Senior Internship Project
The Senior Teen Action Program and Senior Internship Project (Senior TAP/SIP) is Santa Fe Prep’s signature capstone experience, designed by students by the end of their junior year. Through a self-crafted guiding question, seniors spend more than 120 hours examining the complexities of their chosen topic.
First, through the Teen Action Project (TAP), students serve with a nonprofit organization in the Santa Fe community, contributing to a cause they care deeply about. Second, through the Senior Internship Project (SIP), they gain hands-on exposure to a professional field that interests them.
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| Students begin by pitching their project plans to a committee of faculty advisors, refining their ideas through feedback before launching their work. Starting at the beginning of summer, continuing through the school year, and during three weeks following the end of their senior courses in April, students engage directly with their partner organizations. Along the way, students document their experiences, reflect on their learning, and develop insights connected to their guiding question. The journey culminates each May at the Senior TAP/SIP Showcase, where seniors present their work to classmates, families, faculty, and community partners. Through TAP/SIP, students connect their education to real-world impact—engaging meaningfully with their community, exploring possible futures, and putting their skills, curiosity, and values into action. |
I did my Senior Internship with the Institute for Applied Ecology helping with research and seed collection as well as the Backcountry Horseman Gila chapter doing trail restoration. My guiding question for my internship, 'How should we as people interact with our environment and the ecosystem that surround us,' led me to the conclusion that we have an obligaton to amend some of the damage we have done to the environment through restoring native ecosystems, and caring about nature on a personal level. My SIP experience helped me understand how applied science works outside of the classroom."
Clara Hastings '25