Transcript Renaissance College Hong Kong

Welcome to RCHK
Internationalism in
the PYP
 The Primary Years Programme
aims to develop students who
demonstrate the attributes of the IB
Learner Profile
 The learner profile represents the
qualities of internationalism which
the PYP hopes will characterize its
students in a complex, challenging
world.
Principled
Communicator
3
3
Inquirer
Thinker
4
Risk-taker
Open-minded
5
5
Knowledgeable
Balanced
6
Caring
Reflective
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Essential Elements of the PYP
The PYP aims for an instructional balance in
the following areas to help students develop
the qualities of the learner profile:
Attitudes
Skills
Knowledge
Concepts
Action
Sharing the planet
Who we are
Language
English & Chinese
How we organize
ourselves
Personal,
Social and
Physical
Education
action
Science and
Technology
Social
Studies
concepts
knowledge
skills
attitudes
Where we are in
place and time
Mathematics
Arts
How the world works
Visual
Arts/Music/D
rama
How we express ourselves
© IBO 2002
A commitment to
INQUIRY
 Inquiry learning is the vehicle by which
the essential elements of the Primary
Years Programme are presented to
students.
 Inquiry learning builds on students’
background knowledge and previous
experiences, honors their questions,
and empowers them to uncover new
understandings. It is the natural way by
which children learn about their world.
Attitudes
What students feel toward themselves,
others, the world and learning.
 Appreciation
 Empathy
 Commitment
 Enthusiasm
 Confidence
 Independence
 Cooperation
 Creativity
 Curiosity
 Integrity
 Respect
 Tolerance
Transdisciplinary Skills
What students are able to do within
and across subject areas.
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Thinking skills
Communication skills
Self-Management skills
Research skills
Social skills
Knowledge
 Subject matter and learning themes that are
significant, relevant, challenging and
engaging for students.
Who We Are
Where We Are in Place and Time
How We Express Ourselves
How the World Works
How We Organise Ourselves
Sharing the Planet
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CONCEPTS
By identifying concepts that have relevance within each subject
area and across and beyond all subject areas, the PYP has defined
an essential element for supporting its transdisciplinary model of
teaching and learning.
Function
Definition – The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or a
way of behaving which can be investigated.
KEY QUESTION – How does it work?
Causation
Definition – The understanding that things do not just happen, that there
are casual relationships at work and that actions have consequences.
KEY QUESTION – Why is it like it is?
Connection
Definition - The understanding that we live in a world of interacting
systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.
KEY QUESTION – How is it connected to other things?
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Reflection
Definition – The understanding that there are different ways of knowing
and that it is important to reflect upon our own conclusions, both with
respect to the methods of reasoning we have employed and the quality
and reliability of the evidence we have considered.
KEY QUESTION – How do we know?
Form
Definition- The understanding that everything has a form with a
recognisable features which can be observed, identified, described and
categorised.
KEY QUESTION – What is it like?
Responsibility
Definition – The need to develop in students the disposition towards
identifying and assuming responsibility and taking positive action.
KEY QUESTION – What is our responsibility?
Perspective
Definition – The need to develop in students the disposition towards
rejecting simplistic, biased interpretations and instead seek and consider
the points of views of others and develop defensible interpretations.
KEY QUESTION – What are the points of view?
Change
Definition – The understanding that change is the process of movement
from one state to the other.
KEY QUESTION – How is it changing?
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Action
Student-initiated demonstrations of
deeper learning through service to
fellow students, the school and the
community.
Education for Life
References and Credits
 Making the PYP Happen. International Baccalaureate
Organisation, 2000.
 www.ibo.org
 Julian Edwards
 Photos taken by Mags Faber and Chiqui Colet