MYP projects encourage students to reflect on their learning and the outcomes of their work – key skills that prepare them for success in further study, the workplace and the community.
Students who complete the MYP in Year 3 or Year 4 complete the community project.
The community project provides an important opportunity for students ages 13-14 to collaborate and pursue service learning. Schools register all MYP Year 5 students for external moderation of the personal project, promoting a global standard of quality.
MYP projects are student-centred and age-appropriate, and they enable students to engage in practical explorations through a cycle of inquiry, action and reflection.
The aims of the MYP projects are to encourage and enable students to:
participate in a sustained, self-directed inquiry within a global context
generate creative new insights and develop deeper understandings through in-depth investigation
demonstrate the skills, attitudes and knowledge required to complete a project over an extended period of time
communicate effectively in a variety of situations
demonstrate responsible action through, or as a result of, learning
appreciate the process of learning and take pride in their accomplishments.
Maya presented Free Minds Write Lunch where participants read and offered positive feedback about poetry written by incarcerated individuals in DC jail.
Students Kaylin, Mattie, and Ines facilitated their Gender/Immigrant Pay Gap presentation to the adult learners at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
Gabriel, Sophia, Daniel, and Christian (left and upper right) explained their Language Tutoring while Skye and Janyra (lower right) garnered support for their Homeless Helpers project at the 2019 Mikva Challenge Civics fair.