Lisa's Group finished off the school year with their annual series of "Spring Search" presentations. The Spring Search is a research project that each child in Lisa's Group completes each spring. This project is interdisciplinary by design, tying together research and writing skills, speaking to an audience, and creating an artistic visual. The children are encouraged to choose any topic of interest to them to research, providing an opportunity to learn about and practice taking notes effectively, writing information in their own words, and understanding and avoiding plagiarism. These notes provide the basis for a substantial written paper that is presented to the entire group near the end of the year alongside the artistic visual. The first time the children are introduced to this project, they can find it somewhat daunting, but after the presentations, the excitement for next year's projects is electrifying as kids begin to think and talk about what they will research next time. This year, topics included the historically significant, such as Jackie Robinson, Walt Disney, the history of basketball, WWI military officers, and famous American assassinations, as well as other areas of interest such as sea creatures, elephants, Zodiac signs, silent films, and Sagrada Familia.