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Discover the significance of the Personal Project for Ramsay High School MYP sophomores. Learn about project types, examples, and support available. Get started on your successful project journey today!
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MYP Personal Project A Capstone Experience for RAMSAY HIGH SCHOOL MYP Sophomores
Questions • What is the personal project? • Why should I do a personal project? • What support is available to me throughout the personal project? • How do I communicate my achievements with others?
What is the personal project? • A capstone project for Ramsay MYP students • An extension of your interests, skills, and individual abilities • A statement of your deeper understanding of the areas of interaction; the broad themes upon which the MYP resonates
What type of project can I do? • An original form of art (visual, dramatic, performing) • A written piece of work on a certain topic • A piece of literary fiction • An original science experiment • An invention • A developed business plan, organizational plan, new student organization etc.
Classic Examples from Years Past: • Becoming fully licensed in SCUBA with checkout dive in Hawaii • Building a full-scale Inuit Kayak out of wood, w/o using glue or metal • Developing a scrapbook of favorite time • Building a piece of furniture out of wood
More great examples: • Traveling to Ecuador to work with people in poverty • Learning how to cook gourmet chocolate desserts • Writing a novel • Directing a play • Coaching the Phillips Academy Track team • Learning how to dance, or sing, or play an instrument
Why is the Personal Project an important part of IB MYP? • It demonstrates your ability to organize, develop, and execute a long term project with independence, • It shows your mastery of essential skills in thinking, inquiry, commitment, and follow-through, • It serves as a way to share your interests, talents, and passions with others, • It indicates your readiness for the Diploma program, • Doing things because you are curious, motivated, interested is at the CORE of life-long learning!
Is help available if I get stuck? Yes, of course! Go straight to these people for extra help! • Your MYP personal project supervisor • Advisory Teacher • Teachers who have similar interests • Parents/Guardians • Community mentors • Mrs. Tatum, Ms. Sharpe, Mr. Brooks, & Ms. R. Huff-Hill
How do I communicate my achievements with others? • Develop a Goal Statement first! • Regular meetings with supervisor • At least 5 meetings throughout each semester • Completion of the project • Detailed reflection paper • On-going process journal • Participate in the Personal Project Presentation • Multi-media presentation developed concurrently.
How do I start? • Develop and write a clear goal statement by next week • Select a mentor that will commit to your success. • Meet with your supervisor throughout the school year. • Begin your research; start your bibliography immediately!!! • Begin your process journal this spring, and keep it actively updated!
What can I expect next year? • Your personal project will be due towards the end April 2017 • During that semester: • Regular meetings with supervisor • Multi-media assignment • Completion of project, journal, paper • Participate in the PPPN-Personal Project Presentation Night
Public Exhibition Night APRIL 2017 (Date TBA) 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm RAMSAY HIGH SCHOOL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS • https://youtu.be/qcQ7RBEkODY
THANK YOU BY: Ms. J. Sharpe-P.Project Coordinator Mrs. V. TATUM-IB Coordinator MYP