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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
2020-2021 P3
personal passion projects
In our Middle School (grades 5-8), all students participate in our personal passion project (P3) program. This is the third year for our P3 program.
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P3 GOALS
Why are we doing this?
The following slides explain some of the reasons we do P3. (Yep we present these reasons to kids and parents too!)
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1. Determine what you are passionate about.
Determining what students are passionate about is often the hardest thing. In the past, we have let students choose anything they found interesting. It frequently proved difficult to keep student's attention on that topic all year.
This year, we are using the design thinking process to help students solve a problem they are passionate about. By connecting to a problem and breaking down the process, it helps students remain a bit more focused on their topic.
This year, we are using the design thinking process to help students solve a problem they are passionate about. By connecting to a problem and breaking down the process, it helps students remain a bit more focused on their topic.
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2. Pursue a passion, chosen by you, for most of the school year.
Students focus on their P3 topic for the entire school year.
A P3 class, which all MS students take, meets once a week for one class period throughout the school year. We also have one week dedicated to it in March, when all classes are suspended so students can concentrate on their projects.
A P3 class, which all MS students take, meets once a week for one class period throughout the school year. We also have one week dedicated to it in March, when all classes are suspended so students can concentrate on their projects.
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3. Improve your communication skills by working with a mentor.
A HUGE part of our P3 program is MENTORSHIP! We work hard to pair each project up with an adult mentor from our community. Here is a student working with a Roycemore parent on a comic book project.
4. Organize and complete a large project from start to finish.
Project management is an important skill that our students need a lot of practice in. P3 helps them walk through the steps of the project in a structured way, while still having a lot of voice in the work.
PROBLEM SOLVING
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DESIGN THINKING
We use the design thinking process and encourage students to work on solving a problem they care about for P3.
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Though there are many design thinking models, this is the one we have been using from our program (from Future Design School). Students start with a problem, brainstorm solution ideas, gather feedback, and prototype their ideas. They cycle back and forth through these steps.
What do you wish was better?
To help them determine a topic, students participated in a brainstorming workshop. We asked them to think about this question.
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What do you wish was better?
- ... in your home?
- ... in your school?
- ... in your community?
- ... in the world?
We asked students to think of as many answers to these questions as they could. They wrote each answer on sticky notes and put them all up on the wall.
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Finally, we asked students to put together one problem with one passion. This (ideally) became their P3 topic.
How might we?
Each student (or small group of students) wrote a How Might We...? question based on the topic they chose.
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How might we?
- HMW help people connect while learning remotely?
- HMW go outside more?
- HMW stop animal abuse?
- HMW give kids a break from homework?
- HMW end gun violence?
Each student (or small group of students) wrote a How Might We...? question based on the topic they chose. Here are some examples.
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How might we?
- HMW help Black transgender women through the use of art?
- HMW give kids service animals that they can't afford?
- HMW make deciding what to eat more fun?
- HMW help people learn languages more easily?
- HMW make people read more books?
Each student (or small group of students) wrote a How Might We...? question based on the topic they chose. Here are some examples.
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We encourage our students to "fall in love with the problem" not the solution. This is tough! Often we want to focus immediately on doing the thing we think will help, or on the first idea we have. But in order to truly design helpful solutions, we must first thoroughly understand the problem.
Experience Week
one week dedicated to P3
We have one week with no regular middle school classes. Students focus entirely on P3. This is what we call Experience Week. This year Experience Week will be March 15-19.
One unique aspect of Experience Week is that we encourage and allow students to go off-campus during that week.
We work with parents starting in November to plan what students might do. Students can go off-campus to visit sites relevant to their project with parent approval and transportation. This is not required- we plan a fantastic week for those who do stay on campus.
We usually plan 2-3 faculty-led field trips as well, so that everyone has a chance to learn offsite at least once.
One unique aspect of Experience Week is that we encourage and allow students to go off-campus during that week.
We work with parents starting in November to plan what students might do. Students can go off-campus to visit sites relevant to their project with parent approval and transportation. This is not required- we plan a fantastic week for those who do stay on campus.
We usually plan 2-3 faculty-led field trips as well, so that everyone has a chance to learn offsite at least once.
P3 Expo
(It was yesterday!)
Finally, students shared their work in progress at our P3 Expo at the end of Experience Week!
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Finally, students shared their work in progress at our P3 Expo at the end of Experience Week!
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Finally, students shared their work in progress at our P3 Expo at the end of Experience Week!
Mentors
Students are in touch with their mentors as often as possible throughout the process. Here is one of our 8th graders with his mentor at our Expo!
What's the time commitment?
- A few emails between now and March
- Optional: phone or video calls
- Attend our (virtual) Expo in March if possible
Please consider mentoring!
- Fill out the form at bit.ly/P3MENTOR
- Or email Beth: eshutters @roycemoreschool.org
For more info about our P3 program, please visit our website, or follow us on Instagram and Twitter!
https://sites.google.com/roycemoreschool.org/mse/programs/p3
and/or fill out the form at http://bit.ly/P3MENTOR
@RoycemoreP3 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roycemorep3/
@shnology (Elizabeth Shutters) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shnology
https://sites.google.com/roycemoreschool.org/mse/programs/p3
and/or fill out the form at http://bit.ly/P3MENTOR
@RoycemoreP3 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roycemorep3/
@shnology (Elizabeth Shutters) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shnology
Thank you!
- @RoycemoreP3 on Instagram
- @shnology (Elizabeth Shutters) on Twitter
For more info about our P3 program, please visit our website, or follow us on Instagram and Twitter!
https://sites.google.com/roycemoreschool.org/mse/programs/p3
@RoycemoreP3 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roycemorep3/
@shnology (Elizabeth Shutters) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shnology
https://sites.google.com/roycemoreschool.org/mse/programs/p3
@RoycemoreP3 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roycemorep3/
@shnology (Elizabeth Shutters) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shnology
3M Young Scientist Challenge
We may be asking students to participate in this challenge: https://www.youngscientistlab.com/challenge. Students will create a 1-2 minute video about their work to submit for the contest. This can double as part of their Expo share!
Keep an eye out for more info on this, as it does require parental registration.
Keep an eye out for more info on this, as it does require parental registration.
