To complete a personal project, students must undertake independent learning. They are expected to spend approximately 25 hours on their personal project. This time covers the whole process, including meetings with their supervisor.
Through the personal project, students:
❖ explore an interest that is personally meaningful (intellectual curiosity; family connection; social, cultural or geographical relevance; individual passion; etc)
❖ take ownership of their learning by undertaking a self-directed inquiry
❖ transfer and apply skills in pursuit of a learning goal and the creation of a product
❖ recognize and evidence personal growth and development.
Specifically, students must:
● establish a goal, an action plan and success criteria
● apply ATL skills throughout the project process
● gather evidence of how they have applied ATL skills throughout the personal project
● evaluate the project based on the success criteria
● select evidence to add to the report
● reflect on the impact of the project
● write a report.
Source: MYP personal project—Teacher support materials
