Personal Project ideas
Mathematics
offers many opportunities for learning through action. Inspiration from mathematics for
community projects and personal projects might include inquiries into:
the statistical analysis of a local or global sustainability issue
the mathematical analysis of athletic performance by a team or individual
developing networking solutions for transport routes to and from school.
Arts offers many opportunities for learning through action. Inspiration from arts for community projects and
personal projects might include inquiries into:
the beneficial effects of the arts on the human condition
designing and leading arts workshops
writing or directing a production
learning a musical instrument.
Design
offers many opportunities for learning through action. Inspiration from design for community projects
and personal projects might include inquiries into:
design methodologies, organizations, heroes or movements
important personal, community or global issues, problems and solutions
the development of sustainable solutions to everyday problems
improving lives in the school, local community or wider world through the development of new
technologies.
Individuals and societies
offers many opportunities for learning through action. Inspiration from
individuals and societies for community projects and personal projects might include inquiries into:
entrepreneurship, business and economic issues
propaganda, persuasion and the impact of contemporary social and mass media
stereotypes, identity, values and cultural adaptation
local and global challenges in human and natural geography
the historical development and impact of a significant person, group or idea.
Language acquisition
offers many opportunities for learning through action. Language acquisition
could inspire community projects and personal projects that have as their goal:
to develop a series of language lessons for a self-taught language course for the target language
being studied by the student
to create an awareness campaign on an issue of personal, local or global significance and to conduct
and communicate the campaign in multiple languages, including the target language being studied by the
student
to write a storybook and initiate a buddy-reading programme in the target language with younger
learners in the school community
to create a recipe book that represents the cultural heritage of the target language being studied by
the student.
Physical and health education
offers many opportunities for learning through action. Inspiration
from physical and health education for community projects and personal projects might include inquiries into:
sports or recreational activities, organizations or facilities
important personal, community or global health issues
goals for increased well-being or performance
healthier lives in the school, local community or wider world.
Sciences
offers many opportunities for learning through action. Inspiration from sciences for community
projects and personal projects might include inquiries into:
scientific principles and natural phenomena of personal interest
applications of science to solve practical problems
individual, community or global challenges that require scientific understanding
scientific literacy in local and national communities
the impact of scientific developments and innovations.
Language and literature offers many opportunities for learning through action; language and literature
could inspire community projects and personal projects that have any of the following as their goal.
To advocate for a social change or improvement in the community of the student’s home country, the
host country where the school is located or in the country of the mother tongue of the student or the target
language being studied by the student.
To create an awareness campaign on an issue of personal, local or global significance and to
conduct and communicate the campaign in multiple languages.
To organize and participate in an event such as a performance, a debate or a poetry recital for an
audience of the school community and the public, as a charity event or cultural event or both.
To write a short story, poetry anthology or a play that represents a theme of personal, local or global
significance.