Field Experience & Student Research

Lynx Science fellowship is a collaborative initiative between the Dean of Science Instruction, campus faculty, and the students within Founders Classical Academy. The mentoring fellowship provides year long voluntary research opportunities for high school (grades 10-12) students at FCA. The endeavor is most appropriate for students interested in pursuing science or mathematics pathways after graduation. There are always new partners available to Lynx students ranging from field naturalists to materials engineering.

Lynx Fellows develop and pursue individual research projects under the direction of the Dean of Science instruction, local faculty at FCA, and interested university professors. Fellows are selected by the faculty mentors and tasked to find a research project according to each fellow’s previous training and research interests.

Lynx Fellows gain experience in modern research techniques, and plan and execute an experimental strategy to answer a scientific question or express a scientific concept in a creative manner. The program introduces students to the kinds of projects encountered during undergraduate research at a university and fosters an understanding of the planning, discipline and teamwork involved in the pursuit of answers to current questions in the natural sciences and mathematics.

At the end of the year, Lynx fellows try to present, or even publish, their project in a variety of mediums. In addition to personal research, Lynx fellows attend field trips and colloquia in the DFW area.