Independent Negotiated Project (INP)

INP is a single unit, semester long elective that can be taken in Year 9 or 10. Students work with a teacher mentor to co-construct an individual learning plan with the goal of inquiring deeply into an area of passion and interest. The course provides opportunities for working in a transdisciplinary way with the flexibility to focus on skill development and consolidation as well as enrichment and extension – dependent upon the needs of the student. Areas of engagement could include:

• Extended creative writing (such as a novella, short stories, plays, reviews, articles, poetry anthologies)
• Film making
• Gaming - designing and creating your own game
• Art/Technology - creating pieces inspired by research, specific skills or theme
• Music - research and/or creation
• Additional qualifications (subject to availability and timetabling)
• Histories research, both personal and/or global, and connection to people and places
• Entrepreneurial projects, including social entrepreneurship 
• Opportunities to work with community organisations/businesses (for example to research and campaign for social issues)
• Projects developing specific aspects of personal/learning interest.

There are a number of formative and summative assessment opportunities within the course,  where students take responsibility for gathering and presenting evidence of:

• Setting and reviewing achievable, short-term and long-term goals
• Applying self-directed project planning and management skills 
• Using appropriate research and inquiry skills 
• Applying  critical and creative thinking skills 
• Using effective communication skills to document their progress and achievements
• Critically reflecting on their project goals.

It may be appropriate for a student to take more than one unit of INP to continue their project or engage in a new project. This would be dependent upon the level of engagement and growth demonstrated during the first project.