Class of 2027, I am so excited to meet you and to get to know you better. As President of IMSA, I think about future possibilities for our students and colleagues and other students and colleagues around the state. I spend time with changemakers, storytellers, and people aspiring to test out new ideas and have a positive impact. We try to design new programs so that students can have access to unique experiences that might not be available in their local school.
One example is our Summer Research and Experiential Learning Opportunities, also called SRELO. We partner with universities and other research organizations around the state, and pursue grant funding so that students can participate in a free research experience. Now, during 10th grade, our students participate in an introductory research class called Methods of Scientific Inquiry (MSI) where they design a project that can be conducted at IMSA. Headed into this academic year, we have one MSI section that will be dedicated to a joint research project with Bronx Science High School, where students will study a similar environmental phenomenon in their different cities, and then come together on a special Intersession trip to New York City to examine their work further.
No matter your interest area, you should develop the ambition to pursue that passion in depth. You can start with a MSI project, and then maybe that'll lead to a SRELO project or a Student Inquiry and Research (SIR) project the following year. Students in SIR will have the opportunity to devote Wednesdays to advance their projects in collaboration with a mentor, who can be located anywhere around the world.
Dream big through your research experience at IMSA. Spending time doing what you love. We're here to support you on this innovative journey.
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