Assessment in the PYP

The primary objective of the assessment is to provide student feedback on the learning process.  It identifies what students know, understand, can do, and feel at particular stages of learning.  Teachers take into account the diverse ways individuals construct meaning and apply understandings.  Formative assessment drives future learning, as it…

The Role of Home Learning

Rationale Our aim is for the students to ‘reach their fullest potential intellectually, socially, and physically’. Educating the whole student is central to this philosophy. After the school day, many students are involved in sports teams, music lessons, or first language learning – all of which help in developing the…

The Primary Years Programme (PYP)

The   International   Baccalaureate   Primary   Years   Programme   (IB-PYP)   has   been specifically designed for students aged 3 – 11 years. This internationally recognized programme provides students with the opportunity to learn and explore through the use of inquiry, promoting an academically challenging curriculum which fosters international mindedness, making it the ideal curriculum…

Programme of Inquiry

The Programme of Inquiry is our curriculum framework. There are six transdisciplinary themes taught across the year.  The timeline below illustrates when each grade level will engage in the transdisciplinary themes, along with the relevant central idea.  All grade levels are investigating their Who We Are unit as a year-long…

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