Product

Product Requirements

Project Pride is an experience-based learning opportunity, completed in a student's senior year, to demonstrate independent learning and self reflection.

Products must meet a 30 hour learning commitment, must address the essential question and must be a learning stretch.

Criteria for Proof of Product

Tangible Product:

• • 30 hours logged

  • Photo Journal to show progress

  • Reflections on what you learn

• A physical product to show your final outcome

Intangible Product:

• • Signed Time Log (by mentor/supervisor)

  • Photo Journal to show you participating

  • Reflections on what you learn

  • Letter of Recommendation/Completion of Service

Product CAN be:

• • Volunteer work or community service

  • Job shadow or internship

  • Learning a skill or trade with NO prior experience

Product CANNOT be:

• • A continuation of learning a topic you already have experience with

  • A fundraising effort

Sample Products

• Learn to knit, build or create usable items and donate products

• Refurbish furniture to donate to an auction or to a nonprofit thrift store

• Create art out of recycled materials; put on a cultural event to display or donate to an auction

• Volunteer with a nonprofit agency to help them meet their goals

• Complete an internship

• Learn to play a new instrument; perform at a public event

• Work with a master craftsman to learn a new skill

• Develop a business plan; meet with Small Business Association Volunteer to review and implement plan.

• Write and produce a play; perform for free

• Volunteer to teach senior citizens how to use computers

• Volunteer at a museum or local historical society

• Adopt a community area to maintain or renovate (get local permission first)

• Build a football sled

• Join an environmental organization; participate in events to help meet its goals

• Learn the history of your town; organize free walking tours to the community