PYP

(Primary Years Programme)

Please utilize the information on this page to support you in developing a deeeper understanding of the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and information about your first teaching unit at QAD.

What is the PYP?

PYP is the IB program for Primary school (3 - 12 years of age). The PYP transdisciplinary framework focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both at school and beyond. Informed by research into how students learn, how educators teach, and the principles and practice of effective assessment, the programme places a powerful emphasis on inquiry-based learning. (IBO)

Our School...

Qatar Academy Doha has been a PYP school for over 15 years. We were featured on the IB website's "Learning and Teaching section."

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Key Features of the PYP Curriculum Framework

What does the PYP look like in action?

Click on the links to review the key PYP Curriculum Documents: Learning and Teaching The Learner The Learning Community

Transdisciplinary Themes

Each trandisiciplinary theme should be addressed vertically from Preschool to Grade 5 forming the scope and sequence of the curriculum called the Program of Inquiry and horizontally through a progression of learning through developemental levels sequentially in each grade level.

Components of the Transdisciplinary Themes are broken up to create central ideas of a unit. See example below:

The central idea is then further guided by the lines of inquiry with concepts and related concepts to guide you throughout the unit.

IB Learner Profile

In every part of our school life, we wish for students to demonstrate the ten profile traits.

Approaches to Learning

or ATL Skills

We want students to develop certain skills through each unit under five transferable domains. These skills will remain with our students for life as we prepare them for an unknown future.

Action

Knowledge should inherently lead to action. We want to give our students opportunities to showcase their knowledge because we believe that no knowledge is complete or meaningful without appropriate action.

2022-2023 Start of Year Units of Inquiry

Pre 3

Theme: Who We Are - Who I Am

Central Idea: Many things make me who I am.

Lines of Inquiry: The qualities that make me special (Form), Things I can do (Function), Changes that happen over time (Change)

Pre 4

Theme: Who We Are - Relationships

Central Idea: People understand their place in the world through their connections with others.

Lines of Inquiry: Types of relationships (Form), People relate to others in different ways (Connection), Similarities and differences vary (Function)

KG

Theme: How we Organize Ourselves- Signs and Symbols

Central Idea: Signs and symbols are used locally and globally to help us communicate and organize ourselves

Lines of Inquiry: Signs and symbols (Form), How we use signs and symbols to communicate and organize ourselves (Function), Reasons for signs and symbols (Causation)

Grade 1

Theme: Who We Are - Relationships

Central Idea: Relationships are enhanced by understanding other people's perspectives and communicating our own

Lines of Inquiry: Social interactions (Form), Ways of effectively communicating our ideas, feelings, and emotions (Perspective), Managing and resolving conflict (Responsibility)

Grade 2

Theme: How we Organize Ourselves - Systems

Central Idea: Humans create systems to meet their needs.

Lines of Inquiry: Systems created within a community (Form), How systems work within a community (Function), Systems within a community depend on each other (Connection)

Grade 3

Theme: Who We Are- Social Need Is a Human Need

Central Idea: Peer-to-peer connections and social opportunities can bring value to our lives.

Lines of Inquiries: Social needs are human needs (Connection), Importance of connecting with others in different ways (Connection), The ways environments affect play (Function)

Grade 4

Theme: Who We Are- Globalization

Central Idea: Human responses to global crises can challenge cultural beliefs and values.

Lines of Inquiry: Global crisis (Form), How humans respond to a global crisis (Causation), Citizens’ beliefs and values during a crisis (Change)

Grade 5

Theme: How we Organize Ourselves- Government Systems

Central Idea: Government systems influence the lives of citizens.

Lines of Inquiry: Government systems (Form), The impact of government decisions on our daily life (Function), The rights and responsibilities of citizenship (Responsibility)

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