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Passion-Driven Community Projects for Mindfulness and Empathy

Engage students in real-world solutions by addressing community needs through personal passions. Parents' involvement crucial for success. Semester-long projects with tangible impact and skill development. Timeline for research, action, and presentations. Impactful projects in various areas such as poverty, health, environment, and education. Students collaborate with community partners for lasting effects. Contact for further details.

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Passion-Driven Community Projects for Mindfulness and Empathy

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  1. IB MYP Community Projects Course Developing Mindfulness and Empathy Mrs. Jeske + Mrs. Williams Union Academy

  2. The Design Cycle

  3. Passion + Community Needs = Project The first two questions we ask our students: • What are your passions, interests, hobbies? • Which community needs, issues, problems do you feel most strongly about? When a student creates a community project through a personal passion to address a need/problem in the world, his/her solution will be authentic and meaningful.  

  4. Benefits of Community Projects • Developing mindfulness and empathy • Demonstrating leadership in the community (future: college + career) • Improving their creative-thinking and critical-thinking skills • Creating a real-world solution and taking action • Sustaining a self-directed, semester-long project  • Growing in knowledge and developing a deeper understanding of their chosen community need through in-depth investigation and research • Appreciating and understanding how their service-acti/solution makes a difference in the world • Earning 50 hours of community service when project is completed .

  5. Parents Are the Key to Success The most important role a parent plays in the success of his/her child is to be present and involved: • Ask your child what his/her passions are and which issues he/she cares about most. • Ask your child what he/she has learned through the investigation of his/her community need/issue and the progress of his/her project (2 – 3 times a week). • Brainstorm with your child about service-action ideas and best way to approach his/her project...marketing, communicating with organizations/businesses/churches, proposal for action, plan, dates, timeline, etc. • During the "Action" phase, be available for transportation; support; accountability; encouragement; etc.

  6. Timeline: Semester One • August – September:Investigation/Research • September – October: Proposal/Plan/Design/Success Criteria • November: TAKE ACTION! • December: Final Presentation • End of April: EXPO of Selected Community Projects

  7. Timeline: Semester Two • January – February:Investigation/Research • February – March: Proposal/Plan/Design/Success Criteria • April: TAKE ACTION! • May: Final Presentation • End of April: EXPO of Selected Community Projects

  8. Our Community Projects By-the-Numbers Three years... 364 Awesome Students

  9. No Poverty + Zero Hunger • 61 students devoted their project to helping those who in are living in POVERTY and HUNGER...locally and globally.

  10. Innovation • 41 students devoted their project to raising awareness of DISEASES, CANCER and FINDING A CURE 

  11. Life Below Water • 24 students devoted their project to OCEAN and WATER POLLUTION

  12. Life on Land  • 86 students devoted their project to ANIMAL SHELTERS, EQUINE RESCUES and GARDENING

  13. Climate Action + Environment • 32 students devoted their project to raising awareness of AIR POLLUTION, CONSERVATION, RECYCLING and RENEWABLE ENERGY

  14. Quality Education • 19 students devoted their project to LOCAL and GLOBAL EDUCATION

  15. Sustainable Communities • 57 students devoted their project to helping the ELDERLY, LOCAL VETERANS, HOMELESS STUDENTS and FOSTER CHILDREN

  16. Good Health + Well-Being 26 students devoted their project to helping TEEN DEPRESSION 15 students devoted their project to raising awareness of CHILDHOOD OBESITY 3 students devoted their project to training SERVICE DOGS for the DISABLED

  17. Students + Community Partners • Each semester the students create partnerships/sponsors in the community. • Here are just a few: Hope Equine Rescue

  18. So, at the End of the Day... • "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."  • - Aesop

  19. Contact Us • Thank you for coming tonight! • shellie.jeske@polk-fl.net • yomara.williams@polk-fl.net • deborah.draper@polk-fl.net REMIND app #81010 @ibprojects

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