Personal project inspiration 3

Wearable Dwelling
Providing shelter for displaced, homeless people
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The 'wearable
dwelling' – a coat for
refugees that turns into
a tent Royal College of
Art students have
designed a
multipurpose garment
for refugees, made
from the insulated
material used by
marathon runners

The EMPWR coat
Warmth and a bed for homeless people
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The EMPWR coat is a water-resistant
jacket, which can transform into a
sleeping bag, or be worn as an over-
the-shoulder bag when not in use.
The coat is constructed of durable,
water resistant Cordura fabric from
Carhartt, upcycled automotive
insulation from General Motors, and
other materials provided by
generous donors. It costs $100 to
sponsor a coat, which covers the
cost of labor, materials, and
overhead expenses.

British to American
Graphic Design images for translation
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Illustrated
Infographic Shows
63 Differences
Between American
and British English

THE RIGHT CUP
trick your brain - drink more water!
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The fruit flavored cup
that tricks the brain into
thinking your plain
water is flavored.

AQUA-FARM
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming
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A a self-cleaning fish
tank that grows organic
sprouts and herbs. In
this low-maintenance,
mini aquaponics
ecosystem, the fish feed
the plants and plants
clean the water — no
water changes required!

Water is Life
Portable straw that filters any water
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The filter is a portable water
purifier, which can be used in
any water source to provide
clean and safe drinking water.

Adidas Parley Running Shoe
Shoes made from recycled ocean plastic
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Adidas are working with
Parley to transform ocean
plastic pollution into high
performance sportswear.

MicroBit
Beep beep beep beep beep
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A tiny free computer that gets kids coding. The
website includes activities and teaching ideas!

Drinkable Book
filters water and teaches proper sanitation & hygiene
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Each book is printed on technologically
advanced filter paper, capable of killing
deadly waterborne diseases. And each
page is coated with silver nanoparticles,
whose ions actively kill diseases like
cholera, typhoid and E. coli. Once water
is passed through the filter, bacteria
count is reduced by over 99.99%, making
the filtered water comparable to tap
water in the United States of America.
The paper costs only pennies to produce, making it by far the cheapest
option on the market. Each filter is capable of giving someone up to 30 days
worth of clean water. And each book is capable of providing someone with
clean water for up to 4 years.

Post/Biotics
A fun kit lab to crowd-source drug research
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A citizen-science platform and
'lab in a box' toolkit providing
the equipment, knowledge and
science network everybody
needs to support researchers in
new antibiotic development.

3D Famous Offices
Imagined office spaces
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Detailed 3D Floor Plans
of Famous Offices from
Beloved TV Shows.
The real estate
marketing company
Drawbotics set
themselves up for an
epic TV marathon
when they decided to
create 3D floor plans of
beloved television
shows.

Arabic Illustrations
A tool for learning Arabic
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Architect and graphic
designer Mahmoud
Tammam has
translated his love of
word manipulation into
a delightful series
celebrating language.

THe SMOG FREE PROJECT
A tower that collects city smog
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The Smog Free Tower
creates smog free air
zones in the largest and
most polluted cities
around the world. The
Smog Free tower allows
people to breathe and
experience what clean
air in a city really means.

Edible Pouncer Drone
delivers aid to victims of natural disasters & conflict
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The Pouncer drone, developed by
former army logistics expert Nigel
Gifford, has a three-metre-wide hull
and wings that enclose vacuum-
packed foods and medical supplies.
Its wooden framework is made
from sustainable sources, but within
12 months Gifford's company –
Windhorse Aerospace – hopes to
replace this structure with edible
food components.

Furniture for Prisons
Norwegian students design prison furniture
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An embracing chair designed to soothe anxiety and a lamp
that anyone can be taught to manufacture are among items
of furniture designed for prisons by students from Norway's
University of Bergen.

FLAT PACK SHELTERS
let’s start with the first set of slides
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The shelter was developed
through a collaboration
between the IKEA
Foundation, the United
Nations Refugee Agency
(UNHCR) and the Better
Shelter social enterprise. It
can be built quickly from a
flat-pack and gives families
who lose their homes during
conflicts and disasters a
more dignified life.

