Impact Projects
To fulfill our vision and give life to our values at Albany Senior High School you will be engaging in an Impact Project. This is your chance to follow and explore your passions in an authentic project that makes a positive contribution to our community. You will be in charge of your learning.
The 5Ps will guide you through this process:
- Preparation
- Performing the plan
- Proposal Presentation of learning
- Planning
- Preparation
You may work on your own or in a group.
- Choose a topic based on your interests.
- Think about how your project will benefit your community.
- Present your topic to the Impact Project Committee. The Impact Project Committee link you with other people who have shared interests, register your group and assign a supervising teacher.
- Develop a focus for your topic. You may ask an open-ended question about what you are hoping to do.
- Investigate the potential of your idea to see if it is achievable, and to ensure that the contribution you intend to make will be meaningful!
- Talk to a community advisor or other expert to get feedback about your idea.
- Identify some potential stakeholders and work out ways to gather and understand their points of view e.g. survey, focus groups, video-conferencing.
- Do some reading around your idea, and look up recent articles on the internet or in the library so you become more of an expert.
Learn more about impact projects: "Igniting passions".
