Sharing The Planet

Transdisciplinary Theme

'Sharing the planet'

​Central Idea

All children have rights regardless of who they are.

As an International Baccalaureate world school, authorised to teach the Primary Year’s Programme, we explore six transdisciplinary themes each year. 

The first unit for our students in Year 4 requires students to inquire into their rights and responsibilities, discovering whether these are the same for all children around the world. Students explore their own rights and personal responsibility in a variety of situations.

Concepts

• Connection
• Causation
• Responsibility

Lines of Inquiry

• The rights that all children should have
• The similarities and differences between a right and a responsibility
• Whether these rights differ throughout the world

Action

Action in the PYP is initiated independently by the student as a result of the learning process. Action may be bringing a book or artefact related to the inquiry to school, or student initiated drawings/posters/research. We celebrate our students’ ACTION every day in our class-rooms. If you see your child/ren taking independent action at home, please encourage them to share their action with their class.

Approaches to Learning

• Accepting responsibility
• Cooperating with others
• Respecting the rights of others

Communication Skills

• Listening to others
• Speaking in front of others

Self-Management Skills

• Making informed choices

The Year 4 Team

 Ms Claire Badley, Mr Dan Farmer and Ms Donna Carter