What is the Community Project?
The community project focuses on community and service and gives students an opportunity to develop awareness of needs in various local communities and address those needs through service learning. As a consolidation of learning, the community project engages in a sustained, in-depth inquiry leading to service as action in the community. The community project is completed in groups of a maximum of three students. The choice of the topic for the project is made in consultation with an MYP teacher who has the responsibility for supervising the development of the project according to the Assessment Criteria (included on the rubric page) which is based on International Baccalaureate Organisation guidelines. |
What are the different types of Service your group can be involved in?
REMEMBER-Your group must identify ONE of these which will be your focus *Direct Service- Interaction involving people, environment or animals *Indirect Service- Students do not see the recipients during this service, however their actions benefit the local community or environment. *Advocacy- Speak on behalf of a cause that is important, promote action on an issue of public interest. *Research- Collect information through varied sources, analyse data and report on a topic of importance to influence policy or practice The five stages of Service Learning, developed by Catherine Berger Kaye (The Complete Guide to Service Learning-2010) are the foundations for the MYP project objectives and assessment criteria. a). Investigation-involves taking an inventory of student interests, skills, and talents to be used in considering opportunities. The analysis requires gathering information about the identified need through action research, this can be through forms of media, interviews with experts or surveys. b). Preparation- Involves student planning the service experience with clear roles for each student: who takes responsibility for actions to be taken, resources required and timelines, whilst developing their skills needed to successfully plan to completion. c). Action-Implementing the plan, carrying out your action. Students may work individually, with students partners, in their group of three. d). Reflection-Students describe what happened, express feelings, generate ideas and ask questions. It helps to gain understanding, synthesise your ideas, revise and revisit your ideas and plans as you reach your goal. e). Demonstration- Students are clear of what you have learned, accomplished, capture the total experience. Use of technology is highly encouraged. |