
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 2025-26
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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Are We Alone? Searching for Life in the Universe
Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Johnson, and Dr. Lasevich
Barbie Unboxed: Uncovering Feminist Stories and Sustainable Play
Ms. Johnson and Ms. Sees
Baseball & the Fabric of America
Mr. Corvino, Dr. Maynard, and Mr. Bennett
Beyond the Hoodie: Designing Wearable Tech
Ms. Boone, Ms. DelPozo, and Dr. Mirliss
Brookies and Bugs: The Ecology and Art of Fly Fishing
Mr. Behringer and Mr. Goodwin
Bugs and Bacteria
Mrs. O'Mara, Dr. D'Ausilio, and Mrs. Vignolini
Building Hope: From Analysis to Action—Addressing Housing Insecurity with Habitat for Humanity
Mrs. Weinberger and Mr. Jaqua
Cinema Lab: Experimenting with TV & Movie Techniques
Mr. Napolitano and Ms. Romankow
Creating Really Awesome Performances (C.R.A.P.)
Mr. Winston, Dr. Moore, Mr. Van Antwerp
Don't Quit: Building Resilience Through Endurance Sport
Ms. Featherman, Ms. Hoepfl, and Mr. Scott
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Imagine, Innovate, Iterate
Mr. Joujan and Mr. Ciarrocca
Explorations in Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Briley, Dr. Jolly, and Dr. Sudarsky
Film Appreciation
Mr. Keating and Dr. Tucker
Food For All: An investigation in Food Insecurity and Nutrition
Ms. Mygas and Ms. Cabrera
From Sand to Service: Beach Volleyball as a Tool for Aerobic Fitness and Injury Prevention
Mr. Ormond and Mr. Lyons
Great Leaders, Great Stories: A Study of Leadership Through Sport
Dr. Fisher, Mr. Garrow, and Mr. Kinney
Hudson River Rising
Ms. Decatur and Ms. Dillon
Jurassic Jones: Adventures in Deep Time
Ms. Tandon, Ms. Kelly, and Ms. Neumann
Latino Fiesta: Exploring Hispanic Cultures in the USA
Mr. Vazquez and Ms. Weyland
Magic Mirrors: Monarchs, Maidens and Monsters
Dr. Dickerson and Ms. Lebowitz
Marching on Gettysburg
Mr. Shilts and Mr. Gonzalez
Motorsport Physics: Applied Dynamics
Mr. Corwin and Dr. Johnson
Newark '67: Riot or Rebellion
Ms. Blas-Rangel and Mr. Steinberg
NYC in the Seventies: City in Ferment
Dr. Murray and Ms. Wang
Poetry & Visual Art: Hands On Creativity!
Ms. Ring, Ms. Torres, and Mr. Paton
Scriptwriting for Television
Mr. Burkhart
Sound Perspectives
Mr. McAnally, Mr. Sullivan, and Dr. Fried
Survey of Cryptology
Mr. Leone and Dr. Jasinski
Taste the World: Exploring Food, Culture, and Sustainability
Dr. Haven and Ms. Yu
The Business of The Beautiful Game: Soccer’s Global Impact
Mr. Fahey and Ms. Sullivan
The Curious Case of Quantum Science
Dr. Chu and Dr. Keyer
The Food Truck Project
Mr. Hoepfl and Mr. Poprik
The Great Pingry Bake Off
Ms. Gallagher, Ms. Povshko, and Mr. Lagarde
The Real and Imagined Lives of Alexander Hamilton
Dr. Longo, Ms. Davlin, and Dr. Madere
Thrifted Transformations
Ms. Carella & Ms. Patel
Wildlife Photography: Capturing the Untamed
Ms. Cattafi and Ms. DeGraff
Woodchips, Powertools and Freedom: The Art and Zen of Boatbuilding
Mr. Davison and Mr. Scurfield
World War II: Global Civilian and Military Experiences
Mr. Honohan and Dr. Ward