MYP Freshman Foundations
MYP Freshman Foundations serves as an introduction to Central High School for all 9th-grade students similar to our AVID program.
In this semester-long class, students are provided with guidance and time to plan their learning path through high school and beyond by
- exploring the IB MYP Approaches to Learning (ATL’s),
- taking part in Cloud Coach, an e-mentoring program provided by Best Prep, and
- exploring careers through our Career Seminar course.
Completing an MYP Community Project of their choosing, students learn the IB MYP inquiry process: Inquiry-Action-Reflection. As students become involved in the self-initiated and self-directed inquiry learning process, they will construct in-depth knowledge on their topic as well as develop an understanding of themselves as learners.
The IB MYP Community Project
As a consolidation of learning, the community project engages students in a sustained, in-depth inquiry leading to service as action in the community.
Community Project Objectives
Objective A: Investigating
Students should be able to:
i. Define a goal to address a need within a community, based on personal interests
ii. Identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project
iii. Demonstrate research skills
Objective B: Planning
Students should be able to:
i. Develop a proposal for action to serve the need in the community
ii. Plan and record the development process of the project
iii. Demonstrate self-management skills
Objective C: Action
Students should be able to:
i. Demonstrate service as action as a result of the project
ii. Demonstrate thinking skills
iii. Demonstrate communication and social skills
Objective D: Reflection
Students should be able to:
i. Evaluate the quality of the service as action against the proposal
ii. Reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding of service learning
iii. Reflect on their development of ATL skills
Examples from Central students:
- Emotional Regulation Mini Guide website by Hope Xiong
- Bringing to Light the Problem of Rat Poison by Athenasia Kotsanos