June, 2020

Areas to focus on in June:

- familiarize yourself with the Personal Project Guide

• • expectations

  • guide

  • global contexts

  • deadlines

  • process

-submit personal project statement of intent (google form)

- begin working on your Action Plan and your project research.

Key dates in June

• • June 1-5: Personal project launch.

  • June 8-12: Personal project workshops -- global context/establishing criteria/research review etc. Complete form outlining project goal, global context etc (google form).

August/September, 2020

Areas to focus on in September:

- submit your personal project plan (if this was not completed in June).

- meet and discuss project with supervisor (mandatory meeting September 16-21)

- project research and planning

- work on/update Action Plan

- process journal entries

Key dates in August/September

• • Tuesday August 18: Personal project launch to new Grade 10 students. (TBD)

  • Thursday August 27: Grade 10 parent meeting. (TBD)

  • Friday August 28: Supervisor allocation (if unable to complete in June)

  • Tuesday, September 1: New student identification of project goal, global context etc due. (TBD)

  • September 14-18: Mandatory meeting with supervisor. Be prepared to discuss/share:

    • Personal project goal (stated as a multi-step process -- ‘Research….design...create…)

    • Personal project product (an object/event/performance etc)

    • Global context

    • Criteria to measure the success of the product

    • Research plan

    • Process journal and multiple entries

    • Action plan document

October, 2020

Areas to focus on in October:

- weekly/biweekly meetings with your supervisor (if arranged)

- research and planning of project

- work on/update Action Plan

- process journal entries

Key dates in October

• • October 19-22: Research review sessions with library team (Character Education)

  • October 26-30: Mandatory meeting with supervisor. Be prepared to discuss/share:

    • Research completed for personal project

    • Action plan (further research and/or steps for product completion) moving forward

    • Process journal entries

November, 2020

Areas to focus on in November:

- continue meetings with supervisor (if arranged)

- process journal entries

- continue with research (if necessary)

- work on/update Action Plan

- work on project completion

• • November 23-27: Personal project product presentations in Advisory or Character Education class (TBD)

December, 2020

Areas to focus on in December:

-continue meetings with supervisor (if arranged)

-completion of project

- work on/update Action Plan

- process journal entries

• • November 30-December 4: Mandatory meeting with supervisor. Be prepared to show:

    • Evidence of completion of project

  • December 7-11: Project report workshops (Character Education)

January/February, 2021

Areas to focus on in January:

-continue meetings with supervisor (if arranged)

-write project report

• • January 25-29: Project report writing sessions (Character Education/winter camp)

  • February 1-10: Project report writing sessions (Character Education). Note this is a shortened week (Thursday professional development, Friday/Monday holiday)

February, 2021

Areas to focus on in February:

-continue meetings with supervisor (if arranged)

-writing of project report

- submission of project report final draft

• • Tuesday, February 16: Project report draft due to project supervisor

  • Thursday, February 25: Project report final due

  • Thursday, February 25: Celebration of learning plan due to supervisor

March, 2021

Areas to focus on in March:

-plan for Celebration of Learning

• • February 26, March 2, 5: Supervisor standardization of project reports

  • Monday, March 1: Personal project celebration of learning