Tiny Houses
Living solutions for our increasingly gull world
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What are tiny houses? The tiny
house movement? Tiny living?
Simply put, it is a social
movement where people are
choosing to downsize the
space they live in. The typical
American home is around 2,600
square feet, whereas the
typical small or tiny house is
between 100 and 400 square
feet. Tiny houses come in all
shapes, sizes, and forms, but
they enable simpler living in a
smaller, more efficient space.

MRIs FOR CHILDREN
let’s start with the first set of slides
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Redesigned MRI scanners
to make them more child
friendly!

Gunshot Sealer
Sealing wounds within 15 seconds
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This pocket-size
device uses tiny
spongers to stop
bleeding fasts. Allows
you to seal injuries, like
gunshot wounds, in 15
seconds!

London Underground Map shows
Walking Time Between Stations
Gets Londoners walking
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Transport for London
has released another
alternative version of
the Tube map—and
it’s actually really
useful. The London
transport manager
has created a ‘Walk
the Tube’ map,
which shows how
long it takes to totter
between stations

Edible Cookie Cup
Lavazza cookie cup for coffees
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Made with a cookie for
the outside and a
special patented sugar
icing on the inside. Dual
purpose – it creates an
insulator for the cookie
and add sweetness to
the coffee!

Vertical Farming
The farm that runs without sun, soil or water
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The world's largest,
and possibly most
sophisticated indoor
farm -- where greens
grow without sun, soil
or water. Well, almost
no water. AeroFarms,
the company behind
the venture, say they
will use 95% less water
than a conventional
outdoor farm.

ROBOTIC SOMNAX PILLOW
gently "breathes" to soothe users to sleep
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This soft robotic pillow combats
sleepless nights by "breathing" in
and out as users hold it close. The
device is aimed at those struggling
to fall asleep. By cuddling up to the
pillow – which helps induce a slow,
regular rhythm of breathing – users
are soothed to sleep.

Space Cup
An astronauts' cup that works in zero gravity
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A team of researchers
at Portland State
University has
developed a coffee
cup that gives
astronauts in space
an earth-like drinking
experience by driving
liquid towards the
mouth.

Flat-Pack Greenhouse
IKea does it again
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IKEA Releases DIY
Instructions to Create
Your Own Globe-Shaped
Greenhouse

Repairing crumbling monuments with Lego
Everything is AWESOME
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A German artist
has spent the last
three years
travelling the
world fixing
crumbling walls
and monuments
using Lego.

Streets are paved with gold
Walking on sunshine
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Contemporary artist Rachel
Sussman is mending cracks
in our urban environment
with her series Sidewalk
Kintsukuroi. Inspired by
kintsugi—also known as
kintsukuroi—the Japanese
art of repairing broken
pottery with gold, Sussman
brings this philosophy to
city pavements.

Mini Museum
Table Top
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New ‘Mini
Museum’ Lets
You Display a
Quirky Tabletop
Gallery at Home!
Bring home
science, history
and more!

Valentines Cards
Pop up surprises
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19th Century Valentines
Are Surprising and
Romantic Works of Art.
The concept ‘for your
eyes only’ inspired the
design for these types
of cards.

CONCRETE CANVAS
Easy to build, cheap, permanent housing
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Quickly construct a building
made of concrete canvas—
a material that has all the
elements of concrete, but is
flexible enough to be
turned into any shape. This
technology allows people
to erect permanent
structures in a fraction of
the time needed for
traditional building
techniques.

Braille Smartwatch
Users Feel Messages on Screen
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World’s First
Braille
Smartwatch
has Tactile Dots
for Users to
Feel Messages
on Screen

The Great Brain Experiment
An app to crowdsource data about how we think and act
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Neuroscientists at UCL have
'gamified' their research,
creating a quirky, fun app
which turns neuroscience
experiments into games.
Each time you play you'll be
contributing data to a huge
scientific experiment, taking
part in research that could
previously only be
conducted on small groups
of volunteers in the lab.

