The following resources may be useful in planning your own Passion Project. Each resource links to a PDF that can be downloaded to your computer. Please respect the ownership of the documents as noted at the foot of each page.
Exhibition Contracts
We used the sample contracts from the IBO to create our own contracts. We shared the purpose of the contract with our students and had them work in groups to write contracts for each student and each family to sign.
IBO Sample Contract - Students
Riverstone Sample - Parents
Inquiry Cycle
This document offers one way of looking at the process of inquiry. It is worth noting that the final point in the cycle is not the presenting of the work - that the inquiry continues after the presentation. Permeating the inquiry is the call to action - how will you use what you know to the benefit of yourself and others?
Exhibition Overview
This document offers a summary of the key points of the Exhibition. It is intended as a one-page summary of the features you can expect to see in The Passion Project and would be useful to have available to parents following the information evening.
Learner Profile Reflection
The Learner Profile is at the heart of the PYP Exhibition. This document provides guiding questions based on the Learner Profile as a reflective tool for use during The Passion Project. Responses to these questions could be recorded via audio/video, written by students or used as discussion points in small groups.
Transdisciplinary Skills Assessment
We had a number of options for students to measure their skills growth over the course of The Passion Project. The trick is to balance keeping an eye on development without it overwhelming the process. Choose or modify from the options below to suit your needs:
Transdisciplinary Self Assessment
Transdisciplinary Skills for Portfolios
PYP Concepts and Questions
The Passion Project is part of a concept-based program where we focus on big ideas and draw out questions from these to guide our inquiries. The following document outlines these concepts and the questions that arise from them. Identifying concepts for your inquiry is like putting on a tinted lens --how do you view your inquiry through different conceptual lenses?
Golden Circle
This document is the one we used during our Passions Tour and the one the students used during whole class, small group, and one-on-one sessions to help them uncover their 'why'?
Guide to Pages
The following document, whilst not specific to The Passion Project, contains some useful tips for creating documents using Pages. Once you become familiar with the suite of tools know as the Inspector, your skills will transfer to Keynote and Numbers which uses the same interface.
Inspiring Action
This document takes another look at the PYP Key Concepts and the element of taking action. Through the concepts, the idea of moving from knowing to doing is explored through guiding questions. This document would be useful to help guide student action as they look to see how their passion can impact their community.
SLC Goals Sheet
SLC Guidelines
These documents are useful leading up to and during the Student Led Conference. We found that during the conference time was ideal for families to set goals together and the guidelines helped to focus the discussion throughout the conference.
Student Led Conference Guidelines