PYP
THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME AT WSPS
PYP
THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME AT WSPS
Wales Street Primary School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school implementing the Primary Years Programme (PYP).
We are one of many worldwide schools who share the IB vision and mission ‘to
empower young people with the skills, values and knowledge to create a better and more peaceful world.’
The IB PYP aims to develop internationally minded students.
Students become internationally minded by:
The IB Primary Years Program (PYP) programme supports the cognitive development, and social, emotional and physical wellbeing of students. Through units of inquiry, students explore six transdisciplinary themes of global significance: who we are, where we are in place and time, how we express ourselves, how the world works, how we organize ourselves, and sharing the planet. All units are thoughtfully planned to address the Victorian Curriculum learning areas and capabilities. Most units of inquiry run for a set number of weeks, with the average time being 6 weeks, some unit all may run over the year. Units of inquiry are transdisciplinary, they require skills from and beyond subject areas. Subject specific skills required to become numerate and literate, are taught within units of inquiry and explicitly outside of units of units of inquiry.
Throughout the units of inquiry, students develop interrelated skills or Approaches to Learning, which support inquiring life long learners:
Unit of inquiry brochures are sent home as students begin a new unit of inquiry. The brochures outlines the central idea, lines of inquiries, plus any incursions or excursions that may occur and how you can support the student inquiry at home.
This week our Learner Profile for the past fortnight has been caring. Students who are CARING want people around them to be happy and are sensitive to their needs.
They think about the world and work to take care of their community and the environment. They remember to treat others how they themselves would like to be treated.
How can parents help to develop students who are Caring at home?
As part of Establishing Learning Communities all classes have been creating their own essential agreements. An essential agreement sets the tone for collaboration and teamwork. It is a collaborative action by all those involved in that classroom to outline what environment will help everyone learn and achieve at their best. Here are some examples: