What is the Personal Project?
Why is the Personal Project important?
What do students do in the Personal Project?

The 2023-2024 MYP Personal Project Exhibition video will give you an idea of what our 10th grade MYP students did for their projects this year.

On January 12th, 2023 Huron returned to holding our MYP Personal Project Exhibition in person! Please enjoy our exhibition video!

"You can do what you set your mind to. You told us what was important to you....and now we can look at what you did."  Please watch the video below to hear from Huron students and Huron IB Facilitator Todd Newell on the benefits fo the Huron Personal Project.

The Personal Project is the culminating experience of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) in the 10th grade and showcases individual student inquiry learning.  During the Personal Project, students pursue a personal interest while applying the skills developed through the MYP Approaches to Learning including:

• Research skills
• Thinking skills
• Self-management skills
• Communication skills
• Social skills.

The personal project consists of a process, a product, and a report and presentation.  Collectively, these interrelated components allow students to meet the aims of the project.  Through the process of creating a product, students explore an area that is personally meaningful, take ownership of their learning in a self-directed inquiry, and transfer and apply skills in pursuit of a learning goal and the creation of a product. The product provides a focus for exploring an interest that is personally meaningful, and a basis for recognizing and evidencing personal growth.  Finally, preparing the report and presentation is an opportunity for students to engage in a structured reflection on the process and the product, allowing them to recognize and evidence their growth and development. While the report and presentation are the only components that are assessed, they reflect both the process and the product.

Students are guided to follow a process for learning that includes:

A) Planning

Students will:

• state a learning goal for the project and explain how a personal interest led to that goal
• state an intended product and develop appropriate success criteria for the product
• present a clear, detailed plan for achieving the product and its associated success criteria

 B) Applying Skills

Students will:

• explain how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their learning goal
• explain how the ATL skill(s) was/were applied to help achieve their product

 C) Reflecting

Students will:

• explain the impact of the project on themselves or their learning
• evaluate the product based on the success criteria

While completing the Personal Project, students will be guided through the above criteria and will also receive important instruction connected to research and communication skills.