Graduation Project Topic and Product Ideas (General)
Topic Ideas
Product Ideas
anything related to the
teaching profession
anything related to music
(history of rock and roll,
rap, etc.)
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Lead a small group tutorial at a school
Create and implement a class or small group activity
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Write and perform your own music.
Arrange a concert by your peers (including program, performance, and
advertising).
anything related to
athletics
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Produce an exercise routine videotape. (Plan the routine and train people to
perform the routine.)
Organize a kickboxing/yoga/taebo class after-school group.
Create a “teenager-friendly” website explaining all the rules and regulations of
being recruited by a college or university.
anything related to politics
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Volunteer with a local political organization and/or campaign.
Volunteer with the Election Board of Alamance County.
Organize the Student Government elections (register voters, prepare/count ballots,
organize candidates’ speech presentations).
anything related to dance
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Choreograph, teach, and present a dance routine at a fine arts/dance recital.
Create and Implement a dance lesson/program at a school/church/YMCA , etc.
anything related to
childcare
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Volunteer at a YMCA/ preschool. Your time at the YMCA/preschool should
involve designing and leading an activity.
Implement and facilitate childcare for a school-sponsored event (concerts, Faceto-Face, games).
anything related to art
and/or carpentry
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Create backdrops for a chorus concert/dance recital.
Create major pieces of decoration for a Prom Committee, etc.
Paint a mural (with prior approval of artwork) at the school.
Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
anything related to
computers
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Create a website for a school department or club.
Collect old computers and reconfigure them to distribute to families that need
them.
Organize a computer skills tutorial.
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anything related to ELL
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Teach a Spanish class after school for teachers.
Volunteer* in the school office working with Hispanic parents (making phone
calls for teachers, transcribing progress reports, answering phone calls).
anything related to cars
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Plan and present a program on basic car care at a club event (i.e. Women’s Club,
Girl/Boy Scouts, etc.).
Complete major work on a vehicle that you own.
Organize a carwash or oil change service (including advertising, planning,
carrying out) for a limited time.
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Graduation Project Topic and Product Ideas (Specific)
Topic
Product Ideas
What are the effects of
homelessness on children?
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Organize a toy drive for the local shelter.
Develop a tutoring program for children.
Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.
Why should Music
Education be funded?
What are the benefits of
funding Visual Arts
Education?
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Volunteer to teach music at a preschool.
Perform at a concert and donate ticket sale proceeds to a school music program.
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Volunteer to teach art at a preschool.
Sponsor/organize/publicize an art supply drive for a local school classroom.
Organize an art show featuring student work. Create brochures that emphasize the
importance of art in schools. (Donations can go to purchase art supplies at an
elementary school.)
How can minorities
improve their chances of
passing possibly-biased
standardized tests?
How does media impact
teen body image?
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Create and implement an informative seminar for parents.
Tutor students one-on-one to help them pass standardized tests.
Design and teach a lesson on simple tips to improve scores on standardized tests.
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Create an art project/mural which positively depicts females of all sizes.
Design and teach a lesson to a health class/or club (i.e Girl/Boy Scouts).
Write a series of several articles on the issue. Arrange for your articles to be
published in a newspaper.
Write and produce a script for a drama on the issue.
Create and update a webpage that provides information on how to research
political candidates’ views on issues.
Work with a local election campaign as a volunteer*.
Organize an election campaign for a candidate for student government.
Create several issues of an online school newspaper.
Volunteer* to help students/teachers complete the school yearbook at a local
school.
Design and create a quilt based on a pattern discovered during research.
Create a display on the quilting history of Alamance County (include samples and
descriptions) at a local library.
Create and implement a lesson plan on the history of quilting and quilting styles to
present to an arts or design class.
Plan, coordinate, and implement a Prom Promise week; this should include
several events and informational handouts.
Volunteer* with a local abuse prevention call center.
Create and implement a lesson plan on the effects of alcohol abuse for a health or
Freshman Seminar class; it should include handouts, worksheets, and assessments
for you to use when teaching.
Can youth make a
difference in a political
campaign?
How do ethical issues
affect photojournalism?
How has quilting in North
Carolina evolved?
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What is the impact of teen
alcohol abuse?
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