Transcript PYP Night – 29th September 2008

Primary Years Programme at
ISP
International Baccalaureate
Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma
Programmes
• The International Baccalaureate aims to develop
inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people
who help to create a better and more peaceful world
through intercultural understanding and respect.
• To this end the organization works with schools,
governments and international organizations to
develop challenging programmes of international
education and rigorous assessment.
• These programmes encourage students across the
world to become active, compassionate and lifelong
learners who understand that other people, with their
differences, can also be right.
Learner Profile
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Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
Caring
Risk-takers
Balanced
Reflective
Open-minded
What do we want to learn?
PYP Transdisciplinary Themes
• Who we are
• Where we are in time and place
• How we express ourselves
• How the world works
• How we organise ourselves
• Sharing the planet
What do we want to learn?
Subject Areas
• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• Personal and Social Education
• Physical Education
• Music
• Art
• French
• ICT
How do children learn at ISP?
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Exploring, wondering and questioning
Experimenting and playing with possibilities
Making connections between previous learning and current learning
Making predictions and acting purposefully to see what happens
Collecting data and reporting findings
Clarifying existing ideas and reappraising perceptions of events
Deepening understanding through the application of a concept
Making and testing theories
Researching and seeking information
Taking and defending a position
Solving problems in a variety of ways
Transdisciplinary Skills
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Thinking skills
Social skills
Communication skills
Self-management skills
Research skills