Eat. Plant. Love.
Seed-bearing lollipop (sticks), made in the USA
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After you’ve
eaten the
lollipop, you
can plant the
lollipop seed!
Water it every
day and see
what will grow.

FAST CHARGING BATTERY
Eesha Khare - 18 years old
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Eesha Khare, 18-Year-
Old, Invents Device
That Charges Cell
Phone Battery In Under
30 Seconds!

OCEAN CLEANUP ARRAY
Boyan Slat - 19 years old
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19-year-old Dutch engineering
student Boyan Slat devises
plan to rid the world’s oceans
of 7.25 million tons of plastic.
Dubbed the Ocean Cleanup
Array, Boyan Slat’s concept
involves anchoring 24 sifters to
the ocean floor and letting the
sea’s own currents direct the
plastic bits into miles of
booms, or connected chains of
timbers used to catch floating

Algae Car Fumes
Param Jaggi - 19 years
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Jaggi designed a
device that uses algae
to turn a car’s carbon
dioxide emissions into
oxygen. It plugs into
the tailpipe and
transforms gases
through a jerry-rigged
photosynthesis
process. The cost: $30.

SIGN LANGUAGE GLOVES
Ryan Patterson - Age 17
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Ryan Patterson of Grand
Junction, CO invented an
easily transportable tool
for translating sign
language and
communicating with the
deaf when he was in high
school

Mine Detector
Marian Bechtel - Age 17
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Bechtel invented a
simple, inexpensive mine
detector. It uses sound
waves to help find mines.

TRANSITION HEADLINE
Kelvin Doe - 16years
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Kelvin Doe’s neighborhood
in Sierra Leone has power
lines, but they seldom
deliver electricity. So, the 16-
year-old whiz kid built his
own battery out of acid,
soda, and metal parts
scavenged from trash bins
that he now uses to light up
area homes and help him
work on his own inventions.

SOCKS FOR ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS
Kenneth Shinozuka - Age 15
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The native Californian made
special socks with tiny sensors
that go off when feet touch the
floor, otherwise known as “Safe
Wander.” An alert is then sent to
the caregiver’s phone via the
corresponding app. It’s so easy.

TURN PLASTIC TO BIOFUEL
Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad - Age 16
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Faiad has succeeded in
converting plastic into fuel
feedstocks — the bulk raw
material for producing biofuel —
by identifying a catalyst, calcium
bentonite, for breaking down the
plastic waste that is low in cost.
When the waste is broken down,
it produces gaseous products
including methane, propane and
ethane, which are then
converted into ethanol for use as
biofuel.

HELMET DECREASES CONCUSSIONS
Ryan Beck - Age 13
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Ryan Beck created a
helmet that has the
potential to decrease the
impact of a helmet-to-
helmet collision by
around 55 percent.

CANCER DETECTION TOOL
Jack Andraka - Age 15
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Jack Andraka will likely be
responsible for saving thousands
of lives with his early pancreatic
cancer detection tool, which he
developed when he was 15. The
reason pancreatic cancer has such
a high mortality rate is because 85
percent of cases remain
undiscovered until they’re in the
late stages. The device is currently
undergoing clinical trials, and Jack
is currently awesome.

BANANA PEELS INTO PLASTICS
Elif Bilgin - Age 16
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Elif from Istanbul, Turkey,
was 16 years old when
she perfected her
technique for turning
banana peels into
bioplastics. She was the
2013 winner of the 2013
$50,000 Science in
Action award

Sreshto Pads
Environmentally friendly sanitary pads
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With the local economy
booming with the sanitary
industry, she knew it was
only a matter of time before
landfills would become
overwhelmed with these
products, which contain
plastics and harmful
chemicals. So, Saliha created
a safer, chemical-free option
made entirely of plant
materials that will degrade in
just two year's time.

SOLAR POWER OVENS
Raquel Redshirt - age 16
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She discovered a way
to make solar-powered
ovens using the simple
materials collected
around the area.
Working with old tires,
aluminum foil,
shredded paper, and
dirt, she made these
usually expensive
ovens for the people in
her community.

