Capstone Resources
Capstone Project Page
The Capstone Project Handbook for the Class of 2019 is available here. Check the locker to the left for additional resources. The Important Capstone Documents folder contains the documents you may need to print.
Capstone Essay Resources
It is best to begin your research using the Gale Databases. When you are ready to branch out consider the following starting points on the World Wide Web:
ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of controversial issues.
Dogpile - Metasearch engine combining several popular search tools
Google Scholar - a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature
Google Advanced Search - refine your results
Yippy - Metasearch engine combining several popular search tools
iZito - Metasearch engine combining several popular search tools
Volunteer Websites
20 Ways for Teenagers to Help Others by Volunteering
Volunteer Match - Search engine for volunteer opportunities
826 Valencia - Young writer's program started by Dave Eggers (author of What is the What)
Bay Area Volunteer Information Center - Database of volunteer opportunities
Children's Creativity Museum - Inspire creativity in children
City Team - Organization serving the poor and homeless
Farm Aid - Keep America growing
Hands on Bay Area - Local volunteer services
La Cocina - Cultivating food entrepreneurs
One Brick -- "Volunteering Made Easy"
Pacifica Gardens - Increase environmental awareness in your community
Reading Partners - Tutoring
SF Bike Coalition - Promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation
SF Education Fund - Improve student success
SF Symphony - Share your love of music
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco--Help build homes for those in need
Precita Eyes-- Mural projects
South San Francisco Public Library - Volunteer opportunities
STAND - Student led organization to end genocide/danger in Darfur, Congo, Burma and other areas
Volunteer Center - Serving San Francisco and San Mateo Counties
last updated 11/26/18