PYP Classroom Look-Fors

A PYP classroom is organized to encourage students to inquire as they become internationally minded learners. The classroom should be student-friendly, engaging, and everything posted should have a clearly defined purpose relating to student learning. The following items must be displayed in your classroom at eye-level to be interactive and used frequently.  

It is a campus-wide expectation that all of the components listed are visible in EVERY classroom. The minimum poster size is 8.5x11. Grade level/Department discretion can determine how components are displayed.

Each classroom community is unique and the components should reflect that. Collaboration is a crucial component to ensuring that all classrooms and campus spaces support our mission.

• All 10 Learner Profile attributes*

• All Specified Concepts*

• All 5 Approaches to Learning*

• PYP Action Cycle and Types of Action (choose, act, reflect)*

• A Learning Wall that includes student inquiry paths, student work, student questions, evidence of student discourse, as well as actions. This space should also incorporate the current unit of inquiry components information.

• The Current PYP Unit of Inquiry Components Information

• • Transdisciplinary Theme 

  • Central Idea 

  • Lines of Inquiry 

  • Specified Concepts  

• Classroom Essential Agreements - Have evidence that you have reviewed this with students (student created anchor chart, student signatures, etc) 

• Classroom items/areas labeled in Language B (French)

• The IB and RNF Mission and Vision Statement

• Evidence of discussion of global issues or current events

• Student Portfolios should be easily accessible to students (varies by grade level.