The personal project
Each student develops a personal project independently.
The MYP personal project consists of four components:
1. A PRODUCT - AN OUTCOME
The product provides a focus for students to explore an interest that is personally meaningful to them, and a basis for recognising and providing evidence for personal growth.
2. A PROCESS JOURNAL
Through the process of creating a product/outcome, students will explore a personally meaningful area, take ownership of their learning in a self-directed inquiry, and transfer and apply skills in pursuit of a learning goal. This is documented in a process journal.
3. A REPORT
The report is the student’s chance to engage in structured reflection on the process and the product to recognise and document their growth and development.
4. AN EXHIBITION
An opportunity to showcase and celebrate the students’ personal projects to the ICS community.
Individual students develop and complete personal projects, but they may involve group work (e.g., a performance).
Individual students develop and complete personal projects, but they may involve group work (e.g., a performance or a talk).
- Students need to identify a goal based on areas or topics of interest to them.
- Project supervisors guide and advise students on the selection of topics for the project.
- Students should document their thinking, their research process and the refining and development of their initial ideas.
- Students will develop an outline of the goal they wish to pursue, which will form the basis of the first meeting between the student and the supervisor.
- Students should develop a goal that they can accomplish, but which challenges their knowledge, skills or techniques appropriately. Goals should be achievable, based on the time and resources available.
- The student may involve teachers and other appropriate adults as resources, but students must complete the project independently.