Keeping Farms Alive on a Budget
Mphatso Simbao, Age 18
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Mphatso investigated alternative
ways of generating the supplies
farmers need. He created a
simple, portable production
station that requires basic
cooking materials like charcoal
and local plant leaves from the
ground. Based on his methods,
Mphatso believes farmers can
save hundreds of British Pounds
in costs, saving ~50% on fertilizers
and ~80% on pesticides to help
them produce better, more
abundant crops.

CONVERT BREATH INTO LETTERS
Arsh Shah Dilbagi - Age 16
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This 16-year-old from Panipat, India,
invented a device that allows people
who have trouble communicating
verbally to convert their breath into
letters. Ready to be further
impressed? Arsh reports that it takes
only tenths of a second to dictate
certain letters, making it the fastest
AAC device in the world. While AAC
devices like the one used by Steven
Hawking can cost thousands of
dollars, TALK could be sold for under
$100.

100 Miles to Water Relay Race
I created a 100 mile relay race to raise
money for a water well in Swaziland,
Africa as well as bring the entire
Atlanta International School
Community.
Lily T
Identities and Relationships

Breast Cancer
Detection Event
How can I help uninsured women
get mammograms?
I organized an event at Emory John's Creek Hospital for
women who do not have health insurance to get free
physical breast cancer exams as well as schedule a free
mammogram, and provide them with free long term care
if necessary.
Sofia S
Fairness and Development

Ruby Rhino
Skyler L-S
Globalization &
Sustainability
I created an online clothing line
(www.shoprubyrhino.com) to
promote anti rhino poaching, and
bring awareness to the cause.

The creation of a fitness plan and
diet and producing a website
Myles A-M
Over the summer I competed
in qualifiers for the
Jr.Olympics. While there my
coach told me all the things
that I need to improve on. The
main thing being my diet; since
at the time consisted of fried
foods and sodas. I then
Decided that, a new diet and
the incorporation of a harder
more vigorous workout would
get me to where I need to be.
Global Context: Identities and
Relationships

Sneaker Cleaning Solution
I created a premium
sneaker cleaning
solution brand that
is affordable for
purchase to
underprivileged
people of the
Sneakerhead
community.
Eugenio M
Globalization and Sustainability

Food Flip
By Valentin S
Global Context: Fairness & Development
I created a networking software that local food banks
and food sources such as restaurants, bakeries, and
supermarkets can use to log excess food, and notify
local food banks to collect the food, and feed the
people in need. Thus reducing food waste, and the
percentage of food insecure people in my local and
global community by giving them high-quality food,
that otherwise would have been thrown away.

NIX dresscode
How can I start a clothing
business to help the homeless?
I used entrepreneurship to create a local clothing company
that raises money to support the homeless community
within Atlanta.
Nicholas G

Global Context: Scientific and technical innovation
By: Hugo L
I created a guide to competitive distance running
through nutrition and workouts for improving my own
personal times as well as people trying to pick up
competitive running as a sport. I created this guide
through a website with many different sections to it such
as best pre-race and pre-workout foods and drinks,
workout plan, workout exercies, food elements,
nutrition, the importance of a strong core, etc.
Guide to Competitive Distance Running
through Nutrition and Workouts

Ad Campaign on
Child Poverty
For my personal project, I created an
ad campaign to raise awareness for
and to educate people on the
detrimental effect that poverty has
on children medically. My project
was meant to bring awareness to
health issues that disproportionately
affect underprivileged American
children.
Christian P
Fairness & Development

The empowerment of
Women through Visual Art
How has Visual Art played a role in enhancing the beauty of the
Woman body?
I have created three pieces of art which, through research and
analysation of infamous Women artists, depicted the
characteristic features defining the beauty of the female body.
Rachael S
Personal & Cultural Expression

Human Trafficking Awareness campaign
To create an advocacy campaign to inspire others to
use their power and privilege to take action and
make a change for those involved in human
trafficking
I created a campaign to educate teenagers and
young adults about human trafficking and what they
can do as members of society to prevent and stop
human trafficking.
Grace H

