MYP Overview-what is IB?

IB stands for International Baccalaureate. IB consists of four programs: The Primary Years Program (PYP), the Middle Years Program (MYP), the Diploma Program (DP) and the Career-related Program (CP) Program

The PYP is offered at Madison Simis and the MYP is offered here at Meadows.

The MYP does continue through 10th grade. As students continue to high school, they may choose to attend a high school offering the continuation of the MYP and/or the Diploma Program. For a list of DP schools in the area, click here.

The Middle Years Program (MYP) provides a framework of academic challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world and to become critical and reflective thinkers.

The MYP was created to help students find a sense of belonging in our ever changing and increasingly interrelated world. The purpose of IB MYP is to help foster a positive attitude towards learning and collaboration with others.

The MYP requires students to study eight different subject areas. They will be assessed in a variety of methods: projects with preassigned rubrics, open-ended, problem-solving activities, investigations, hands-on experiments, reflections, as well as traditional tests. Teachers will collaborate to help students connect their learning across and between the subjects.

One of the goals of the IB MYP here at Meadows is to help our students to grow into global citizens who care about the world around them and want to make a difference.

Below is a diagram that explains the parts of the MYP. Students are required to study all subjects every year: Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Sciences, Mathematics, Arts, Design, and Physical and Health Education. Each subject is given the same weight-no one subject is more important than another. This approach helps students become well-rounded learners.

In the above model, notice the circle on the outer-edge lists what IB strives for all learners to possess: the idea of International Mindedness. This can be reached by continuing to follow the next ring of the circle wherein students will be immersed in the eight subjects areas (Physical Education, Mathematics, Sciences, etc.) The next circle includes the Action, Service and the Community Project a culmination of service learning during 8th grade.

The next circle contains four elements:

Approaches to Learning - a key component for developing skills for learning

Approaches to Teaching - emphasizes MYP pedagogy (collaboration and use of inquiry)

Concepts - emphasis on concept-based curriculum

Global Contexts - how learning takes place in context.

The very inner circle of the model portrays the IB Learner Profile made up of the 10 traits that all IB learners strive to possess. Students are at the center of everything we do!