Schoolhouse.world: peer tutoring, for free.
Schoolhouse.world: peer tutoring, for free.
Schoolhouse.world: peer tutoring, for free.
Write Your Own Research Paper!

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8 sessions

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About

Welcome to the Topicly Winter 2025-2026 Research Program!

Topicly is a research organization that helps students publish their own research. This is our first 100% Schoolhouse-based research program. Anyone is welcome to join. If you fulfill all your expected responsibilities, you will also earn a certificate of completion from Topicly.

In this series, we will have research lessons hosted by Claire A, which are mostly lecture-based with some discussion. We will also have workshops. These are more hands-on opportunities to build your research. We will also have office hours for you to receive tailored help with your research. And you will have structured homework to help you complete your own research.

As long as your topic is Schoolhouse-safe, you can research whatever you’d like! We’ll help you perform original research or complete a literature review or meta-analysis!

If you complete your paper and follow the attendance policy, you will be eligible for a certificate of completion. We will finish our series with a symposium presentation and informal peer review, and we hope to publish your writing on the Topicly blog (under the same name you use on Schoolhouse).

Our tutors have experience! From a PhD student to participants in our previous research programs, everyone has a unique perspective and a love of research!

TL;DR Version:
This series helps you do your own research.
You will present at a symposium and do informal peer review.
You can turn your publication in to Topicly to be put on the internet.
You will have homework (about 3 hours a week).
Pay careful attention to your attendance. Not all sessions are the same!

Tutored by

Claire A 🇺🇸

Certified in 16 topics

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Hi! My name is Claire. I just graduated high school, and I have taken many college classes such as Physics with Calculus, Organic Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and Statistics. I am hoping to go to law school in a few years to study election law or Constitutional law. My other interests are public health, politics, piano, martial arts, and advanced mathematics!

Maia S 🇭🇰

Certified in 60 topics

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Hi everyone! I'm a high school student who loves reading, writing and playing with my dog. My favorite genre of book is historical fiction, but I am partial to comedy movies. I'm so excited to help others learn about math, reading and the sciences!

Sessions

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

To earn a certificate of completion, you must:

Attend 6+ sessions marked “lesson”

Attend 3+ sessions marked “workshop”

Attend a session marked “office hours” at least once every 2 weeks

Present at the session marked “symposium”

Complete your homework, including at least one peer review.

SESSION 1

7

Dec

SESSION 1

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCDec 7, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Lesson: Orientation
We'll discover you to the components of a research paper and the expectations to earn a certificate of completion!
SESSION 2

14

Dec

SESSION 2

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCDec 14, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Lesson: Developing hypotheses and research questions
We'll discuss how to focus your paper and create hypotheses to test!
SESSION 3

21

Dec

SESSION 3

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCDec 21, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Lesson: Conducting background research
We'll learn about finding other sources to begin our research!
SESSION 4

28

Dec

SESSION 4

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCDec 28, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Lesson: Writing a literature review
We'll discover how to discuss other researchers' work in your paper.
SESSION 5

4

Jan

SESSION 5

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJan 4, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Lesson: Research design
We'll learn how to create the methodology for our papers.
SESSION 6

11

Jan

SESSION 6

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJan 11, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Lesson: Best practices for data collection
We'll discuss how to collect and record your data in a safe, ethical way.
SESSION 7

18

Jan

SESSION 7

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJan 18, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Lesson: Analyzing your results
We'll pick statistical tests to determine if our results are significant.
SESSION 8

25

Jan

SESSION 8

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJan 25, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Lesson: Discussing results and limitations
We'll think about the conclusions we can draw in our papers.

Public Discussion

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Dec 7 - Jan 25

8 weeks

30 mins

/ session

Next session on December 7, 2025

SCHEDULE

Sundays

5:00PM