Academic Information

Primary Years Program (PYP)

The PYP prepares students to become active, caring, lifelong learners who demonstrate respect for themselves and others and have the capacity to participate in the world around them. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both within and beyond the classroom.

The PYP curriculum contains three key components, which explain how students learn, how educators teach, and the principles and practice of effective assessment within the program.

http://www.ibo.org/en/programmes/primary- years-programme/

Inquiry

ICS believes that all students will develop enduring understandings by demonstrating growth in their ability to generate questions, critically research, analyze information, act, and reflect in an inquiry-based learning environment. We use the ICS learning Cycle to frame our learning around inquiry. Students engage in a continous cycle of Inquiry, Action and Reflection, asking and answering questions about what they are learning as they learn