Deep Dive Certificates

The Deep Dive Certificate Program honors Upper School students who are engaged in an intentional, organized, and well-documented arc of immersive learning and focused scholarship. This program offers students the opportunity to explore study in particular areas of interest and Deep Dive certificates are offered in: Data-Driven Change; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice; Global Leadership; and Sustainability Leadership. 

Each of the Deep Dives are individually designed by each student, but have a common framework such as, building a portfolio of specific interdisciplinary academic requirements, off-campus immersive experiences, extracurricular activities, and a capstone project that ties together their learning and experiences into a cogent, reflective whole. They present their projects to peers and the community at the end of the year. The Deep Dives represent a tremendous amount of independent scholarly work and are a significant academic achievement that is reflected on their transcripts. 

At the end of the school year, 16 members of the Class of 2026 were awarded Deep Dive certificates. Our congratulations to the following recipients! 

Data-Driven Change: Ben D’Alessandro, Quinlin McLear
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice: Lucy Li, Logan Luo, Gabriela Poyo, Betty Savage
Global Leadership: Camille Bley, Sage Brown, Melissa Freeman, Catherine Ingino
Sustainability Leadership: Miguel Wenderoth Bachiller, Insaaf Imtiyaz, Tessa Kipnis, Mia Saks, Max Zhang