The senior tutorial is the capstone of the curriculum at The Cambridge School of Dallas. Its purpose is to provide students with an occasion to study a topic in depth, to write a rigorous academic paper on that topic, and to present and defend the thesis of that paper publicly before an academic committee. Each senior works under the direction of a Cambridge professor who has a particular interest or expertise in the general subject matter. During the semi-final stage, all seniors present a brief summary of their papers before fellow students, guests, and a panel of Cambridge professors. The top three tutorials are chosen to move on to the Tutorial Finals, where they present a summary of their papers before fellow students, guests, and a panel of outside judges and entertain questions from the judges and, if time permits, the audience. The program culminates in the Trivium Award for the top tutorial.
2011 Senior Tutorial Finals
Congratulations to Anna Savage who won the Trivium Award at Senior Tutorial Finals!
Read our finalists’ abstracts:
Anna Savage – In Defense of the Historical Reliability of the New Testament – read abstract
Danielle Brawdy – The Romance of Legends: Contrasting Dante and Malory – read abstract
Connor Mighell – Undesigned Coincidences, Historical Context, and Gospel Reliability – read abstract
The Dallas Morning News printed an article that tells of Dr. Lee’s commitment and dedication in helping “students become scholars” through the Senior Tutorial process as told by Senior and Finalist Connor Mighell on April 8, 2011 – read article
