Embedded Files
Need Ideas for Your Personal Project?
Need Ideas for Your Personal Project?
Your project should connect to something you care about or want to learn. It has to be realistic (about 25 hours total including your product and reflection).
Here are some ideas to get you started.
🎨 Creative Projects
🎨 Creative Projects
Write and illustrate a short story, comic, or poems
Create a series of artworks around a theme
Choreograph and perform a dance routine
Learn songs on guitar/piano and record a performance
Make a short documentary or film
Build a photography portfolio
💻 Tech & Design
💻 Tech & Design
Design an app or simple video game
Build a website/blog with original content
Develop a YouTube channel or podcast
Invent or design a simple product
Restore something old (like furniture or tech)
🤝 Community & Leadership
🤝 Community & Leadership
Coach a team or tutor a peer
Lead a short workshop or class (record it or run it live)
Organize a one-time service event (like a food or clothing drive)
Research and share a plan to make your school or community better
📚 Research & Writing
📚 Research & Writing
Write a research paper on a topic you care about
Create a guide or resource for other students
Collect and analyze stories, interviews, or history from your community
🏃 Health & Lifestyle
🏃 Health & Lifestyle
Create and test a workout plan
Build a piece of simple furniture or a birdhouse
Design a sustainability project (like composting or recycling at school)
Develop 3–5 recipes and publish a mini recipe book
Remember: You don’t have to pick from this list! These are just examples to spark your imagination. The best projects come from your passions and curiosity.
Still stuck on ideas? That's okay! Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started.
Talk with a teacher, friend, or family member
Or even use AI tools (like ChatGPT) to help brainstorm.
Here are some prompts you can copy/paste into AI to get new ideas:
“I’m a 10th grader and need an MYP personal project idea. I like [insert your hobby/interest]. What could I create or do in about 25 hours?”
“What are some MYP projects that combine [interest 1] and [interest 2]?”
“Give me 10 creative MYP project ideas I could present to others and feel proud of.”
“What kind of project could I do that helps my community?”
“Suggest projects I can make or build, even if I’m a beginner.”
“What project could I do that shows leadership or helps others?”
“What project could I do if I want to learn a new skill?”
"I’m a 10th grader and need an MYP personal project idea. Ask me questions to help me think of project ideas I might be interested in"
Page updated
Report abuse