The Middle Years Programme

WHAT IS THE IB MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (MYP)?

The MYP provides a framework of learning that encourages students to become creative, critical and reflective thinkers. The MYP emphasizes intellectual challenge, encouraging students to make connections between their studies in traditional subjects and the real world. It fosters the development of skills for communication, intercultural understanding and global engagement—essential qualities for young people who are becoming global leaders.

The MYP prepares students to meet the academic challenges of the IB Diploma Programme (DP) and future careers. In the Laguna Region, the MYP spans grades 7th through 10th with a culminating Personal Project.completed in the 10th grade. Students enter the MYP in grade 7th at Harriet Eddy Middle School and continue through the 10th grade at Laguna Creek High School. At the completion of the MYP, our students are able to continue their International Baccalaureate education by continuing their studies in the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11th and 12th.

The IB Middle Years Programme:

  • addresses holistically students’ intellectual, social, emotional, and physical well-being

  • provides students opportunities to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need in order to manage complexity and take responsible action for the future

  • ensures breadth and depth of understanding through study in eight subject groups

  • requires the study of at least two languages (English and French, Japanese, or Spanish) to support students in understanding their own cultures and those of others

  • empowers students to participate in service within the community

  • helps to prepare students for further education, the workplace and a lifetime of learning.