1. Primary Years Programme (PYP) Introduction Maike Silver PYP Coordinator

2. The IB Programs PYP (583 schools in77 countries) Primary Years Program (Pre-school- 5 th Grade) MYP (738 schools) Middle Years Program (6 th -10 th Grade) Diploma Program (2016 schools) (11 th -12 th Grade)

3. © 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.

4. IB Learners strive to be: Caring Inquirer Open-Minded Balanced Communicator Risk Taker Reflective Principled Thinker Knowledgeable Learner Profile

9. Knowledge taught in form of 6 transdisciplinary themes 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 Works Inquiry into the sciences …

10. Skills – What we want students to be able to do! Self-Management Skills Communication Skills Thinking 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

11. 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 . the cause of night and day the cycle of the seasons the connection between light and shadows Form What is it like? Function How does it work? Change How does it change? Causation Why is it like it is? Perspective What are the points of view? Connection How is it connected to other things? Reflection How do we know? Responsibility What is our responsibility?

12. Attitudes: -how we want students to act! Creativity Enthusiasm Respect Confidence Curiosity Independence Empathy Integrity Cooperation Commitment Appreciation Tolerance

13. 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

15. The Taught Curriculum Skills, attitudes, concepts, knowledge and action taught transdisciplinary through the different subjects in collaboration with subject teachers Arts Social Studies PSE/ PE Science& Technology Math Languages Subject Domains

23. Caring Thinker Risk-Taker Knowledgeable Balanced Inquirer Reflective Principled Communicator Open-Minded

24. Continuum PYP- MYP