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The Personal Project (PP) Is The Culminating Activity Of The IB Middle Years Program (MYP) And Is Completed In Grade 10.
The project is intended as a chance for students to share their passion, enthusiasm and learning in a subject that has personal interest to them. The project can be based upon:
There is not limit on what students are able to investigate and the choices they make, along with the level of dedication and creativity, continue to delight and surprise every year. |
What is the purpose of the Personal Project?
Building strong learning foundations |
The skills that are developed in the Personal Project are intended to build upon the previous experience in completing the Grade 5 Exhibition in the Primary Years Program (PYP), and the grade 8 community project. The experience and skills gained in the process will be important throughout the Diploma program, but especially when completing the Extended Essay. |
The skills that are developed and assessed in the process of completing the Personal Project are various Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills present throughout the IB.
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Develop new skills: |
Explore a passion: |
The personal Project encourages students to explore a passion that they may not otherwise get an opportunity to investigate through other aspects of the curriculum. This exploration enhances the students appreciation for the topic, Encourages them to move past the surface level of an interest and follow it to its conclusion. Lets them investigate potential career paths and opportunities. |
What is a global context?
Teaching and learning in the MYP involves understanding concepts in context. When students select a global context for their project, they are answering the following questions.
MYP global contexts promote multilingualism, intercultural understanding and global engagement.
These contexts build on powerful themes of global significance that structure learning and create relevance for adolescent learners.
Student Personal Projects have been separated into their global contexts to demonstrate the commonalities of their subject matter and the broad interests of our students.
- Why do people care about this topic?
- Why is it important for me to understand?
- Why are we engaged in this inquiry?
- Why are these concepts important?
MYP global contexts promote multilingualism, intercultural understanding and global engagement.
These contexts build on powerful themes of global significance that structure learning and create relevance for adolescent learners.
Student Personal Projects have been separated into their global contexts to demonstrate the commonalities of their subject matter and the broad interests of our students.