The Primary Years Programme
(PYP) is for students from 3 to 11 years.
The PYP Programme aims
to synthesize the best research and practice from a range of national systems
with the wealth of knowledge and experience in International Schools to create
transdisciplinary curriculum which is relevant, challenging and engaging for
learners.
The PYP Programme focuses
on the development of an "international person". The characteristics
of an international person are described in the student profile below:
- Inquirers
– are skilful at purposeful, constructive research
- Thinkers
– are critical and creative thinkers; thoughtful, decisive problem
solvers
- Communicators
– are confident communicators of ideas and information, can communicate
in more than one language.
- Risk takers
– Confidently face new concepts and environments; can courageously defend beliefs.
- Knowledgeable
– acquire a critical mass of significant knowledge.
- Reflective
– give thoughtful consideration to their learning, strengths and weaknesses
- Open-minded
- respect other individuals and cultures, seeking and considering a range
of points of view
- Well-balanced
- understand physical and mental balance and personal well-being.
- Principled
- grasp moral reasoning; have integrity, honesty, fairness and justice.
- Caring
- show sensitivity; have a personal commitment to action and service.
The Themes
The PYP curriculum is based on six transdisciplinary themes, which are:
- 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
Subjects
These themes are structured within these subjects:
- Languages
- Social studies
- Mathematics
- Science and technology
- The Arts
- Personal, Social and
Physical Education.
Primary Years Programme