Upper School Spring Intensives
Spring Intensives afford students and educators expanded opportunities to engage in deep and sustained learning experiences that are academically immersive, intellectually fulfilling, and adventurous by design. Topics explored during these immersive courses elicit curiosity and wonder; oftentimes, complementing but differing from the focus of traditional Pingry coursework. Spring Intensives ask learners to grapple with nuanced issues and practice resilience in the face of setbacks, helping them to foster a love of exploration and discovery. In so doing, they bolster the School’s mission to graduate citizen-leaders who have the courage to question and the confidence to take responsible action. Please visit our FAQ page for more information.
Spring Intensives Course Catalog 2024-25
Spring Intensives courses are experiential by design and encourage students to consider a variety of perspectives and cultivate critical skills as they learn by doing. These course offerings represent a multi-year professional development effort by Pingry's talented faculty to share their passion, curiosity, and expertise with students.
Students will choose their top seven course preferences during advisory in early December.
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A Culinary Journey: Knowing Your Food
Dr. Haven, Dr. Mecartty, and Ms. Yu
All Hands on Deck: An Intro to Puppetry
Mr. Goodwin and Ms. Mygas
Are We Alone? Searching for life in the universe.
Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Davison, and Dr. Lasevich
Barbie Unboxed: Uncovering Feminist Stories and Sustainable Play
Ms. Sees, Mrs. Ghazali and Ms. Johnson
Baseball & the Fabric of America
Mr. Corvino & Dr. Sapp
Bugs and Bacteria
Dr. D'Ausilio, Ms. O'Mara and Ms. Patel
Building Hope: Understanding Housing Insecurity and Community Solutions
Mrs. Weinberger, Mr. Jaqua, and Ms. Cabrera
Can Art Heal?
Dr. Woods-Murphy and Mr. Toor
Creating Really Awesome Performances (C.R.A.P.)
Mr. Winston, Dr. Moore, Mr. Van Antwerp
Deep Mapping: What Lies Beneath
Mr. Steinberg and Dr. Briley
Digging Deep: Unearthing New Jersey’s Ancient Secrets
Ms. Tandon, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Bennett
Don't Quit: Building Resilience Through Endurance Sport
Ms. Featherman, Ms. Hoepfl, and Mr. Scott
Explorations in Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Jolly and Mr. Kelly
Exploring the Nature of Infinity
Mr. Jasinski and Mr. Poprik
Film Appreciation
Mr. Keating and Mr. Behringer
From Headwaters to Harbor: A Deep Dive into the Raritan River
Dr. Johnson and Mr. Webber
From Sand to Service: Beach Volleyball as a Tool for Growth and Giving
Mr. Lyons, Ms. Sa, and Ms. Carella
Great Leaders, Great Stories: A Study of Leadership Through Sport
Mr. Garrow, Mr. Kinney, and Dr. Fisher
Hudson River Rising
Ms. Decatur, Ms. Dillon, and Ms. Siegel
Latino Fiesta: Exploring Hispanic Cultures in the USA
Mr. Vazquez, Dr. Sudarsky, and Ms. Weyland
Marching on Gettysburg
Ms. Lebowitz and Mr. Shilts
Money, Morality, and Message in Sports
Mr. Bourne, Mr. Grant, and Mrs. Law
NYC in the Seventies: City in Ferment
Dr. Murray, Ms. Sullivan, and Ms. Wang
Scriptwriting for Television
Mr. Burkhart and Ms. Rose
Sound Perspectives
Mr. McAnally, Dr. Fried, and Mr. Sullivan
Survey of Cryptology
Mr. Leone and Mrs. Brandt
The Curious Case of Quantum Science
Dr. Chu and Dr. Keyer
The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Imagine, Innovate, Iterate
Mr. Joujan and Mr. Ciarrocca
The Great Pingry Bake Off
Ms. Gallagher, Mr. Lagarde, and Ms. Povshko
The Real and Imagined Lives of Alexander Hamilton
Dr. Longo, Ms. Davlin, and Dr. Madere
The Sequel of the Sequel: Reel Pingry strikes back
Ms. Cooke, Mr. Napolitano, Mr. Núñez, and Mrs. Romankow
Visual Art and Poetry: Let's Get Exphrastic!
Ms. Ring, Ms. Torres, and Mr. Paton
Wildlife Photography: Capturing the Untamed
Ms. Cattafi, Ms. DeGraff, and Mr. Shangold
World War II: Global Civilian and Military Experiences
Mr. Honohan, Dr. Ward, and Dr. Dickerson