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

Approaches to Learning

• Accepting responsibility
• Respecting others
• Cooperating

Ms Donna Carter, Mrs Beth Lawrence & Ms Claire Badley