Notre Dame sophomores in the school’s International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program presented their personal projects today in the school gymnasium. More photos are below.
The International Baccalaureate says it places “great importance” on the development of each student’s unique talent and the person project provides a critical assessment of how that talent has manifested itself over the course of the MYP. Each personal project is monitored by a teacher/supervisor, but it is the student’s responsibility to complete all its components.
The personal project encourages students to learn to manage and direct their own inquiry and further develop the skills they have learned through the MYP. Under a teacher’s supervision, each student leads the process of developing the personal project and assessment stands as a summative review of each student's ability to conduct independent work using the areas of interaction as contexts for their learning.
The MYP course of study consists of eight subject groups integrated through five interactive areas providing global contexts for learning. Students are required to study at least two languages (as part of their multilingual profile), humanities, sciences, mathematics, arts, physical education and technology. In their final year, students undertake this independent personal project to demonstrate the development of their skills and understanding.
The projects will remain set up throughout the next few days, including during the parent-teacher conferences that began today.
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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.