© International Baccalaureate Organization 2006 The Middle Years Program At a Glance

© International Baccalaureate Organization 2006

The Middle Years Program

At a Glance


Organization: What is the IBO mission?We are motivated by a mission to create a better world through education.

Mission

The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end, the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate andlifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.


Our three programs span the years of kindergarten to pre-university. The programs can be offered individually or as a continuum.

The Primary Years Program (PYP) for pupils aged 3 to 12.

The Middle Years Program (MYP) for students aged 11 to 16.

The Diploma Program for students aged 16 to 19.

Organization: What does the IBO offer?The IBO develops three programs of international education for students aged 3 to 19, working in cooperation with IB World Schools.


Organization: What is the learner profile?It’s the IBO mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century.

IB learners strive to be:

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Open-minded

Caring

Risk-takers

Balanced

ReflectiveThe attributes of the learner profile express the values inherent to the IB continuum of international education.

IB programs promote the education of the whole person, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth through all domains of knowledge.


What is the MYP? A framework of academic challenge and life skills

The MYP is designed for students aged 11 to 16.

Students develop knowledge, understanding, attitudes and skills to participate actively in a changing world.

Includes all major disciplines but is flexible enough to accommodate “national curriculum” requirements.

Based on the fundamental concepts of holistic education, communication and intercultural awareness.

Supported in English, French, Spanish and Chinese but can be taught in other languages.


What does the MYP curriculum contain? Students study subjects from eight subject groups through five areas of interaction:

Areas of interaction:

• approaches to learning

• community and service

• human ingenuity

• environments

• health and social education


The 5 Areas of InteractionApproaches to Learning

Teachers will provide students with tools to: Take responsibility for their own learning Develop problem solving and decision making skills Develop awareness of thought process and learning

strategies Develop critical, coherent and independent thought


The 5 Areas of InteractionHuman ingenuity

The program will provide opportunities for students to: Explore relationships between science, aesthetics and

technology Examine, experience and reflect on the creative process Appreciate the human capacity to invent, create,

transform and improve the quality of life


The 5 Areas of InteractionEnvironments

The program aims to develop awareness of the environment so students:

Accept responsibility for maintaining an environment fit for the future

Understand local and global environmental issues Understand political and economic environmental issues


The 5 Areas of InteractionHealth and Social Education

The program aims to educate the student concerning their physical, social and emotional health. Students will:

Develop skills and knowledge to make informed choices Take responsibility for their own well-being Understand the relationship between the individual and

society


The 5 Areas of InteractionCommunity and Service

This component extends learning beyond the classroom and requires students to:

Take an active part in the community in which they live Develop skills to make an

effective contribution to society Develop community awareness and concern


The MYP curriculum—Personal project

Students in grade 10 must complete a personal project. This can take various forms, for example:

an essay a piece of creative writing an original science experiment the organization of an event.

The work must :

be completely independent focus on at least one area of interaction in addition to approaches to learning focus on the process of completing the project as well as the finished product.


For further information read:

The Schools’ Guide to the Middle Years Program A Basis for Practice: the Middle Years Program A continuum of International Education

All available online at

http://www.ibo.org/myp/slideg.cfm.

View this PowerPoint from the IB6 Graf Home Page


The International Baccalaureate Program and Technology Integration

Based on inquiry and problem-solving approaches Technology is infused in ALL content areas Minimum of 50 hours of technology integration

Fundamental Concepts: Impact of Technology Global Technology Appreciation Communication and Products

Sample Products: Web design Research projects Movies and presentations


We are looking forward to a great year with your student on

The Grade 6 Graf

International Baccalaureate Team!

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