Independent Immersion Program (IIP)

Each year a select group of students is accepted into the Lawrence Academy Independent Immersion Program (IIP). Under the supervision of the director and a faculty mentor, students create unique programs of study which include intensive independent studies with on- and off-campus professionals, internships, and traditional course work.

Students accepted into the IIP must display the motivation and maturity necessary to work independently. They are released from the traditional academic requirements and given the time, facilities, and adult guidance to pursue their central interest. This program, unique among independent schools, is based on the belief that if students are allowed to focus on a deep interest, their inquiries will lead them naturally into related fields, creating individualized distributions of studies which grow like branches from the roots of a central passion.