The Primary Years Programme (PYP) combines the best research and practice from a range of national and international models and helps our students become masters of the English language. It provides children with a relevant and engaging curriculum framework that’s used in IB PYP schools worldwide.
The PYP’s leading educational approach is inquiry-based learning, which means your child will be actively involved in their own learning and will take responsibility for it. Inquiry is the process that moves learners to a new, deeper level of understanding. It involves the synthesis, analysis, and manipulation of knowledge — either through play or through more formally structured learning.
Central to the philosophy of the PYP is the principle that structured inquiry is a powerful way to learn and encourage understanding, while challenging your child to engage with significant ideas. The PYP framework includes seven key concepts that provide the underlying structure for the exploration of content throughout the program.
Our PYP curriculum is arranged and taught through large, cross-curricular units of study known as “Units of Inquiry.” Throughout Elementary School, these Units of Inquiry are arranged under six themes that are explored across the different subject areas. Our program offers a balance between learning about the different subject areas and learning beyond them.
The six themes are:
These themes are explored across subjects that follow a scope and order; they also place importance on how we create knowledge. The underlying conceptual understandings and learning outcomes provide structure and guidance throughout each phase in the learning continuum.
The aim of all three IB programs is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. MET learners accomplish this by demonstrating the IB Learner Profile, which includes 10 attributes shared among and valued by world schools, encouraging the growth of young people who are responsible members of local, national, and global communities. Learn more about the profile and benefits of the IB to our school community.
Continue to learn more about the IB Middle Years Programme, which begins from Grade 6 of Middle School.
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