AP Capstone Program
St. Augustine Preparatory School’s commitment to strengthening students’ higher thinking, research, and exploration skills led it to apply to become an AP Capstone School. In 2018, the College Board selected St. Augustine to be one of the first schools in Latin America to implement the program.
The AP Capstone Program enables students to develop research, collaboration, and communication skills while studying topics that interest them.
Since its implementation, 50 St. Augustine students have successfully completed the AP Capstone Program.
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AP Capstone Courses
AP Seminar: Students learn to consider an issue from multiple perspectives, identify credible sources, evaluate strengths and weaknesses of arguments, and make logical, evidence-based recommendations
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AP Research: Students explore various research methods and complete an original independent research project of their choosing.
Students who successfully complete both courses receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. Students who earn the certificate and pass four additional AP exams will receive the AP Capstone Diploma.
Sample AP Capstone Research Projects
"The Role of Culture in the Integration of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities into Nicaraguan Society" - María Clara Castillo
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"What are the effects of English language acquisition on the cultural identity of high school students in Managua, Nicaragua, attending bilingual private schools?" - Isabel Caldera
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"Epidemiology and Incidence of Sport-Related injuries in Adolescents aged 14-18 years old, from St. Augustine Preparatory School." - Juan Pablo Rocha
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"How does culture, particularly sexist values and collectivism, influence self-efficacy beliefs among Nicaraguan women, and how do these self-efficacy beliefs impact women's professional development?" - Isabel Stadthagen
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"How does pro-carpooling messaging to students influence their behaviors and beliefs toward methods of transportation during drop-off time within the CSA community?" - Lara Urteaga
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