My capstone is a documentary on the history of Philadelphia. There are fun facts, some shocking facts, and things you didn’t know about. I talk about colleges, sports teams, and a few neighborhoods (North South, West) and I go over historical buildings and landmarks. The goal of this project is to inform whoever watches my documentary about things they pass by on a daily basis.

For my Capstone, I created a clothing donation drive inside the school building and also had a similar setup outside of the school in my own neighborhood. For the in school one, it lasted around a month and had many students and teachers donate all kinds of clothes during February-March. Some of the acceptable clothes were T-shirts, Hoodies, Jackets, Pants, etc. While the one I had created in my neighborhood was a little bit of fundraising where I went door to door asking people for possible donations to the Klein Life organization to help all the families who have fled Ukraine. I hoped to show the importance of donations through these tasks and wanted people to see what good can come out of them.

Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18wOwNb3I9wWUrD_NPNqfW4Y3mO8j7md-kcIXk2MjhWw/edit?usp=sharing

For my capstone, I captured the “Big Day” for a couple in four minutes. A video that allows the couple to relive the day of their wedding. This idea came about when I heard that the couple was getting married. I introduced the idea to them and they approved of it. I didn’t know how to compose a wedding video so I started by researching different sources. I gained insight into what I needed, what to capture, the editing process, etc. Then came the time to record the wedding. I then went through the editing process then lastly, exported the video. There are many things I learned such as being more prepared. You only get one shot in each moment and can’t do it over. I should have taken the time to practice with the camera I was using and have an overview of the location where the wedding was held. I have gained new experiences and challenges through this project. I believe in the importance of capturing memories for us to look back upon. I hope to make a wedding video again and improve on this project.

Wedding Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qT_u1ts6j42Ndtq4WoxR91hz5Wy1NVOf/view?usp=sharing

For my capstone I created an open space for people to talk about about their mental health and for them to talk to and uplift people not having the best time this was done via two ways one way was a instagram page and another is by a google form which was practically a mental health check up which included the question of including words of affirmation which were put on mini tv’s and put around the school. On top of that I raised money from a bake sale that I ran to donate money to a mental health organization called mental health America. I learned to think outside the box when coming to reaching out to people that deal with people with mental illness or people that suffer from mental illness itself. I have seen a very repetitive take when it comes to connecting people like this and when researching pages that work the best for me I took a more creative approach that glorified unity and art to spread the message.

For my capstone, I taught a coding mini course here at SLA for the third quarter every Wednesday from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, with a total of ten classes ranging from February 15,2023 to April 19,2023. In this mini course,students learned how to code in the programming language C sharp, by learning the process of coding, as well as the importance of technology, and programming in our everyday lives. As students progressed through this course, we focused on the question of what role does technology play in our everyday lives? By teaching this mini course, I hoped to introduce students to the field of Computer Science. I also hope to teach this course as a source of Career Exploration.

Andre Doyle ~ Capstone Finished Product Link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S3-48aJpODge-rfhHkjsq4PRA5819JnwIB4PGX4Qmj8/edit?usp=sharing