In MYP units there is always one of the six global contexts that we are using as a reference frame when we are inquiring a topic. The idea of using global contexts and key concepts is the same: to help the student to see the bigger picture and find ways of combining things learned in different subjects to each other.
Subjects are approached through six global contexts:
- Identities and relationships
- Scientific and Technical innovations
- Orientation in space and time
- Globalization and sustainability
- Fairness and Development
- Personal and cultural expression
In the Finnish curriculum the transdisciplinary skills have a similar function and even these are used at Ressu