Middle Years Program: (ages 12-16)

According to IB, the MYP is a challenging framework that encourages students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world. The MYP is a five-year programme (G6-10). Students who complete the MYP are well-prepared to undertake the IB Diploma Programme (DP) or Career-related Program (CP). In the final year of the programme, optional MYP eAssessment provides IB-validated grades based on examinations and course work.

Personal Project

MYP students in their final year explore an area of personal interest over an

extended period. It provides them the opportunity to consolidate their learning and

develop important skills they’ll need in both further education and life beyond the

classroom. It also helps them develop confidence to become principled, lifelong

learners.

Elements of the personal project

The personal project formally assesses students’ approaches to

learning (ATL) skills for self-management, research,

communication, critical and creative thinking, and collaboration.

The project is made up of a process, a product and a reflective

report.

1. process —ideas, criteria, developments, challenges, plans,

research, possible solutions and progress reports

2. product or outcome—evidence of tangible or intangible

results: what the student was aiming to achieve or create

3. report—an account of the project and its impact, to a structure

that follows the assessment criteria. The report describes both

the process of creating the project and an evaluation of the

impact of the process on the student or their learning.

The report is assessed by the supervisor and externally

moderated by the IB to ensure a globally consistent standard of

excellence. Each project is awarded a final achievement grade.

Community Project

Through the Middle Years Programme (MYP) projects, students experience the

responsibility of completing a significant piece of work over an extended period of

time.

MYP projects encourage students to reflect on their learning and

the outcomes of their work – key skills that prepare them for

success in further study, the workplace and the community.

Students who complete the MYP in Year 3 or Year 4 complete the

community project. All students who complete the MYP in Year 5

complete the personal project.

The community project provides an important opportunity for

students ages 13-14 to collaborate and pursue service learning.

Schools register all MYP Year 5 students for external moderation of

the personal project, promoting a global standard of quality.

MYP projects are student-centred and age-appropriate, and they

enable students to engage in practical explorations through a cycle

of inquiry, action and reflection.