home community
- Building a technology literacy program for children in home country
- Starting an after-school program for at-risk youth in a local community center
- Creating a mural in a public park or public space
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