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The History and Geography curriculum emphasises intellectual challenge by making strong connections between academic subjects and the real world.
The History and Geography curriculum emphasises intellectual challenge by making strong connections between academic subjects and the real world.
Units of Inquiry
Units of Inquiry
Grade 6
MappingCities to Empires RomeBarbarians and ByzantinesMedieval LifeThe Crusades Italian GeographyGrade 6
Grade 7
The RenaissanceAge of ExplorationThe Reformation & The Counter ReformationAge of RevolutionsEuropean Geography Grade 7
Grade 8
Nationalism and ImperialismPolitical IdeologiesConflicts in the 20th CenturySocial, Cultural and Artistic Movements: Poetry of Venice, 1960’s USASignificant Individuals in the 20th CenturyBordersGrade 8
Art History - Prehistory - Medieval
Art History - (High) Medieval to 1600
Art History - Neoclassicism to Pop Art
MYP Aims
MYP Aims
The aims of MYP individuals and societies are to encourage and enable students to:
appreciate human and environmental commonalities and diversity
understand the interactions and interdependence of individuals, societies and the environment
understand how both environmental and human systems operate and evolve
identify and develop concern for the well-being of human communities and the natural environment
act as responsible citizens of local and global communities
develop inquiry skills that lead towards conceptual understandings of the relationships between individuals, societies and the environments in which they live.
Key Concepts
Change, Global interactionsSystems, Time, place and spaceKey Concepts
Related Concepts
Causality (cause and consequence), Choice, Culture, Equity, Globalisation, Identity, Innovation and revolution, Perspective, Power, Processes, Resources, SustainabilityRelated Concepts
Global contexts
Identities and relationships, Orientation in space and time, Personal and cultural expression, Scientific and technical innovation, Fairness and development, Globalisation and sustainabilityGlobal contexts
MYP Objectives
MYP Objectives
Subject groups must address all strands of all four objectives at least twice in each year of the MYP.
A
A
Knowing and understanding
Students develop factual and conceptual knowledge about individuals and societies.B
B
Investigating
Students develop systematic research skills and processes associated with disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Students develop successful strategies for investigating independently and in collaborationwith others.C
C
Communicating
Students develop skills to organise, document and communicate their learning using a variety of media and presentation formats..D
D
Thinking critically
Students use critical thinking skills to develop and apply their understanding of individuals and societies and the process of investigation.Report abuse