Michener A
My project was an investigation into how
inspiration manifest itself in the ways I express
myself and how my own creativity enhances the
final product.
Glass Blowing
Global Context: Personal and cultural expression

Fitness for Teens
www.fitness-for-teens.com
To learn from a professional
personal trainer and various
other resources in order to better
my understanding of physical
health so that I can create a
website in which other
teenagers can learn how to live
a healthier lifestyle.
Oliver F

Islamic Art through Mathematics
How are mathematics applied in Islamic Geometric
Designs?
I composed a series of art pieces that are heavily
influenced by the islamic beliefs and art style. I
created these pieces by discovering and researching
the different aspects of mathematics that are used
in the islamic art and applying them to the art
created.
Sofia E

Personal and Cultural
Expression
I create a small book to
document my process,
strategies and tips about
motocross to that motivates
other girls to join motocross.
Lili K
Females in
Motocross

Tada!Documentary
I created a documentary about my
grandmother, Eve Mannes. She is an
artist and owned her own art galleries. The
documentary follows her life and how she
expresses herself through creativity.
Sophie M

Creating a video on three different cities
that incorporates free verse poetry
To create a video that spotlights three different
cities around the world: where I live, my favorite
place, and a new location. The video will highlight
how these different societies and different
locations, and how they affect me as an individual.
I will express this through film and free verse
poetry.
Ariane I
Personal and Cultural Expression

Inshallah Shalom
(God Willing Peace) Campaign
How can I make a campaign
that shows the seldom spoken
beauty of Islam from the POV
of a Jew? A campaign that
builds a bridges between Islam
and Judaism, and also
disproves the negative labels
put on Islam by the media... all
through ‘the eyes of a Jew.’
Natalie J
Process Journal!

A Greyhound’s transition from the racetrack
to adoption
I created a video to show the impact
human-decision making has on the life
of Greyhounds. The short film also
includes the adoption process of a local
Greyhound adoption organization
called Second Chance Greyhounds.
Katie Rose K

An Environmental Evaluation of Bridges
My project was to create an environmental
evaluation of bridge types and famous
bridges by detailing the environmental
factors that a particular bridge may have
and list the attributes that are negative or
positive (pro’s and con’s). From that write a
report on my findings.
Max B
Scientific and Technical Innovation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoney_Creek_Bridge

Hologram
Presentation
I made a Hologram model
and presentation on a larger
scale about what is in the
hologram and how it works.
Lucas B

Creating an Installation about
Type 1 Diabetes
I created an Installation representing the
reality of diabetes. In addition to the
installation, I created a short informational
pamphlet about the basic facts of diabetes.
Come check out my project to learn a bit
about Diabetes!
Perri D

Scuba Diving
"Create a product to help people
to be responsible scuba divers,
while improving my own scuba
diving methods" - I made a “How
to Dive Guide” and also gained
multiple scuba diver certifications
Rob L

Writing and Creating an
Original Song
I created an original song using piano and
produced it with a software called Bandlab. My
song is called “Living in America” and I wrote
original lyrics about growing up in America.
Tate F

How does music affect you?
I visited the Decatur Women's
Shelter every Friday and taught
music lessons to those who
usually couldn’t afford it. Then I
started more research on how
music can affect you and created
a book about this.
Annie B

Felix Weissenburger’s International Cookbook
I researched multiple International
dishes and cooked them in order
to create a cookbook, that would
include the recipe of each dish
and a historical context of each
dish.
Felix W

Dolphin
Awareness
Campaign
I created a dolphin
awareness campaign
and presented it to
the 5th grade german
track at AIS.
Lena N
Globalization & Sustainability

Communicating personal messages through music
composition and production
I learned how to use a music production software
(Ableton Live) and composed and produced two
pieces of music in order to communicate messages
from personal experiences that I wanted to express or
empathize with.
Claudia B

