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Student Name: ______________________ Advisement Teacher: _____________________

Marietta Middle School

MYP Community Service Project

2014-2015

 

 

 

 

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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.

MMS mission statement Marietta Middle School aims to provide a rigorous education from a global perspective by creating an academically challenging learning experience that encourages critical thinking, promotes collaboration, and inspires intellectual independence which supports life-long learning.

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Date Name of Supervisor Location Description of what your duties were

Length of Time

Signature of Supervisor

Total Hours: __________________

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What is the Community Project? Have you ever wanted input in what or how you learn at school? Have you even been inspired to affect change in your community (class, school, city, state, country, world)? Well, here’s your opportunity! Welcome to the Community Project. The Community Project is your project to do what you want to do, to show the skills you have developed in the IB Middle Years Program. The Community Project consists of four main components: a focus on service, process journal, statement of reflection, and a presentation. You will choose a topic and enjoy learning about it as you research and develop your chosen service.

What are some examples of the Community Project?

The Community Project can take many forms, but all must be framed in one Global Context. The following are some examples to inspire your thinking.

Identities and Relationships Orientation in Space and Time Who am I? Who are we? •Laughter therapy campaign in children’s hospital or elder care home • Tutoring classes providing additional or special instruction to primary school students • Researching the effects of cola drinks on digestion and developing a

campaign to promote healthy choices available from school vending machines.

What is the meaning of ‘where’ and ‘when? •Joining a museum or historical society in the community to contribute to maintaining, restoring, and recovering local history • Making a plan for wheelchair

accessibility • Inspired by lack of facilities in the local community, seeking to improve the facilities for young people by producing an article for the school magazine summarizing the problem and possible solutions

Personal and Cultural Expression Scientific and Technical Innovation What is the nature and purpose of creative expression? •Improving the environment in the local hospital by designing and creating a series of pictures to hang in the corridors

• Performing a theatre play to raise awareness on bullying • Promoting intercultural understanding through a graffiti contest

How do we understand the worlds in which we live? •Helping a local community make an efficient, low-cost use of energy-powered devices •Developing a programme to

promote the use of wind energy for domestic devices •Campaigning to reduce paper use and to promote recycling •Campaigning to reduce water, electricity or fuel waste

Globalization and Sustainability Fairness and Development How is everything connected? •Campaigning to raise awareness and reduce plastic straw waste use • Passing a plan to local authorities for tree planting

in an area in need of re-greening • Creating a school or community garden

What are the consequences of our common humanity? •Campaigning for fair-trade awareness • Contributing to educational opportunities,

for example, supporting a local non-governmental organization that works on literacy in our town • Addressing the concerns of immigrants and migrant populations

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What is the timeline? September 2014: The Proposal

October 2014: Research and the Action Plan

November-December 2014: Taking Action

January 2015: Preparing the Statement of Reflection

February 2015: Preparing the Presentation

March 2015: Sharing the Community Project

April 2015: Submit Community Service Log, Process Journal, and Final Draft of Reflection

*All Final MYP Community Project Grades will go on Quarter 4 Progress Report.

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