Our curriculum aligns with the PYP’s transdisciplinary themes and concept-driven approach to support high-quality learning. Teachers collaborate to design engaging and appropriately challenging learning experiences, encouraging inquiry-based learning that stimulates critical thinking and creativity. Differentiated instruction and scaffolding strategies ensure all learners are supported and challenged.

Curriculum overviews are well-articulated and planned, with regular updates with parents through newsletters and Toddle platform. These overviews are designed to cater to students’ holistic development, incorporating IB learner profile attributes to address intellectual growth, physical activity, social interactions, and emotional well-being. Continuity and coherence in learning experiences enable students to make connections across subjects and apply their understanding in diverse contexts.

Teaching practices, aligned with the PYP’s key elements, foster engagement and meet students’ developmental needs. Unit plan integrate physical and social activities into daily routines, while the inquiry-based approach encourages emotional resilience and independence.

Evidence of our practices is visible in student portfolios, reflections, lesson plans, and unit announcements, newsletters as well as feedback from teachers, students, and parents. These practices demonstrate our commitment to aligning the curriculum with high-quality learning and holistic student development.

At APG Kindergarten, a candidate PYP school, we prioritize a documented curriculum that develops knowledge, understanding, skills, and attributes while fostering well-being and intercultural competencies.

Our curriculum, guided by the PYP scope and sequence, ensures clear articulation of expected learning outcomes. The Toddle application enhances communication with parents by sharing detailed unit information, including the central idea, lines of inquiry, and learning goals, allowing parents to understand their children's learning journey. C2

We provide opportunities for personal growth through inquiry-based learning, encouraging students to reflect the IB learner profile and grow as thinkers, communicators, and risk-takers. Personal development is embedded in daily routines, starting with morning assemblies that emphasize well-being, intercultural respect, and critical thinking. After-school clubs further allow students to explore interests and develop attributes such as creativity and collaboration. C2

The Toddle application ensures comprehensive documentation and accessibility for educators and parents, supporting a seamless learning journey. It includes lesson plans, assessments, and reflective opportunities, ensuring all aspects of the day are aligned with the IB Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills framework, fostering cognitive, social, and emotional development.

APG Kindergarten’s use of Toddle and emphasis on transparent communication highlight our commitment to a documented curriculum that nurtures holistic development, supports collaboration with parents, and ensures alignment with the PYP framework. C2

At APG Kindergarten, a candidate PYP school, we are dedicated to preparing students for life beyond school by embedding global citizenship, intercultural learning, and digital citizenship into our curriculum. These elements are intentionally planned and evident in our daily practices and long-term learning goals.

Our curriculum emphasizes global citizenship by promoting respect, cultural awareness, and contributions to local and global communities. Through PYP’s transdisciplinary themes, students explore global issues, participate in international celebrations, inquiry-based units, and community projects, fostering an understanding and appreciation of diversity. Language learning in both English and Arabic enhances multilingual communication skills and intercultural competencies.

Digital citizenship is a key focus, teaching students safe and responsible technology use. We integrate resources from CommonSense.org, offering age-appropriate lessons on protecting personal information, respecting others online, and navigating the digital world safely. These lessons are introduced early and reinforced before students use electronic devices.

The Highlights digital library at APG Kindergarten helps students learn to use tablets safely under teacher supervision, ensuring meaningful technology use. The principles of digital citizenship are embedded in daily lesson plans and communicated to parents through the Toddle application, which provides detailed learning goals, outcomes, and curriculum plans.

Our commitment to global citizenship, intercultural learning, and digital literacy prepares APG Kindergarten students to become responsible, knowledgeable, and open-minded individuals in an increasingly interconnected world.

What are we doing well?

• Global Citizenship and Intercultural Learning: APG Kindergarten effectively promotes global citizenship through activities like international celebrations, inquiry-based units, and events such as Scouts community projects in Bahrain. These initiatives encourage respect, cultural awareness, and contributions to both local and global communities.

• Digital Citizenship and Technology Integration: Emphasizing safe and responsible technology use, we integrate resources from CommonSense.org. The new digital library helps students learn to use tablets safely under teacher supervision, ensuring meaningful technology integration.

• Clear Learning Outcomes: Our curriculum, guided by the PYP scope and sequence, clearly articulates learning outcomes. The Toddle application enhances communication with parents by providing detailed unit information, and newsletters after each unit keep the community informed about our activities.

What recent improvements have taken place in this domain?

• Enhanced Communication with Parents: The Toddle application now provides detailed unit information and newsletters after each unit, improving communication and engagement with parents.

• Structured Digital Citizenship Lessons: We have reinforced the integration of age-appropriate lessons on digital citizenship from CommonSense.org into the curriculum.

• Strengthened Global Citizenship Activities: We have integrated events like international celebrations and Scouts community projects more systematically to promote global citizenship and intercultural learning.

• New Digital Library: The introduction of the digital library provides a safe environment for students to use tablets under teacher supervision, enhancing their digital literacy skills.

• PYP Candidate School: We are now a PYP candidate school, implementing the PYP transdisciplinary themes to provide a more cohesive and comprehensive educational experience.

• Tablets for Students: We have recently acquired tablets for students to use in the library, further supporting our technology integration efforts.

What are our plans for further development?

• Enhanced Collaboration and Consistency: We will continue to encourage teachers to share differentiation strategies to ensure a more consistent approach across classrooms.

• Comprehensive Digital Citizenship: We aim to further integrate digital citizenship principles into daily lesson plans and ensure these are clearly communicated to parents.

• Global Citizenship Curriculum: We plan to develop a more formalized curriculum structure for global citizenship and intercultural learning, building on current events and activities to provide a comprehensive approach.