IB: PYP
International Baccalaureate: Primary Years Program
The PYP curriculum framework has three major components – the written curriculum (what do we want to learn?), the taught curriculum (how best will we learn?) and the assessed curriculum (how will we know what we have learned?). In PYP schools the development of these components is guided by the PYP curriculum, and classroom practice is a direct reflection of the written curriculum, while the assessment provides feedback on the learning process.
The underpinning philosophy of the PYP is that "PYP prepares students to become active, caring, lifelong learners who demonstrate respect for themselves and others and have the capacity to participate in the world around them. It focuses on the development of the whole child." (IB, 2015) The curriculum is built upon five essential elements and six transdisciplinary themes that provide IB schools with the opportunity to include both local and global issues into the curriculum. These themes are:
The IB PYP stresses the use of the IB learner profile, which is the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes. These learner profile outcomes are weaved through every subject area within the curriculum. These are:
Students also work to learn and demonstrate the PYP learner attitudes:
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In their final year, year 6 students carry out an in-depth, collaborative project known as the PYP exhibition. This involves students working together to conduct an inquiry into real life issues or problems. The students combine all of the essential elements of the PYP in ways that can be shared with the whole school. The PYP exhibition represents a unique opportunity for students to show the attributes of the IB learner profile and provides an excellent opportunity for teachers to assess student understanding.
All government schools, including those that follow the PYP curriculum, are required to issue bi-annual report cards to parents and to offer interviews to parents to discuss their child’s progress. These reports must include a graphical representation that shows achievement against the expected AusVELS, and a five-point scale indicating achievement against the expected standard.
All government schools, including those that follow the PYP curriculum, are required to issue bi-annual report cards to parents and to offer interviews to parents to discuss their child’s progress. These reports must include a graphical representation that shows achievement against the expected AusVELS, and a five-point scale indicating achievement against the expected standard.
A reference list for this page can be found below:
International Baccalaureate 2015, Primary Years Program, Available at: <http://www.ibo.org/en/programmes/primary-years-programme>, accessed 16 March 2015
International Baccalaureate 2015, Assessed Curriculum, Available at: <http://www.ibo.org/en/programmes/primary-years-programme/curriculum/assessed-curriculum>, accessed 20 March 2015
International Baccalaureate 2015, Primary Years Program, Available at: <http://www.ibo.org/en/programmes/primary-years-programme>, accessed 16 March 2015
International Baccalaureate 2015, Assessed Curriculum, Available at: <http://www.ibo.org/en/programmes/primary-years-programme/curriculum/assessed-curriculum>, accessed 20 March 2015