Become an IB World School: Primary Years Program
Are we trying to develop students to fit into our world, or are we hoping that students feel they have the power to create a better world both now and in the future?
– George Curous
INTRO
The IB Primary Years Program (PYP) for children aged 3-12 nurtures and develops young students as caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.
PYP offers an inquiry-based, transdisciplinary curriculum framework that builds conceptual understanding. It is a student-centered approach reflecting the best of educational research, thought leadership and experience derived from IB World Schools.
OBJECTIVES
- Gain understanding of the IB Primary Years Programme, including the curriculum, and access and eligibility
- Students broaden their learning by developing their conceptual understandings, strengthening their knowledge and skills across, between, and beyond subject areas
- Submit your school’s information for next steps on becoming an IB World School
The Pyp curriculum framework
Students are agents of their own learning and partners in the learning process.
Prioritizes people and their relationships to build a strong learning community.
Learning through inquiry and reflecting on their own learning, PYP students develop knowledge, conceptual understandings, skills and the attributes of the IB Learner profile to make a difference in their own lives, their communities, and beyond.
The three pillars of school life:
- The learner
- Learning and teaching
- The learning community
Students with a strong sense of self-efficacy are active in their own learning and take action in their learning community.
How to Become a PYP School
Any school educating students aged 3 to 12 can apply to implement the Primary Years Program and become an IB World School.
Schools must successfully complete an authorization process to become an IB World School. During this process, the IB supports schools in building the understanding and organizational structures they need to implement the IB’s internationally-minded programs.
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