What Is A Personal Project?
As one of the requirements to successfully complete the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Program (MYP) you will complete a Personal Project this year. A Personal Project is just that, a project of your own choosing on a topic that is interesting to you that you would want to dedicate your own time and extra effort in order to produce something that you would be proud to present and share with the Richland Northeast High School community. Not only will it allow you to demonstrate your interest and initiative in a topic about which you are passionate, but it will also help you develop the independence necessary for the completion of your coursework in the eleventh and twelfth grades.
The personal project is an opportunity for you to:
As one of the requirements to successfully complete the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Program (MYP) you will complete a Personal Project this year. A Personal Project is just that, a project of your own choosing on a topic that is interesting to you that you would want to dedicate your own time and extra effort in order to produce something that you would be proud to present and share with the Richland Northeast High School community. Not only will it allow you to demonstrate your interest and initiative in a topic about which you are passionate, but it will also help you develop the independence necessary for the completion of your coursework in the eleventh and twelfth grades.
The personal project is an opportunity for you to:
- Do extended independent, creative work in an area that you choose; that is of interest to you and that you care about deeply
- Demonstrate your understanding of the Global contexts and their relationship to the work you decide to do
- Apply your Approaches to Learning skills and strategies
- Independent work
- Organization for a long term project
- Communicate effectively in a variety of situations
- Critical thinking and reflection about yourself as a learner
- The project can take many different creative forms.
- an original work of art; painting, sculpture, movie, music, etc.
- an original science experiment, either in social sciences or “hard” sciences
- a piece of literary fiction, collection of short stories, poetry, novella, play
- an invention or specially-designed object or system
- the presentation of a developed business, management, or organizational plan (e.g. for an entrepreneurial business, a special event, or the development of a new student or community organization)
- A web-page, video or some other electronic presentation
- a written piece of work on a special topic (literary, social, psychological, anthropological etc.)