Project Examples
concrete physical product:
- community mural,
- taxidermy mount,
- technical manual,
- rebuilt engine,
- construction project
published written work:
- book of poetry,
- novelette,
- graphic novel,
- series of newspaper articles
community service:
- blood drive,
- run/walks (cancer, color, etc.),
- Christmas bazaar/clothing drive, hunger projects,
- Dig Pink,
- Dear Santa letters,
- military care packages,
- fishing contest
personal experience:
- learn to scuba dive,
- run a marathon,
- start a fitness program,
- earn a belt in karate
organizing a performance:
- dance/singing recital,
- drama show,
- musical video,
- fashion show,
- poetry slam
technology project:
- create a web page for a non-profit org,
- create a video documentary,
- communications blitz (social media, commercials, biography videos, etc.)
teaching or leadership experience:
- teach MS classes about a subject,
- organize and implement a fundraiser, sports camp,
- summer school course,
- Disney Princess tea party, teach children to fish,
- help struggling readers,
- tutoring for elementary kids
Listed below are unacceptable projects/products:
Listed below are unacceptable projects/products:
- Vehicle repair/maintenance
- Job shadowing (can only be 1/3 of time spent on project)
- Sports Coach
- Teaching what you learned - Teaching what you learned must involve producing a unit plan, pre-tests, post-tests, handouts, slides, videotape, and etc. that you will use during the lesson. Merely reading a report on your research is not a project.
- Storyboard alone
- Pamphlets alone
- Web-pages
- Participating (not organizing)