The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is designed for pupils aged 3 to 12 and is one of four programmes offered by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO).
The PYP focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is a framework guided by six interdisciplinary themes of global significance, explored using knowledge and skills derived from six subject areas, as well as interdisciplinary skills, with a powerful emphasis on inquiry.
Molehill Primary Academy has been successful in authorization as an IB World School for the Primary Years Programme. These are schools that share a common philosophy: a commitment to high quality,challenging, international education that Molehill Primary Academy believes is important for our students.
For further information about the IB and its
programmes, visit www.ibo.org
IB Programmes give structured opportunities for pupils to be:
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
Open-minded
Caring
Risk-takers
Balanced
Reflective
Children love to explore inside and out, moving seamlessly between their classroom and the outdoors, developing their ideas through purposeful play and going wherever their imagination takes them. This is an integral part of the PYP curriculum that we follow allowing little mole children to follow their interests and take ownership of their learning.
In their own dedicated playground Little Mole children are safe to run free, grow vegetables and flowers, climb, cook mud pies, race on trikes, make sandcastles, build, hide, hug trees - and each other! It's what every playground should be. We also frequently explore further afield, bravely undertaking expeditions into the woodlands located on school grounds.