On Apr. 17 sophomores in honors English decorated the cafeteria with their individual MYP projects. The fair consisted of multiple creative projects ranging from endangered animals to korean pop music dubbed “K-Pop.”
The MYP fair was hosted by MYP Coordinator, Linda Bradshaw. The fair was held during the W4 period and again in the evening. 165 projects were presented in the fair, while teachers and schoolmates walked around and engaged in the presentations.
“The students did an outstanding job and it showed a lot of creativity and diversity,” Bradshaw said.
The MYP fair was a chance for the students to present their visual projects for their peers and teachers. The projects ranged from brochures, to posters, and scrapbooks.
The students began their project process by finding a supervisor. The supervisor would check journals and aid in the process. The students also completed twelve journals for a grade. The journals sorted ideas and helped form a solid project. Then students made their visual creative project. The visual could range from a song to a pamphlet. The visuals are then presented during the fair. Afterwards the supervisors grade the final product along with the final paper.
“I really like K-Pop and I wanted to do something really easy and something that would not stress me out. My project was bright and colorful,” sophomore Effie Kalulu said.
While some students chose topics they thought would be quick and easy, others chose topics that interested them.
Sophomore Iman Naieem created a project on jazz dancing by creating a scrapbook. Others created cookbooks, and some even created their own music.
“I chose to do my project on jazz dancing because I have been dancing since I was three and jazz is my favorite. First I came up with ideas and planned, then started research, gathered all the information I needed and put it all together into a scrapbook,” Naieem said.
“I wanted to make a scrapbook about endangered animals. I am really interested in my topic and I love to take pictures,” said sophomore Brenna Schields.
Overall, the MYP fair was a success and a way for students to express their interests in a creative way.
“I had a good time explaining what I learned to the teachers and students,” Naieem said.
“I was really great and I expect it to be better next year,” Bradshaw said.
