This document provides guidance for brainstorming a personal project. It discusses meeting with a supervisor to get feedback and clarification on project goals and assessment criteria. Students are encouraged to explore topics they find interesting that allow them to extend their skills and knowledge. The process journal is identified as a key component and students are given suggestions on how to organize it based on approaches to learning skills like research, critical thinking and communication. Formatting options for the process journal are also discussed. Finally, students are prompted to begin brainstorming potential project topics by relating an interest area to a global context and exploration strand to develop a question or goal for their personal project.