MYP Personal Project

 

The Personal Project is an individual project begun Fall of a student’s Sophomore year (10^th grade).  It is a milestone for all 10^th grade students and supports application to the IB Diploma Programme.

The Personal Project is an important part of the Middle Years Programme and a student’s first two years at Westlake High School.  The Personal Project provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge of IB learners.  Students choose their own topic and to enjoy learning about it through research and product development.

The aims of the Personal Project are to:

·       demonstrate the personal abilities and skills require to produce and present an extended piece of work

·       engage in personal inquiry, action, and reflection on a specific, self-selected topic or issue

·       focus on and demonstrate an understanding of Global Contexts and Approaches to Learning skills

·       reflect on learning and share knowledge, views and opinions

The projects take various forms; examples include:

·       Composing and playing a piece for guitar

·       Mapping pollution

·       Creating a comic book

·       Fundraising activity for the blind

·       Brochure on volunteer work

·       Composing a work for a trio

·       Essay on the history of opera

·       Poetry and painting book

·       Creating video games

·       Making a Japanese kimono

·       Designing a home

·       An alternate design for a local park

·       Creating a photo essay

·       Making a film or designing a garden

The personal project consists of three main components:  a Process Journal, a Product, and a Final Report.

The assessment of the Personal Project is based on the Final Report, and successful completion of a Personal Project.