pyp introduction
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Primary Years Programme
(PYP)
IntroductionMaike Silver
PYP Coordinator
The IB ProgramsPYP (583 schools in77 countries)
Primary Years Program(Pre-school- 5th Grade)
MYP (738 schools)Middle Years Program
(6th-10th Grade)
Diploma Program (2016 schools)(11th -12th Grade)
© IBO September 2000
Our three programmes for students aged 3 to 19 help develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. There are more than 813,000 IB students at 2,935 schools in 139 countries.
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) offers high quality programmes of international education to a worldwide community of schools.
IB Learners strive to
be:
CaringCaring InquirerInquirer Open-MindedOpen-Minded BalancedBalanced CommunicatorCommunicator
Risk TakerRisk Taker ReflectiveReflective PrincipledPrincipled Thinker Thinker KnowledgeableKnowledgeable
Learner Profile
What is PYP?
It is a transdisciplinary programme of international education designed to foster the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. (ages 3-12)
Some of the Core Principles of the PYP
• Conceptual learning is the guiding principle to ensure international mindedness
• Learning is student centered
• Language is seen as a transdisciplinary element throughout the curriculum
• Inquiry is the guiding approach to learning
Why should my child go to a PYP School?
• Framework addresses needs of the whole child• Knowledge is nationally and internationally
transferable• High standards are regularly evaluated by IB• Involved and engaged student body• Highly qualified teacher involved in: Continuous education on best practices 21 century skill development Team collaboration
How We Express Ourselves
Inquiry into the arts…Where We Are in Place and
Time
Inquiry into history…
Sharing the Planet
Inquiry into rights and responsibilities as we share our planet….
How We Organize Ourselves
Inquiry interconnectedness of human made systems…
Who We
Are
Inquiry into the
nature of
humans…
How the World WorksInquiry into the sciences …
Knowledge taught in form of 6 transdisciplinary
themes
Skills – What we want students to be able to do!
Self-Management Self-Management Skills Skills
Communication Communication Skills Skills
Thinking SkillsThinking Skills Social Skills Social Skills
In order to conduct purposeful inquiry and in order to be well prepared
for lifelong learning, students need to master a whole range of sills beyond those normally referred to
as basic.
Research Skills Research Skills
Key Concepts form a powerful curriculum component that drives the teacher and/or student-constructed
inquiries that lie at the heart of the PYP curriculum.
FormWhat is it like?
FunctionHow does it work?
ChangeHow does it change?
CausationWhy is it like it is?
PerspectiveWhat are the points of view?
ConnectionHow is it connected to other things?
ReflectionHow do we know?
ResponsibilityWhat is our responsibility?
the cause of night and day
the cycle of the seasons
the connection between light and shadows
CreativitCreativityy
EnthusiasmEnthusiasm
RespectRespectConfidencConfidencee
CuriosityCuriosity
IndependencIndependencee
EmpathyEmpathy
IntegrityIntegrity
CooperationCooperation
CommitmeCommitmentnt
AppreciatioAppreciationn
TolerancTolerancee
Attitudes:-how we want
students to act!
Action – How do we want students to act?
The action component of the PYP can involve service in the widest sense of the word: service to fellow students, and to the larger community, both in and outside the school.
Through such service, students are able to grow both personally and socially, developing skills such as cooperation, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and creative and critical-thinking.
Flea Market
Grade 4
The Taught Curriculum
Arts
SocialStudies
PSE/PE
Science&Technology
Math
Languages
SubjectDomains
Skills, attitudes, concepts, knowledge and action taught transdisciplinary through the different subjects in collaboration with subject teachers
Inquiry in the PYP is the process initiated by
students or teachers that moves the students from
their current level of understanding to a new
and deeper level of understanding through
questioning.
What is Inquiry?
What does Inquiry
look like?
• Exploring , wondering
and questioning
• Making connections
between previous
and current learning
•Experimenting with possibilities
•Making predictions and acting purposefully to see what happens
•Collecting data and reporting findings
•Solving problems in a variety of ways
Why Inquiry Learning Today?
• The knowledge base for disciplines is constantly expanding and changing.
• Information is readily available -- what's needed is an understanding of how to get and make sense of the mass of data.
The Assessed Curriculum:
• The prime objective of assessment in the PYP is to provide feedback on the learning process.
• Teachers design assessment instruments to reflect the particular learning outcomes on which they intend to give feedback.
• Students and teachers are actively involved in the assessment process.
• Teachers select assessment strategies to support how students learn and perform
Some forms of reporting on assessment
• Recorded Observations during inquiry
• Selected responses (tests, quizzes,…)
• Performance assessment (reports, presentations…)
• Portfolios • Student-led conferences• Report cards• Self- assessment• Peer Assessment• The PYP Exhibition
Car
ing
Thinker
Risk-Taker
Knowledgeable
Balanced
Inqu
irer
Ref
lect
ive
Princip
led
Comm
unicator
Open-Minded
Continuum PYP- MYP