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This LibGuide was created by Kathy Fester, using and adapting information from the from the OCC (Online Curriculum Centre IBO), MYP Projects Guide 2016 and Yokohama International School Personal Project Guide and the Mater-Christi College Personal Project Guide
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The aim of the MYP Personal Project is to encourage and enable you to:
The inquiry process in MYP projects involves a wide range of activities that extend knowledge and understanding and develops skills and attitudes.
The Personal Project involves:
Recommended time: 25 hours
Each project is completed individually. No group projects.
The project begins May in MYP 4 and finishes in February in MYP 5. You set the pace of your action plan based on what necessary to meet your highly challenging goal, however, there will be deadlines to submit work along the way.
The Personal Project is assessed using three Criteria.
You will be graded on the submission of a final product/outcome based on your goal, and a formal report (15 pages).
Here are examples of more specific Products/Outcomes from Quaker Valley School District
Topic/Idea(interest area, concern or talent area) |
Product(what the student actually did or made) |
Audience(who saw it, used it, benefited from it or was interested in it) |
Raising money for educational materials |
Teacher/student volleyball fundraiser tournament |
The school population |
Cooking |
Family recipe book |
Her extended family |
Boat Design |
Full size row boat |
Personal use |
Photography |
Photo mosaic of children |
General public in hospital pediatric wing |
World Religions |
Seminar/panel discussion with religious clergy |
Interested HS students |
Piano |
Series of lessons |
An elementary student |
Ceramics |
Pinch pot bowls for sale, proceeds to support charity |
The general public |
Classical music |
Performance CD |
QVHS music classes |
Sailing |
Feature story in online magazine |
Sailing enthusiasts and subscribers of the publication |
Raising chickens |
Chicken coop and egg production system |
His family |
Carpentry |
Backyard survival shelter |
His family |
Dangers of driving under the influence |
Demonstration lesson of traffic stop and sobriety tests |
Health classes |
Firefighting |
Collection and donation of used, outdated equipment to needy foreign country |
Foreign firefighters |
Weight loss |
Nutrition and exercise plan |
Self-improvement |
Smoking risks |
Presentation on methods to quit |
Grandparent smoker |
Dog training |
Pet’s certification as therapeutic guide dog |
Students with special needs |
Dog training |
Constructed agility course |
Family dog |
Writing |
Novelette |
Publishers |
Teaching |
Math lessons |
Elementary students |
Cake decorating |
Cake-off contest for Make a Wish |
QV students |
Forestry |
Timber management plan of acreage |
Family's business |
Non-profit organizations |
Creation of new non-profit |
General public |
Haitian relief |
Bracelet construction and fund raising |
Elementary students |
Family history |
Video tribute to grandfather |
Family |
Equine anatomy |
Book |
Horse enthusiasts club |
Theatre and playwriting |
Original one act play performance |
General public |
Guitar building |
Working custom guitar |
Self |
Interior design |
Decorated room |
Family |
Whaling |
Informative public display |
Library patrons |
Helping others achieve dreams – The Buried Life |
Winning photograph, stop motion video, Bucket List research |
Contest voters, YouTube audience, sophomore class |
Lacrosse |
Custom constructed historic lacrosse stick |
Self and lacrosse enthusiasts |
Software design |
iPhone app |
self and friends |
Music performance |
Benefit rock concert |
Public/attendees |
Fly Fishing |
Video demonstration of new skills, flies tied |
Family and self |
3D Art |
Life-sized sculpture using recycled metal |
Public |
Organ donation |
Public service announcement video |
16 year olds about to get driver’s licenses |
International cuisine |
Dessert creation and recipe book |
World Language classes |
Bullying |
Lesson series |
Middle school girls |
Shakespeare |
Performance of Twelfth Night |
General public |
Fashion design |
Original dress |
Self and friends |
Entrepreneurism |
Business plan |
Interested investors |
Claymation |
Original video |
YouTube viewers |
Stock market |
Portfolio and sales tracking data |
Contest judges and financial planner |
Martial Arts |
Lessons in self-defense |
Participants |
Physics |
Particle accelerator |
Self and interested students |
Heart defects |
Dance marathon fundraiser |
Participants, donations to Children’s Hospital |
Fire Safety Education |
Santa Meet and Greet fundraiser to buy educational robot |
Children and parents |
Cartography |
Map of running trails |
Runners/park visitors |
Surfing |
Custom-built surfboard |
Self, other surfers |
Stained glass |
Original art |
Family |
History |
Queen Elizabeth monologue performance |
AP History class |
Building a computer |
Custom designed and built personal computer |
Self and family |
Global economics |
Euro-Challenge competition |
Team and judges |
Woodworking |
China cabinet |
Family |
Honduras orphans |
Public service video highlighting need and soliciting donations |
Spanish classes |
Landscape design |
Plot plan for family grounds |
Family and neighbors |
Metal working |
Custom welded cart on lawn tractor |
Parent |
Carpentry |
Outdoor treated park bench |
Public park visitors |
Fitness |
Weight and agility training to improve running speed |
Self |
Costume design |
Original ballet tutu |
Self and other performers |