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The Primary Years Program (PYP) is

designed for children ages 3-12.

The PYP at MMBDA integrates Creative

Curriculum, EngageNY, and the College and Career

Ready targeted Common Core Standards with the

principles of the IB. The teachers work

collaboratively to plan units of study that are centered on

the PYP’s six themes. The units and lessons are designed to meet the

physical, emotional, social and intellectual needs of all

students.

MMBDA is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These schools share

a common philosophy—commitment to high quality,

challenging, international education that MMBDA

believes is important for our stud

MMBDA is a candidate school for the IB PYP and pursuing authorization as an IB World

School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of

a diverse and inclusive community of students by

delivering challenging, high quality programme of

international education that share a powerful vision.

Only schools authorized by IB can offer any of its 4 academic programmes:

Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization

will be granted.

Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy is a

candidate school that is at the beginning of its

journey to become an IB World School.

IB Mission Statement “The international

Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring,

knowledgeable and caring 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.

The 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. ©IBO

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Mary McLeod Bethune Day

Academy Public Charter

School Baccalaureate World School

International Baccalaureate is an approach to teaching and learning that engages

students actively while encouraging them to think deeply and take action in

their own lives. Through the program students become

internationally minded thinkers and inquirers, who

ask questions and seek answers with a global

perspective. The IB program fosters a love for learning by nurturing students’ natural

curiosity. The curriculum is a rigorous, inquiry-based program that empowers

students to take action to create a better, more

peaceful world. International Baccalaureate features a

global focus and emphasizes creative problem solving,

hands-on projects, inquiry-based learning, and community service.

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Attributes of The Learner Profile

Scholars Aim to Be…Caring—Be kind, considerate and sensitive to other people’s needs. Show empathy. Thinkers—Use thinking skills to make good choices and solve problems. Risk-Takers—Try new things. Believe in yourself and your world. Knowledgeable—Learn about yourself and your world. Balanced—Find the balance between work and play. Use time wisely. Open-Minded—Try to understand others. Experience new things. Communicators—Share thoughts and feelings clearly with others. Use other languages. Principled—Try to do what is right. Be responsible for yourself and respectful of others. Reflective—Think about what is said, done and learned. Inquirers—Be curious about new things. Ask questions and look for

TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEMES

The PYP curriculum units are organized around six globally significant themes.

Who We Are

Where We Are in Place and Time

How We Express Ourselves

How the World Works

How We Organize Ourselves

Sharing the Planet

The PYP is an inquiry-based program that focuses on bringing fundamental academic subjects

together.

The goals are for children to: Develop a deep

understanding of important concepts

Explore knowledge from local and global perspectives

Learn and practice essential skills

Demonstrate positive attitudes toward learning,

THE ACTION CYCLE IB Learners are encouraged to take action. This helps our students to develop skills like cooperation, creative thinking, problem solving, conflict resolution and critical thinking.

Some examples of student action include:

Students developed action plans in order to make a difference within the community.

One student created a poster, titled “Our Environment.” She chose to include pictures that show what would happen to our environment if we take certain actions. Students created a petition in