Personal Project

1. Examples of Excellent Projects

2. Aicha Camara, ’17
Topic: Hunger in West Africa
Goal: To provide information about the best organizations for
donations and how individuals can help in order to stop hunger.
Global Context: Fairness and Development
Product: website
www.crowdrise.com/giveforhunger *
www.cowdrise.com/fundforhunger **
*Link for charity which will showd the total amount of money raised
** Fundraiser for charity which includes the video

3. Tobias Cormack, ’17
Topic: Improving Water Usage
Goal: Find solutions for the drought in California
Global Context: Scientific and Technical Innovation
Product: research brief with the history of water usage in CA, current
data and statistics and possible solutions

4. Julia Bainum, ’17
Topic: Alzheimer's Disease
Goal: To write a children’s book that explains the change in family
dynamics when a loved one has Alzheimer’s Disease
Global Context: Identifies and Relationships
Product: original children’s book

5. Daniel Grier, ’17
Topic: Independent Record Labels
Goal: To write an original song about the independent record business
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression
Product: original song

6. Faith McKoy, ’17
Topic: Getting Teens to Help Eradicate World Hunger
Goal: To raise teenagers’ awareness about world hunger
Global Context: Globalization and Sustainability
Product: develop and present a plan for a teenager run foundation to help
eradicate world hunger

7. Leah Balter, ’17
Topic: The intrinsic nature of God and religion
Goal: Create an awareness documentary about what it means to be
religious
Global Context: Identifies and Relationships
Product: documentary (click link below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqspdRsYbRg

8. Stachal Harris, ’17
Topic: The Affect of Literature of Adolescents
Goal: To persuade my peers that books have a powerful effect on them
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression
Product: Collection of personal reflections about literature that was impactful

9. Louis Williams, ’17
Topic: Extra Curricular Activities as Safe Spaces for Students
Goal: Compose a play that illustrates the impact that extra curricular activities
have on students.
Global Context: Identities and Relationships
Product: original play

10. Kyliah Carter, ’17
Topic: Gender Inequality in Athletics
Goal: Persuade peers that there is gender inequality in athletics
Global Context: Fairness and Development
Product: persuasive presentation

11. Keren Stearns, ’17
Topic: Aboriginal Art
Goal: To create an original instrument that
incorporates elements of Aboriginal culture
Global Context: Personal and Cultural
Expression
Product: instrument

12. Sophie Elisseeff, ’17
Topic: The Effect of Therapeutic Riding
Goal: To understand the horse and rider connection and how it helps
children and adults with special needs
Global Context: Identities and Relationships
Product: documentary (click link below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB9xVDl69EI