Your work in the Community Project will be assessed against defined assessment criteria and not against the work of other students:

• There are 4 distinct assessment criteria ( A - D )
• All criteria are assessed out of a maximum of 8
• The maximum number of points attainable in the Community Project is 32
• The points for each criterion are then added together to give a criterion levels total for the Community Project.
• Your Community Project levels and comment will be included on your Semester 2 school report.

Criterion A: Investigating

Maximum: 8
In the Community Project, students should:
i. define a goal to address a need within a community, based on personal interests
ii. identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project

iii. demonstrate research skills.

Criterion B: Planning

Maximum: 8
In the Community Project, students should:
i. develop a proposal for action to serve the need in the community
ii. plan and record the development process of the project
iii. demonstrate self-management skills.

Criterion C: Taking Action

Maximum: 8
In the Community Project, students should:
i. demonstrate service as action as a result of the project
ii. demonstrate thinking skills
iii. demonstrate communication and social skills.

Criterion D: Reflecting

Maximum: 8
In the Community Project, students should:
i. evaluate the quality of the service as action against the proposal
ii. reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding of service learning
iii. reflect on their development of ATL skills.

(IB, 2014, pp. 36-39)