Information for Parents

Support from parents is essential for success in the personal project. 

Find information for parents here, and also use the tabs above to familiarise yourself with the PP process. 

Contact Karin Labonte with any questions or concerns. 

What is the Personal Project? 

Take a look at the slide presentation and packet that was presented to students. This includes an overview of the project requirements. It may be helpful to ask your child to go through it with you, as a reminder of the key information for them. Updates will be sent home periodically through ManageBac to keep you informed and remind you what students should be doing.

What should my child be doing right now? 

As each project is independent, the workload and schedule will look very different for each student. However, there are some general guidelines and deadlines to adhere to, which you can find here . 

As a general overview:

• End of June: PP is launched. Students develop a goal and submit a proposal. 

• July (Summer): Students can work on the investigating stage of the project. It is essential that students do not complete the project over the summer! This is a tenth grade assessment.  More importantly, the PP is about process, not product, and so creating a project without following the correct process will not result in a passing grade. 

• August to December: Students develop their projects. 

• January to February: Students share their products at the PP exhibition and write their project reports. 

• March: Students submit their reports. 

Students who do not meet their interim checkpoint deadlines will be asked to work during lunch and/or after school to catch up. 

How can I support my child? 

• Encourage your child to choose a topic that they are really interested in and will be motivated by.

• Encourage your child NOT to procrastinate, to manage their time well, and to meet all deadlines.

• Check in regularly and ask how they are getting on.  Ask them to show you their process journal.

• Help your child to make their action plan and timeline. You will have more insight into holidays, family events etc that might impact their plan. 

• They will get demotivated. Help them remember why they chose this goal. 

• Proof-read their report, or better yet, ask them to read it to you. 

• Support is fantastic - but please don’t do the project for them!