The MYP culminates in an independent learning project called the Personal Project. Students complete a comprehensive independent project in 10th grade that reflects the breadth and depth of their learning.
MYP students in their final year explore an area of personal interest over an extended period. It provides them the opportunity to consolidate their learning and develop important skills they’ll need in both further education and life beyond the classroom. It also helps them develop confidence to become principled, lifelong learners.
The personal project formally assesses students’ approaches to learning (ATL) skills for self-management, research, communication, critical and creative thinking, and collaboration.
The project is made up of a process, a product and a reflective report.
process —ideas, criteria, developments, challenges, plans, research, possible solutions and progress reports
product or outcome—evidence of tangible or intangible results: what the student is aiming to achieve or create
report—an account of the project and its impact, to a structure that follows the assessment criteria. The report describes both the process of creating the project and an evaluation of the impact of the process on the student or their learning.
The personal project is truly personal because students set their own goals, based on something they find interesting. It is completely self-led, but they will have a supervisor to help guide them.
Students should plan to dedicate roughly 25 hours to your MYP personal project. This time encompasses:
Meetings with supervisors
Self-directed learning through research, planning, project development, and project completion
Reporting on the project
Students will meet with your supervisor three (3) times over the course of the project.