The MYP Personal Project is significant body of work developed over the course of 10th grade.  Projects are due Friday, March 2, 2018.

Application for Personal Project Mini-Grant 

Form to request a camera to work on the Personal Project

What is the Personal Project?

• Students select a topic of interest and determine what they would like their project outcome to be
• Students work independently with some support from their Advisory teachers and other teachers to gather information, create a plan, and complete their project
• Students keep a Process Journal, recording the process of completeing the project, and write a final report

Project Requirements

In order to earn credit, students must complete the following:

• Do a project that can be shared (in any way)
• Keep a process journal
• Write a personal project report
• Check in regularly with your project supervisor (advisory teacher)
• Complete a self-assessment

What kinds of projects do students do?

Currently, Patrick Henry students are working on a variety of topics that include:

• Learning about their family history
• Learning to make various types of food, particularly traditional cultural food 
• Building a bookshelf
• Making origami peace cranes
• Learning to play an instrument, create electronic music, or producing new music
• Making cultural clothing or crafts
• Making a traditional Hmong instrument
• Writing stories or poetry to create a book

If you have any questions about your Personal Project, you can talk to your Advisory teacher or Ms. Tourtelotte, the MYP Coordinator, in Room 154.