Community Project

Exploring Service as Action in Your Community

Purpose

◉ Have fun while learning about the world◉ Be creative through in-depth questioning◉ Complete the process of working through the

project◉ Speak out for a cause◉ Show responsibility in following through a

project

Requirements

◉ Work in a group with 2-3 students.◉ Work with your Community Project teacher and group

members.◉ 15 hours (min. required) of worktime/meetings conducting

research, developing the project, and presenting your Community Project.

◉ Project must be connected to an MYP GOLBAL CONTEXT.◉ Complete a PROCESS JOURNAL recording your

experiences.

Project Components

1. Community project2. Process journal3. Reflection4. Presentation

Project Objectives

1. Objective A: Investigations2. Objective B: Planning3. Objective C: Taking action4. Objective D: Reflecting

Types of Service

1. Direct: You will work with people, the environment or animals. Examples include one-on-

one tutoring, developing a garden alongside refugees, or teaching dogs behaviours to

prepare them for adoption.

2. Indirect service: Although you do not see the recipients during indirect service, you have

verified that your actions will benefit the community or environment. Examples include

redesigning an organization’s website, writing original picture books to teach a language,

or raising fish to restore a stream.

3. Advocacy: You speak on behalf of a cause or concern to promote action on an issue of

public interest. Examples include initiating an awareness campaign on hunger in the

community, performing a play on replacing bullying with respect, or creating a video on

sustainable water solutions.

4. Research: You collect information through varied sources, analyze data and report on a

topic of importance to influence policy or practice. Examples include conducting

environmental surveys to influence your school, contributing to a study of animal

migration patterns, or compiling the most effective means to reduce litter in public spaces.

Project Examples

DIRECT ACTION PROJECT

Park Cleanup

Project Examples

INDIRECT ACTION PROJECT

Free Sports Clinic

Project Examples

TRADITIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT

Benefits of Video Gaming

Community Project Teacher Responsibilities

1. START Meet with students (groups) to support them in the planning, organizing, and reflecting process. Keep them moving forward and on track. Encourage. Support.

2. OVERSEE Help them develop ideas and plan for possible, relevant service. Ask questions. Provide specific feedback. Help them find resources.

3. TROUBLESHOOTING Help them find solutions. How will you fix that? What can you do to find out more? What else has been done?

4. REFLECTION Use the rubrics to guide their thinking. Make sure they complete Process Journals

5. ASSESSMENT Did students: complete the process, finish process journals, create a presentation, complete reflection statement.

COMMUNITY PROJECT EXAMPLE

Working with McLanes Children’s Hospital

Structure and Timetable

September/October 2017 (Community Project Wednesdays)

Define COMMUNITY.

Form community

project groups and

think about your

project topic with your

group members.

Structure and Timetable

November/December 2017 (Community Project Wednesdays)

Refine your TOPIC

IDEA with your group

and present it to our

Community Project

class.

Structure and Timetable

JANUARY 2017 (Community Project Wednesdays)

Conduct RESEARCH

and gather data. If

your project involves

ACTION, set up group

visits for DIRECT

SERVICE.

Structure and Timetable

FEBRUARY 2017 (Community Project Wednesdays)

Complete Research

and Direct Action, if

needed. Decide on

PRESENTATION

format.

Structure and Timetable

MARCH – MAY 2017 (Community Project Wednesdays)

Prepare presentation

for class (15 minutes

– all group members

must participate

equally). Present!

Structure and Timetable

ANY QUESTIONS????