Transdisciplinary Theme

'How we organise ourselves'

Central Idea

Communities evolve in response to many factors

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

Students investigate communities, how they are formed and the needs versus wants that help form a community. The students will explore the specific needs for survival and the way communities organise themselves to satisfy the necessities of its people.

Concepts

Connection
Function

Lines of Inquiry

Specific needs of individuals in order to survive
Specific skills individuals need to survive
Differences between needs and wants
The roles of individuals in a community

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 classrooms. If you see your children taking independent action at home encourage them to share their action with their class.

Approaches to Learning

Social: group decision making and cooperating
Communication: listening

Learner Profile

Principled

The Year 4 Team

Mrs Claire Badley, Ms Nicole Grant, Ms Naomi Holt & Miss Georgia Tilley

Beaumaris North PS

Units Of Inquiry - Year 4, 2023 · 19 Oct 2023

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