Essential Elements

Approaches to Teaching: Exploration of the Approaches to Teaching: Who We Are, Where We Are in Place and Time, How We Organize Ourselves, Sharing the Planet, How the World Works, How We Express Ourselves (Units of Inquiry)

Concepts: Key Concepts

Form, Function, Change, Causation, Connection, Perspective, Reflection, Responsibility

Approaches to Learning: Approaches to Learning

Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Self-Management Skills, Research Skills, Social Skills

Attitudes

Respect, Tolerance, Curiosity, Creativity, Commitment, Confidence, Cooperation, Enthusiasm, Independence, Integrity,Appreciation, Empathy

Action

In the Primary Years Programme (PYP), a natural result of learning is that it leads to action. Action can include the process of learning, changes or improvements (locally or globally) made, as a result of knowledge gained.