Academics

We are an academic institution, and would like to provide students with the opportunity to further their interest in this field.  Therefore, it is important to us that students who have applied for the Starr Award undertake studies which can be reported back to our school community.

Suggestions for Academic Topics

Social Sciences:                                                        

Acadians                      Alcohol and Drugs Anthropology               Anti-racism
Archaelogy                   Canadian Culture  Canadian Peoples   Canadian Government
Careers                        City Planning  Criminology                  Current Events
Ethics                           Ethnic Heritage Explorers                      Families
Famous Canadians Famous Nova Scotians Feasts/Holidays Flight                           
Foreign Policy Genealogy  Geographical Topics Historical Topics
Military topics Sailing Ships  Politics Pollution                      
Psychology                   Pyramids                      Senior Citizens Wars                           
Woman's Rights  World Affairs    

 Language Arts:

Advertising                   Authors                 Broadcasting                Cartooning      
Communication Debating  Etymology Family Trees
Foreign Languages Graphology Journalism   Legends and Myths
Libraries  Literature Media Studies   Oral History 
Philosophy                    Play-writing     Poetry                          Publishing                    
Readers Theatre Shakespeare                 Sign Language  

Visual / Performing Arts:

Animation                Architecture  Art History Artists 
Ballet Cartooning  Choreography  Cinematography
Clay  Costume Design Dance  Drama / Plays 
Drawing Famous Musicians Film History  Folk Art / Music
Graphics History of Music Musical Instruments Origami
Painting  Photography  Puppetry Readers Theatre

Science:

Agriculture Alternative Medicine  Anatomy  Animals
Aquaculture Astrology Astronomy Birds
Botony  Chemistry  Conservation Dinosaurs
DNA Ecology Electricity Electronics 
Environment   Energy  Evolution Fish  
Fossils Forestry Genetics Insects
Inventions Nutrition Oceanography Optics  
Physics Pollution  Recycling Reptiles
Robots  Rocks / Minerals Scientists Space
Weather Wildlife    

Mathematics:

 

Banking   Consumerism Economics Geometry 
Inflation Metrics  Money Management Statistics
Probability  Stock Market Taxes  

General:

Chess Coin Collection Computer  Creativity 
Decision-Making Human Relations Imagination Leadership
Listening Skills Logic  Memory Skills Problem Solving
Simulations  Stamp Collection    
 

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