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Every year I watched as the senior class prepared to go on senior projects, a Milton tradition that allows seniors to take six weeks and pursue whatever project interests them. This year, I finally get the opportunity to take time off from my normal classes and spend time learning something new. When I started brainstorming ideas for my senior project, I came up with so many possibilities; however, I decided that I wanted my project to be both fun and meaningful for me. For the last few weeks of my senior year, I am going to learn how to sew from my grandmother, who is a seamstress for a living, and write a memoir about her life. Because she has sacrificed so much for me, I want to spend some extra time hearing her talk about her childhood. In addition, learning my grandmother’s self-taught trade will make me feel closer to her before I go off to college. Thinking about senior projects, I feel so lucky to be at an institution like Milton that values a student’s learning outside of the classroom enough to allow us all to take time to pursue different types of learning. Most of my older Milton friends have agreed that the senior project period was one of their most rewarding experiences, which makes me look forward to learning for myself what this experience will be like.
Hi, and thanks for visiting us! We’re the leaders of Milton’s Orange and Blue Key (OBK) Society. OBK is the group of about 160 students who give tours to students and families visiting our campus. We work closely with the admission office to make sure you get a good sense of what it’s like to be a student at Milton. We hope that you’ll visit us in person, and until then, enjoy this “insider’s” view of the School we love.
