Community Project Virtual Showcase

Silver Spring International Middle School

Middle Years Programme

8^th Grade Community Project

Names: Victor Duran Huanca, Ceana Huang, and Brian Rodriguez-Chinchilla

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Coach: Ms. Green

My Topic

What community did you focus on for your Community Project?

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the local community around ssims

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What need/issue did you focus on for your Community?

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Informing others to help them understand how to limit the amount of pollution and toxic gases that go into the air making.

Guiding Question

Criterion A (i): define a highly challenging goal to address a need within a community, based on personal interests

Guiding Question:

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How can I inform the local community about how pollution is harming the environment?

Our project connects to the Global Context, Globalization and sustainability because we are trying to inform others to help take care of the environment.

Criterion A- Evidence

Criterion A (i): define a highly challenging goal to address a need within a community, based on personal interests

Proposal for Action

Criterion B (i): develop a proposal for action to serve the need in the community

Criterion B : Evidence

Criterion B (ii): plan and record the development process of the project

Criterion B (iii): demonstrate self-management skills

Communication & Social Skills

Criterion C (iii) demonstrate communication and social skills

Questions for students who were in a group

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1. How did your group stay in touch throughout the Community Project (did you email, text, call each other?)

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We were all in touch.

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• How well did you and your group handle conflict and any obstacles you faced?

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We had almost no problem but sometimes not all the group member wasn’t there many times.

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• How often did you meet with your coach and did you communicate with your coach outside of coaching sessions?

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We met usually once a week.

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• Discuss any other relevant communication with organizations from outside of MCPS you engaged in for your Community Project!

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We did not contact any organizations outside of MCPS.

Taking Action!

criterion C (i) demonstrate service as action as a result of the project

Thinking Skills

Criterion C (ii) demonstrate thinking skills

criterion D (i) evaluate the quality of the service as action against the proposal

Questions to Answer

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1. Describe at least one time that you/your group had to evaluate evidence or arguments during your Community Project?

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Our group evaluated evidence while we were gathering information. We found information and checked if it related to our main point and presentation. We looked at how trustworthy the site also is to make sure we get the best information we could. We also reviewed the information we gotten after we typed it down onto the presentation and revised it.

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• Were you able to complete the action you planned to take in your Proposal for Action?

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Yes, we were able to complete our action based on our plans.

• if your action was different than what you originally planned, talk about why you had to make changes!
• Did you answer your Guiding Question?

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Yes, we answered your guiding question.

Reflection

Criterion D (ii): reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding of service learning

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• What did you learn about your community or your topic?

Victor: I learned that pollution is a huge problem for not only our community but for our world because of the damages it causes to our environment and health.

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Brian: I’ve learned that pollution can serious harm to our planet and us humans also other living species.

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Ceana: I learned about how pollution has ability to cause wildfires is some areas where it’s already pretty warm.

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• Why is community service important?(why is it important to help your community?

Victor: Community service is important because in reality not many people care to help our world so community service is a way for people to help

Brian: Community service is important because each they go clean it helps our community.

Ceana: It is important because if a community service wasn’t available we could lose this Earth sooner than we think.

• Do you think your project was successful? why or why not?

Victor: yes, because not only does it tell the importance of community service but it also tells the damages that happen and could happen if we don't help

Brain: Yes, I think our project was successful because it proves and gives examples of pollution and the harm it causes and how to reduce pollution.

Ceana: Yes I think our project was successful because it should be able to get our point across about pollution.

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Approaches to Learning Skills Reflection

Criterion D (iii): reflect on their development of ATL skills

Questions to Answer

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1. How has completing the Community Project helped you develop your Self-management skills?

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It has helped us keep track of when everything is supposed to be done or due.

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• How has completing the Community Project helped you develop your Thinking skills?

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It has helped us think of many things like what we need to do.

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• How has completing the Community Project helped you develop your Communication and Social skills?

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It’s helped us express ourselves a bit in writing about the environment .

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• How has completing the Community Project helped you develop your Reflection skills?

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We have been able to reflect on my work and what we have done.