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What do PYP Students Learn?
The content of our curriculum comes from the New York State Standards and is the basis for the explorations students engage in throughout the year. Content areas are not addressed separately, but rather are explored together, discovering how concepts connect the topics we may be studying in social studies, science, literacy, math, phys ed, the arts, technology...and the list goes on. As we become stronger readers and writers, we put those skills to work to further explore information and ideas and to develop our own understandings and opinions about the world around us. Our curriculum is organized under six themes that explore big ideas.
Each of these Units of Inquiry involves open-ended exploration, gaining knowledge from different subject areas, and building enduring understandings about the world. Student growth is measured in relation to five skill areas called "The Approaches to Learning"---throughout their PYP experience, students build their proficiency in: Communication Skills, Research Skills, Thinking Skills, Social Skills, and Self-Management Skills.
Our Six Units of Inquiry Themes
An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human
An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives
An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic
An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies, how humans use their understanding of scientific principles, the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment
An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment
An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution
"Action, the core of student agency, is integral to the PYP learning process and to the programme’s overarching outcome of international mindedness. Through taking individual and collective action, students come to understand the responsibilities associated with being internationally-minded and to appreciate the benefits of working with others for a shared purpose." from The International Baccalaureate, ibo.org
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