Primary Years Programme
Transdisciplinary Learning at LPPA
Within the Primary Years Program of the International Baccalaureate, six transdisciplinary themes provide the framework for exploration and construction of knowledge.
Each term, for KS1 and KS2, a new transdisciplinary theme is chosen. Transdisciplinary is the word that the IB uses to describe a concept that is interconnected and can be applied across all subjects and to real life.
Here is an insight into the teaching and learning across the school.
Nursery - Storytelling connects us with others
1. An inquiry into how people communicate with others.
2. An exploration of how people celebrate their cultures in stories.
3. An inquiry into how we express ourselves through stories.
EYFS - The environment influences living things
1. An inquiry into the lifecycle of animals.
2. An exploration of animals and their habitats.
3. An inquiry into our role in caring for our planet.
Year 1 - Seasonal changes and the weather's influence on the features of our environment
1. An inquiry into seasons and how we recognise them.
2. An inquiry into what makes up our environment.
3. An inquiry into how our environment changes depending on the season or weather.
Year 2 - Artistic expression influences our lives
1. An inquiry into how artists express themselves.
2.An exploration of artists influences.
3.An inquiry into the role of illustrators to bring a story to life.
Year 3 - Environments can be expressed through art
1. An inquiry into human and physical features of environments
2. An inquiry into how environment influences art.
3. An inquiry comparing the influence of environment on past and present artists.
Year 4 - Inventions influence progress made by humans
1. An inquiry into the impact of inventions.
2. An inquiry into the extent of progress made for the modern world.
3. An inquiry into modern inventions.
Year 5 - Movement affects diversity
1. An inquiry into conditions that lead to settlements.
2. An exploration of movement of resources between cultures.
3. An inquiry into modern migration.
Year 6 - The perception and use of light has changed throughout the ages
1. An inquiry into the understanding of light through time.
2.An inquiry into the impact light has.
3. An inquiry into the progression of science.
