Personal Project Class of 2029
10th Grade MYP @Hillsboro High IB World School 2026-2027
Personal Project Guide
This is the IB Official Guide for Personal Projects.
Research Help
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Personal Project Noodletools Presentation
Personal Project
All 10th grade students will have the opportunity to finish a personal project their Sophomore year as a Hillsboro IB MYP Student. This is the final piece to your MYP years that you might have started at JT Moore or West End. Even if you did not attend an IB Middle School and even if this is your first year, you still have the ability to finish a Personal Project. This piece is a requirement for Hillsboro's Middle Years Programme. Your final Score on the MYP Personal Project will be added to any student completing the Diplomma Programme or Career Programme Certificate upon graduation their senior year. Completion of this project will be documented at Hillsboro as a Middle Years Programme Completer that can be used for college applications.
What is a Personal Project
- It's a problem, you see, or you have.
- It's something you want to learn.
- It is something you want to help.
- It's something that you are passionate about and you build a plan around that passion.
Why The Personal Project
The Personal Project is possibly the best project that you will be assigned your sophomore year. This is your chance to build the foundation for research and incorporate the Design Cycle to build an amazing project all while researching something of your choosing! This is PERSONAL! You research what you love, what you are interested in, or what you are upset about! You decide and we are here to help you through the process of research and presentation of ideas and learning.
What is a Personal Project
Objectives
DUE DATES
What's to come
September: The Kick-Off
- CCR Kick-Off in Auditorium 9/24
October: Personal Project The Introduction
- Personal Project Introduction in CCR PPTX To Come
- Weekly Process Journal Check-in Through Toddle
- Brainstorming project & mentoring in CCR
- Personal Project Idea presented to Mentor
- 1st signature on Academic Honesty Form in CCR Due 10/22
- Noodletools in CCR via Canva Slide Show
- By 10/31 Noodletools Folder shared.
November: Personal Project: The Work
- Weekly Process Journal Check-in through Toddle
- Collecting at least 3 Sources
- Smart Goal
- Product outcome & Success Criteria
December: Personal Project: The Narrative
- December 3rd in CCR: Intro the Narrative
- Paper is a narrative of your research process in MLA format.
- Weekly Process Journal Check-in Through Toddle
January: Personal Project: The Wrap-Up
- Weekly Process Journal Check-in Through Toddle
- Minimum of 5 sources, minimum of 25 notecards
February: Personal Project: The Presentation
- February 12th Check-in with Mentor for Narrative Feedback
- Feb. 12th=2nd signature on Academic Honesty Form
- Feb. 19th Start working Part 3 Narrative Reflection
- February 27th Presentation Preparation (in your math class)
March: The Personal Project Completion
- 3/19 Instructions for Uploading completed project into Turn It in & attaching project to your Noodletools folder
- 3/23 end of the day Deadline to submit Personal Project for final grade,
- 3/26 CCR Final Mentor Meeting: Mentors will grade project
- 3rd signature on Academic Honesty Form
April: The Personal Project Fair
- Date TBD
Process Journal
Process Journal Checklist
What is the Process Journal:
- Lives in Toodle
- Shows your Process. This is where you are writing notes on what you are learning, what you are doing, what changes you have made, and what direction you are going.
- Shows the books you've read, checked out
- Shows the resources you've found and discussed what you've learned
- Any interviews or help you are receiving.
- Drawings, graphs, pictures, models, etc.
Review this checklist to make sure that you are on track!
Personal Project Fair
What will Project Fair Day Look Like?
- It will happen in the Spring.
- You will be dressed in Professional Attire.
- Community will come by to listen to your presentation.
- Best in Show & Learner Profile Award presented for each Group.
Example of Personal Project
Here is a quick look at what your project could look like as a poster presentation.
Joyce Claassen
HIllsboro IB World School
Librarian
Personal Project Coordinator
Email: joyce.claassen@mnps.org
Website: www.burrolibrary.com
Location: 3812 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN, United States
Phone: 6152988400
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