SHAPES, THE PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES
My photography series, “Shapes”, is set to uncover
the beauty that lies within the human body by
capturing its different shapes in their natural and
unembellished way. An accompanying video depicts
young people reflecting on what they believe
societal views on body image are, as well as their
own perspective on the controversial topic.
MICHELLE G | IDENTITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS

Cake Art
For my project, I decorated a
variety of cakes using a wide
range of skills and techniques in
order to express myself. I also
worked with a professional cake
decorator.
Juliette M

Solar Panel Phone Charger
I researched about solar power
and how it is good for the
environment. Then I design and
created a solar panel phone
charger to charge my iPhone 5c.
Sophie C

A Children’s Book in Japanese
For my personal project I create a children's book
completely written in Japanese. This project has allowed for me
to understand the world of linguistics and understand of vast
differences between a latin based language ( for example
English) and those of a character based language (such as
Japanese. Writing my book has allowed for me to have unique
opportunity of learning a language that I have always wanted to
learn.
Apart from learning the language I have also been able to
express myself creatively through and colorful, engaging, and
coherent book.
Nadera H

Figure Skating Program Tutorials
How do I create a tutorial for a competition
program so that the Audience can execute the
moves correctly?
I created a series of Tutorials on Youtube to
teach a Freeskate two program that can be used
in Competition. I wanted to get more people
interested in the Competition environment, and
in General to show how great the Sport is.
Emilia K

Designing and Creating Jewelry
My goal was to intensely research and learn
one jewelry technique then design, develop
and create 10 pieces of jewelry that reflect
and explore my personal ideas, feelings
nature culture and creativity to incorporate
my global context. The collection included a
mix of earrings, bracelets and necklaces.
Natalie G
Expression

Augmented Reality
Solar System
The goal of this project is to
explore scientific and
technological innovation
through investigating
augmented reality then
creating an augmented reality
app which will help students
learn about the eight planets
of the Solar System
Farmin N
Scientific and Technical
Innovation

Repairing and Donating
Laptops
Research how to fix a broken or
malfunctioning laptop and then
acquire broken laptops which I
will repair. After this I will
research organizations to which I
can donate my repaired laptops.
Matthew M

Making goalie gloves more durable for
lower income families
I am making soccer goalie gloves
more durable from football gloves
to help lower income families play
the sport for less.
Drew L
Scientific and technical innovation

Overcoming Struggles
I Explored and Researched How people
Overcome Struggles in Life and then
Made a HowTo Video which was posted
on Vimeo
Daniela L

I investigated street art and how it
impacts a community. With my
findings, I made a slaptag and
accompanying website.
Amanda B

Mentality of an Athlete
I created a collection of a
website and two videos to
educate aspiring athletes on
how to motivate themselves
and control their nerves.
Casey L
Identities and
relationships

Organic Living and Blog
I researched natural living and organic
alternatives such as herbalism and natural
products, adapted this and incorporated it
into my life. I then designed a blog to help
spread this message in hopes of inspiring
others to do the same and have less of an
impact on the planet.
Adriana Z

Statistics in the NFL
Create a magazine-styled guide
which demonstrates my
understanding of NFL statistics,
and the impact of these
statistics on fantasy football.
Josh-P

Photography Series of Holocaust Survivors
Using portrait photography skills, I created a photography series of Holocaust
survivors. The series combines a serious and smiling photo of each survivor to show
the journey they went on to move forward from their experiences. The series is
accompanied by an audio of the survivors’ stories.
Maya S
Orientation in Space and Time

I wrote a 90 page,
feature-length script
that discusses three
social issues - racism,
sexism and
homophobia
Sarah E
Orientation in Space and Time
Writing a Screenplay

Repairing the Reptile Habitat
I created a new habitat for the
science department’s Ball Python,
Darwin. I researched and
analyzed existing habitats and
modified their designs to make a
cheaper more effective model.
Pablo F
Scientific and Technical innovation

