What is Personal Project?

The Personal Project is a culminating event in the Middle Years Programme, a significant piece of work produced over an extended period of time. It is an opportunity for students to inquire into a topic that interests them. It is a chance to demonstrate the understanding and approaches to learning (ATL) skills that they have developed throughout the MYP. The key to their success is in choosing a topic that truly interests them.

Personal Project is the culminating activity of the MYP

Over the last nine months, students have delved deeply into real world topics by investigating, planning, taking action, and reflecting. These essential skills learned through the MYP will help them in their higher education and further.

Learning through the Global Contexts

Teaching and learning in the MYP involves understanding concepts in context. Global contexts provide a common language for powerful contextual learning, identifying specific settings, events or circumstances that provide more concrete perspectives for teaching and learning.

When students select a global context for their project, they are answering the following questions.

  • Why are we engaged in this inquiry?

  • Why are these concepts important?

  • Why is it important for me to understand?

  • Why do people care about this topic?


Develop New Skills

The skills that are developed and assessed in the process of completing the Personal Project are various Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills present throughout the IB.

  • Research skill,

  • Self-management and Organisational skill,

  • Reflection skills

  • Creative and Critical Thinking skills

  • Communication skill.