{"id":894,"date":"2016-06-28T19:51:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T19:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/?page_id=894"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:11:26","slug":"personal-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/myp-home\/personal-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; background_style=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column]\t<div class=\"aq-block-aq_page_header_block\">\r\n\t\r\n<header class=\"page-header ebor-pad-me\">\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\r\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Grade-10-Personal-Project-Exhibition-Feb-6th-0171_header-scaled.jpg\" class=\"background-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Grade-10-Personal-Project-Exhibition-Feb-6th-0171_header-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Grade-10-Personal-Project-Exhibition-Feb-6th-0171_header-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Grade-10-Personal-Project-Exhibition-Feb-6th-0171_header-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Grade-10-Personal-Project-Exhibition-Feb-6th-0171_header-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Grade-10-Personal-Project-Exhibition-Feb-6th-0171_header-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/RR-Grade-10-Personal-Project-Exhibition-Feb-6th-0171_header-2048x683.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-white alt-font\">Rockridge Secondary School<\/span><h1 class=\"text-white\">Personal Project<\/h1>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"\"><h1 class=\"\">The MYP Personal Project<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"lead  \"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/Personal-Project-Exhibition-Collage-2024_25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13244 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/Personal-Project-Exhibition-Collage-2024_25-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/Personal-Project-Exhibition-Collage-2024_25-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/Personal-Project-Exhibition-Collage-2024_25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/Personal-Project-Exhibition-Collage-2024_25-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/Personal-Project-Exhibition-Collage-2024_25-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/Personal-Project-Exhibition-Collage-2024_25.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annually, our Grade 10 students have the opportunity to dream, set goals, work towards and create a passion project through the Personal Project in completion of their MYP certificate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We celebrate these learning journeys, hard work and achievements every year at the Personal Project Exhibition! Students put their projects on display for Rockridge staff, students, their parents and the wider community to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s a wonderful celebration of inspiration, uniqueness and learning that we hope you are able to experience one day!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"\"><h1 class=\"\">Information for families<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"lead  \"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents\/Guardians of Rockridge students can learn more about the Personal Project to support their learners through the following sources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qLlhqHf4Uos?si=CgJSWrn9-aMPRDSu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Introduction to Personal Project for Students<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Personal Project <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1lfOed0ByS-DIqLQkUnzOeGbEgproeTEB\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One-Page Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1oh6xsYX0OFQOajNCXgno6BF4mMMZG0kj\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Personal Project Student Handbook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><strong>Important Details<\/strong> <b>about the Personal Project at Rockridge<\/b>:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students complete their Personal Projects from September &#8211; March<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student progress in Personal Project is supported through learning opportunities provided during the CLE10 course<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Successful completion of the personal project is a requirement for Honour Roll and MYP Certificate eligibility<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Personal Project 10 is a two-credit course that appears on all student transcripts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Personal Project acts as evidence for the Grade 12 Capstone project (a Graduation Requirement)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"\"><h1 class=\"\">Personal Project Course Description<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"lead  \"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MYP students in their final year (Grade 10) explore an area of personal interest over an extended period through the IB MYP Personal Project. The project provides students with the opportunity to consolidate their learning, explore personal interests, and build capacity for next steps in their education, life, and work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Personal Project is a 2-credit independent directed study that is required to complete the MYP Certificate.\u00a0 The course is facilitated through the Career Life Education 10 (CLE10) course and involves self-directed inquiry, action, and reflection\u00a0 to demonstrate skills that support their lifelong learning.\u00a0 Over the course of the year, students identify a learning goal and corresponding product goal, create their product, reflect on their learning journey, and share their experience with the school community during the annual MYP Exhibition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Elements of the Personal Project<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The personal project formally assesses students\u2019 approaches to learning (ATL) skills for self-management, research, communication, thinking, and collaboration.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students complete these elements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PRODUCT or OUTCOME \u2014 evidence of tangible or intangible results: what the student was aiming to achieve or create (examples below)**<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PROCESS JOURNAL \u2014some form of recorded process\/progress during the project (e.x. ideas, criteria, developments, challenges, plans, research, possible solutions, progress reports, reflections, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">REPORT \u2014an account of the project and its impact in a structure that follows assessment criteria. The report includes a bibliography and curated evidence from the process journal that documents students\u2019 development and achievements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EXHIBITION \u2013 in-person conversations with members of the school community during which students\u2019 share their learning journey.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assessment of student proficiency in this course is based on the Personal Project Report,\u00a0 which is largely informed by the product students create and evidence from their process journal.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find more information about the IB MYP Personal Project on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibo.org\/programmes\/middle-years-programme\/assessment-and-exams\/personal-project\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IB Projects Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">**Possible Product Formats (this list is non-exhaustive):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Performance:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">play, dance, song, speech, comedy routine, podcast<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Written Work:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">creative prose, awareness campaign, instructional guide, collection of poetry, critique\/review, health regime, piece of music, major essay, short story, children\u2019s book, extended article, script, research project, fundraising campaign<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Planned\/Hosted Event:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fund-raising evening, awareness drive, charity event, school event<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Physical Work:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">woodcarving, metalwork, sculpture, scale model, robotics, 3-D artifact<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Static Visual Display:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">photographs, art, poster, artifact, drawings,<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Digital Display:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">web site, video, audio recording, animation, video game<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;custom-menu&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>In this Section<\/h5>\n<div class=\"menu-myp-container\"><ul id=\"menu-myp\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-6145\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6145\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/policies\/\">Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6146\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/myp-home\/assessment\/\">Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6815\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6815\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/myp-home\/written-curriculum\/\">Written Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-902\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-902\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/rockridge-secondary\/myp-home\/personal-project\/\">Personal Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_wp_posts number=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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