West Sylvan middle school
Candidate School
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM
What is the Middle Years Programme?
MYP is a philosophy of learning and teaching, based on research, focused on international-mindedness, inquiry, interdisciplinary connections, and education through service.
What do MYP students do?
MYP students learn how to learn and reflect on learning, ask challenging questions, and understand their own identities and cultures, as well as the identities and cultures of others.
What do MYP teachers do?
MYP teachers design units based on inquiry and conceptual understanding, make interdisciplinary connections, and create learning experiences that apply concepts to the real world.
West Sylvan Middle School is a candidate school* for the MYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education- that we believe is important for our students. * Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org.