Teaching Improv to Residents
at an Assisted Living Home
My Personal Project was to plan and teach shortform improv
workshops to residents at an assisted living facility, studying
how improv affected mental/emotional health, memory, and
social relationships within the community. I taught a total of
four workshops of around 45 minutes to an hour each, and
there were a couple ladies that got frustrated, but there were
also some normally nonverbal residents that actually
participated and acted!
https://vimeo.com/208145063 (preview of my video :) )
Julia C
Identities and
Relationships

Bullying Mural
Creating a mural exploring
bullying in high-schools.
Jee Jee R

Designing a Domestic-Violence Shelter
“The goal of my project is to design
and create a model of a domestic
violence shelter for women and
children. I used modern architecture
as my inspiration for the design.”
Corinn V

Using Phytoplankton in Urban Areas to Reduce
Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide
Yannie T
I have produced a semi-
permeable and waterproof
packet that allows phytoplankton
to thrive in urban areas, while
simultaneously absorbing carbon
dioxide emissions.
This is to reduce the carbon
dioxide greenhouse gas impact
in terms of global warming.

Will Virtual Reality change our future?
I created a presentation and a
Ted talk talking about the good
and bad sides of VR and how it
will change our future. It helps
people get more familiar with VR
since it will be future.
Alexander G
Hushen, Tom. “Oculus Rift vs. Project Morpheus: Comparing the Hot VR
Headsets.”Wearables.com, 12 Aug. 2015, www.wearables.com/wp-
content/uploads/2015/08/Motion-Controls-Like-PS-Move-Can-Take-Off-via-Project-Morpheus-
Sony-Believes-455788-2.jpg. Accessed 19 Mar. 2017.

Creating an Extended
playlist
I created 2 pieces of
instrumental music using
Musescore and Logic Pro X,
two softwares I’ve never
used before
Ruy T
Innovation

Sign Language
app
I learned american sign
language and coded an app for
high scholars to learn ASL. The
app has a learning and quiz
features for the students to use.
Sabina Y
Personal and cultural expression

Upcycling a Storage Trailer
I upcycled a storage trailer into a
liveable space complete with a
table and bed.
Noah J

Applying Scientific and Technical Innovation of Solar
Energy to Household Systems
Following the global context Scientific and Technical
Innovation, to build working model of the water heater
and power supply for the household, based on solar
energy. Using such systems in everyday life will help
people to solve several world’s problems, such as
polluting the atmosphere, greenhouse effect, ozone
holes and global warming. My model promotes the
using of clean and affordable energy and renewable
sources in everyday life.
Alexander T

Developing a Haptic Glove
Francisco P-H
I have used an Arduino to
create a glove that can
provide haptic feedback to
a user, making it suitable
for interactions in virtual
reality.

Music Composition and Scoring of Film
How does music affect an
audience’s interpretation of a
film?
I created a short film in which I wrote three
contrasting orchestral scores for, to allow the
audience to write a story for each version of
the film based off of their own interpretations
(changed through music).
Grant B

Creating Chocolate Recipes
I created 5 truffle recipes based
off of 5 different countries which I
have a personal connection with.
Emma N-C
Expression

Memory: An Animated Short Film
I animated a short film including
original character designs,
concept art, story, background
paintings, etc.
Astère R

Makeup Artistry & Design
I interviewed two of the
most influential people in
my life and designed and
applied makeup looks
that reflected their
feelings, cultures, and
characters.
Stella S
Personal and
Cultural Expression

Learning How to Speak Lao
I wrote a children’s book in Lao in
order to show that I have learned this
language. In the process, I learned
more about my culture and religion. I
wanted to bring awareness to Laos
also because it is an unfamiliar country
to many.
Nile Z

Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression
INDIA 2016
I filmed and edited a video visually comparing
and contrasting two different lifestyles (poor vs
privileged) in a developing country (India)
PERSONAL AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION
Kira I

To create and deliver lessons to
English Language Learners
I became certified in teaching English as a
foreign language and created lesson plans
which would develop non-English speakers
ability to speak English as a second
language, giving them the opportunity to
make a stronger connection with those in
their community.
Megan G

