Students in Grades 6-9 follow the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). The MYP is a challenging five year programme that prepares students for the challenges of the IB Diploma. It is a curriculum framework that focuses on inquiry based learning of key concepts that are rooted in the real world. Through the use of the MYP Global Contexts, students follow lines of inquiry that link their learning to real world situations and challenges, thus ensuring that learning is relevant and contextualised at an appropriate level.
Through the use of the MYP Global Contexts, students follow lines of inquiry that link their learning to real world situations and challenges, thus ensuring that learning is relevant and contextualized at an appropriate level.
The curriculum is broad and ensures that students study a balance of disciplines. As well as academic study, students also participate in service projects and service learning. Approaches to Learning are key to success in the MYP.
The curriculum is broad and ensures that students study a balance of disciplines. As well as academic study, students also participate in service projects and service learning. Approaches to Learning are key to success in the MYP. The IB divides the Approaches to Learning into five key skills:
Preparing students for a smooth transition into the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP), in Grade 10, students follow a broad and balanced programme while beginning to shape their academic pathway.
The following six subjects remain unchanged for all Grade 10 students.
English
Mathematics
Physical Education (PE)
Students select one subject from each group, with each subject taught in three periods per week.
Languages
Science
Individuals & Societies
Chemistry / Business
Arts & Design
Students will drop one subject from either Block 4 or Block 5. They will also choose which of their remaining subjects to take at Higher Level (HL) or Standard Level (SL), based on their strengths and future goals.
Throughout the year, students and families will have several opportunities for guidance and support as subject choices are finalized.
September
January
February
January–March
March
As well as constantly using these skills throughout the curriculum, students are explicitly taught the skills in order to help them learn effectively.
In IB schools, at the end of the five year programme students are normally entered for examinations and internal assessments that lead to the award of the MYP Certificate, an externally validated qualification. Central to the awarding of the MYP Certificate, is the completion of the MYP Personal Project, which is a piece of work that students undertake in Grade 10. Students have the opportunity to pursue a personal passion or interest and complete the project under the supervision of a mentor who guides them through the process.
The IB Learner Profile is a common thread that runs through all of the IB programmes, PYP, MYP and DP. Through the written, taught and assessed curriculum students develop the ten IB Learner Profile traits and learn how to effectively reflect on their learning and actions. Opportunities to explore the Learner Profile traits are built into curriculum units and explored in all aspects of the curriculum, both inside and outside the classroom.
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