Age range 6 -12
Learners at the elementary school maintain high quality
education within the framework of the Primary Years Programme (PYP). The
inquiry-based environment provokes the learners to question big ideas,
investigate issues, consider a range of possibilities, and reflect on
findings. Learners develop critical and meta-cognitive thinking as they
pose real life problems and approach them. Learners in their final
primary year culminate their PYP experience through the PYP Exhibition
(see below).
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What is the Primary Years Programme (PYP)?
The International Baccalaureate Primary Years
Programme (PYP) is designed for students aged 3 to 12. It is a
transdisciplinary programme of international education designed
to foster the development of the whole child. Touching hearts as
well as minds, it encompasses the academic development in
addition to the social, physical, and emotional well-being of
children having diverse personal needs and cultural backgrounds.
The PYP draws on research and best practice from a range of
national systems with a wealth of knowledge and experience from
international schools to create a relevant, engaging,
challenging and significant educational framework for all
children.
The aim of this programme is to nurture citizens of the world
who are inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk-takers,
knowledgeable, principled, caring, balanced and reflective.
The curriculum framework consists of five essential elements:
concepts, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and action. The
knowledge component is developed through inquiries into six
transdisciplinary themes of global significance, supported and
balanced by six subject areas illustrated in the model below:
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The PYP Exhibition:
The PYP Exhibition is an important event that
unites students, teachers, parents, and other members in the
school community in a collaborative experience that incorporates
all essential elements of the PYP. Celebrating their transition
from the primary to the middle school, the students culminate
their PYP experience and exhibit the attributes of the IB
learner profile they have been developing throughout their
engagement in the primary years. Through the PYP Exhibition, the
students engage in an in-depth collaborative inquiry into
community issues of local and global significance. Learners have
the opportunity to apply the acquired skills and attitudes in a
conceptual inquiry that they plan and carry out. This event also
demonstrates how students can take action towards their own
learning.
Download the Parents and Students
Guide
(English)
لتحميل دليل الأهل والتلميذ
(باللغة العربية)
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