Areas of Interaction

Approaches to learning

• How do I learn best?

• How do I know?

• How do I communicate my understanding?

Through approaches to learning, students are provided with the tools to enable them to take responsibility for their own

learning. Central to this is “learning how to learn” and developing in individuals an awareness of how they learn best, of

thought processes and of learning strategies.

Approaches to learning also include:

• organizational skills and attitudes towards work

• collaborative skills

• communication

• information literacy

• reflection

• problem solving and thinking skills

subject-specific and interdisciplinary conceptual understanding.

Community and service

• How do we live in relation to others?

• How can I contribute to the community?

• How can I help others?

Human Ingenuity

• Why and how do we create?

• What are the consequences?

This area of interaction allows students to explore in multiple ways the processes and products of human creativity, and to consider their

impact on society and the mind.

Human Ingenuity allows students to focus on the evolution, process and products of human creativity and their impact on life and society.

Human Ingenuity provides opportunities for students to appreciate and develop in themselves the human capacity to create, transform,

enjoy and improve the quality of life.Community and service starts in the classroom and extends beyond it, requiring students to

take an active part in the communities in which they live.

Environments

• Where do we live?

• What resources do we have or need?

• What are my responsibilities?

This area of interaction aims to develop students’ awareness of their interdependence with the environment so that they understand and

accept their responsibilities.

It deals with:

• the importance of the local and global environment

• the concepts of sustainable development in a context of increasing environmental threats

• related problems of a socio-economic nature.

Health and social education

• How do I think and act?

• How am I changing?

• How can I look after myself and others?

This area of interaction deals with key aspects of development leading to complete and healthy lives. It encompasses physical, social and

emotional health and intelligence. The aim is to develop in students a sense of responsibility for their own well-being and for their physical

and social environment.

In particular, the exploration of this area in the subject groups allows students to discuss and reflect on the following aspects of health:

• physical

• psychological

• sociological

• economic

• legal.