Program model

The program model highlights the important shared features of an IB education.

• Developing the attributes of the learner profile

• Approaches to teaching and approaches to learning

• Age-appropriate culminating experiences: Personal project and Service and action

• An organized and aligned structure of subject groups or disciplines

• Development of international-mindedness as a primary aim and context for learning

Inspired by the mission statement and reflected in the IB learner profile, the MYP is guided by three fundamental concepts for teaching and learning:.

• Intercultural Awareness – concerned with developing students’ attitudes, knowledge and skills as they learn about their own and others’ social and national cultures. By encouraging students to consider multiple perspectives, intercultural awareness not only fosters tolerance and respect, but also leads to empathy and understanding.

• Holistic Education - emphasizes the links between the disciplines, providing a global view of situations and issues. Students should become more aware of the relevance of their learning, and come to see knowledge as an interrelated whole. Students should see the cohesion and the complementary nature of various fields of study, but this must not be done to the detriment of learning with each of the disciplines, which retain their own objectives and methodology.

• Communication - the MYP stresses the central importance of communication, which is fundamental to learning, as it supports inquiry and understanding and allows student reflection and expression. The MYP places particular emphasis on language acquisition and allows students to explore multiple forms of expression.