What is the MOST IMPORTANT issue facing our communities today? “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. It’s the only thing that ever has”. ~ Margaret Mead

MYP Community Project

IB Mission Statement The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

Agenda and expectations Activator Overview of Community project View resources verify answers Brainstorm and begin planning Complete survey In order to be successful in this session, students will practice : Self management skills Research Skills

What is the Community Project? The Grade 8 Community Project is a major activity for students to complete in year three (8th grade) of the Middle Years Programme (MYP).  The project focuses on community and service, encouraging you to explore your rights and responsibilities to take action by serving in the community.   to develop awareness of needs in various communities and address those needs through service learning.

Aims and Objectives of Community Project Enjoy Self directed inquiry Develop creative new insights and deeper understanding. Show off your skills and knowledge. Share your learning in your own way Transfer your knowledge what you’ve learned to take meaningful action. Feel proud of yourself.

What’s the goal? To spend a minimum of 15 hours of research and service to improve a community You can…….. raise awareness research create/ innovate advocate participate actively inform others change behavior “If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You do it one step at at time.” ~ Marian Wright Edelman

What’s in it for you? Work with your favorite friends. Get help from your favorite teachers. Earn Service Learning credit toward graduation Take action to improve the world. Watch yourself grow and learn Improve your international mindedness.

Determining the need. Ask yourself. What do you want to achieve? What do you want others to understand through you work? What impact do you want your project to have? How can a specific Global Context give greater purpose to your project?

Pick Your Team “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life” ~ Amy Poehler

Process Journal Keep a record of processes, intents, accomplishments, thoughts, interactions, research, feedback, bibliography, photographs and other important information. Page 8 discuss what it is and is not

Investigating Decide on the need. What do you already know? What do you believe that the community should be aware of? Identify the Global Context and ATLS (pages 10-13) Choose your resources.

Select the information Prepare to SERVE!!! Planning Propose the Action Select the information Prepare to SERVE!!! Keep notes in the process journal Pages 13-14 and 20 in student handbook

Take Action p.15 Carry out the Service Direct Service Indirect Service Advocacy Research

Reflecting p.15-16 Evaluate about the quality and impact of your work. Reflect on what you learned Prepare your report. Be who you are. Do what you love. Speak what you feel. Don’t hide your humanity. Celebrate it! That how you change the world. ~ Vironika Tugaleva

Project components MYP personal project coversheet MYP projects academic honesty form Evidence of your product/outcome Project report Appendices: Process journal extracts (Supporting visual aids for oral presentations) Bibliography/sources

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Brainstorming p.19

Log in – to complete the survey Please log in to the Google Classroom enter the Join code: ezkbqp

Next steps Complete the community Project plan and submit it to Ms. Egungbemi or Project supervisor before January 7th You will be assigned a supervisor by Tuesday, December 18