Exploring the Sacred Mysteries and Secrets of Chinese
Medicine Through a Buddhist Cultural Perspective
For my personal project, I created a painting, inspired by the Tibetan
Thangka, to represent Chinese medicine through a buddhist cultural view.
The painting displays important symbols such as the medicine buddha,
yin-yang, and acupuncture, to show some of the Traditional Chinese
medicinal theories and buddhist beliefs. Moreover, the painting also
incorporates a series of photographs of a powerful Chinese herbalist and
his unbelievable treatment methods. Along with the painting, I wrote a
small booklet that describes the context behind the painting along with
other stories and evidence to support the Eastern medicinal theories.
Lila A

Hats for Humanity
Goal: My personal project goal is to investigate the
importance of certain hats in different cultures and their
roles in personal and cultural exploration.
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression
Camille W

CUBA, THE FILM
After learning how to film
and edit using professional
editing software, I
produced a documentary
about Cuba that was
based around relations
with Cuba and the US.
Katerina S

Influence
I created a clothing brand which
produced funds that went and are
going towards teens in need of
rehab, homes, and help out of
severe drug abuse.
Manasa R

Informative Adoption Blog
I researched multiple styles of Adoption,
and from my research I decided to
create a blog dedicated to helping
adoptive parents, or future-to-be
adoptive parents be able to seek any
guidance and questions. My research is
mainly focused in Southeast Asia.
Phadon S
Identites and Relationships

Music video about domestic violence
Travis H
A music video which explores
issues around domestic violence.
I analyzed and researched the art
and craft of music video making in
order to create a music video to
one of my songs "No Matter" that
explores the issue of domestic
violence in an artistic way.

Throwing a Concert
For my Personal Project, I threw
a concert that featured five
bands, all made up of high-
school or college aged students.
This took place after months of
research with experts in the
concert industry.
Cori D

How Does the Brain work? A Presentation on Brain Health
In my Personal Project, I created a
presentation explaining and
clarifying misconceptions on brain
health and provided information on
brain health.
Erim G

Wisdom Warriors: An
Educational Video Game
My Personal Project, Wisdom Warriors, is an educational video game for 1st Grade
Students, which teaches material in all 4 Common Core subjects: Math, Language
Arts, Science and Social Studies. The game is playable in both english and spanish.
James W

Learning How to
Read Hieroglyphs
I learned how to read common
Hieroglyphs. I made a beginners
guide to teach and help others
how to understand the basic of
Hieroglyphic writing
Sebastián M

Travel Guide of Paris
For my personal project, I
researched into the culture of
Paris in order to create a travel
guide for others to use in their
own discoveries of Paris.
Caroline M

Phobionic
I made a vr app that helps
people overcome their phobia
through immersive therapy.
Immersive therapy is when you
are put in a setting with your
greatest fear to eventually
become numb to it.
Raymond W
Scientific and Technological Innovation

How has medicine evolved over
its long existence?
I created a book that discusses to of the oldest
forms of medicine, Greek and Egyptian. During
this process I learned about the similarities
between modern and ancient medicine.
Ben L
Innovation
Excerpt from Book

Pioneers in Aviation
I explored into the pioneers of
aviation and what they contributed to
aviation to make it what it is today. I
used what I learned and made video
about these pioneers. I also worked
on gaining flight hours so that I could
eventually solo when I turn 16.
Mohamed S
Orientation in Space
and Time

Uwem W
Making an Educational Fitness Website
My personal project is an
educational website to help
young runners to run and train
for the 400m. The website was
coded using a combination of
javascript, css, and html.

Retro-Gaming System using Raspberry Pi
My research was around
the multifunctional chip
called Raspberry Pi. I
chose to create a retro-
console with the Retropie
program on the Raspberry
Pi’s third model.
Pedro G

Robbie G-S
Basketball Fitness Plan
In my project, I made a fitness plan for
a basketball player, to improve speed,
strength, and ability to jump.
Identities + Relationships

Building a cognitive robot
Justin C
Innovation
The goal of this personal project is to research
cognitive robotics. Based on this research, design
and manufacture a robot that is able to interact
with the real world, facilitate workforce
communication and serve in customer relations.

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