2015 Coordinators Timeline for Personal Project

(Sample group: Form 4 Barakah)

Phase

Notes

Phase 1:
Workshop

Phase 2:
Introduction

Phase 3:
Investigating

Phase 4:
Planning

Phase 5:
Taking action

Phase 6:
Reflecting

Phase 7:
Presentation

Date

Assign supervisors
Personal project workshop for supervisors A guide to
Personal Project, Practical session in marking exemplars of
Personal Project, Standardisation of final mark of the
Personal Project
Sample group form 4 students view exemplars MYP 5
Personal Project (can be taken from the OCC)
Workshop on goal writing and explaining use of process
journal to the students
First meet between the student and the supervisor Brainstorm and generate ideas, Identify prior learning,
Draft goal due
Second meet between the student and the supervisor
Submit final goal and global context, Decide on
product/outcome, Begin development of criteria to
evaluate the product
Third meet between the student and the supervisor
Discussion on initial research period progress, Students
outline relevant resources, Students finalise criteria for
their outcomes
Fourth meet between the student and the supervisor
Discussion on progression, work on product/outcome

31 May 2015

16 June 2015

24 June 2015

8 July 2015

29 July 2015

Work-in-progress exhibition

5 August 2015

Fifth meet between the student and the supervisor

Product/Outcome due, assessing the product/outcome
against the specifications

14 October 2015

Report writing workshop

21 October 2015

Confirm timeline for school holiday meet between the

student and the supervisor

November December

First draft of Personal Project due to the supervisor

6 January 2015

Sixth meet between the student and the supervisor

Discussion on report draft

13 January 2015

Final copy of Personal Project Report due

3 February 2015

Supervisors moderate and mark Reports - Assess the

report, Standardize the assessment of the reports,
Feedback to students

10 24 February
2015

Personal Project Showcase

23 March 2015