Middle Years Programme

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Middle Years Programme

• The unique benefits of the MYP

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Contents

• IB mission statement
• What are the IB programmes?
• Learner profile
• Fundamental concepts
• Middle Years Programme definition
• Programme model
• Areas of interaction
• Assessment
• Overview

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Organization What is the IB mission and legal
status? The IB is a not-for-profit foundation,
motivated by its educational mission, focused on
the student.
Mission
Core values
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop
inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people
who help to create a better and more peaceful
world through intercultural understanding and
respect. To this end the organization works with
schools, governments and international
organizations to develop challenging programmes
of international education and rigorous
assessment. These programmes encourage students
across the world to become active, compassionate
and lifelong learners who understand that other
people, with their differences, can also be right.
Motivated by a missionWe aim to create a
betterworld through education PartnershipsWe
achieve our goals byworking together QualityWe
value our reputation for high standards Participa
tionWe actively involve our stakeholders Internat
ional mindednessWe embrace diversity
Legal status
The IB is a non-profit making Swiss Foundation
registered in 1968. The activities of the
organization are determined by an Act of
Foundation approved by the Swiss authorities.

• Further resources
• The Annual Review including accounts is available
  on www.ibo.org.

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Programmes What is the learner profile?Its
the IB mission statement translated into a set of
learning outcomes for the 21st century.
IB learners strive to be Inquirers Knowledgeable
Thinkers Communicators Principled Open-minded Cari
ng Risk-takers Balanced Reflective
The attributes of the learner profile express the
values inherent to the IB continuum of
international education these are values that
should infuse all elements of the three
programmes and, therefore, the culture and ethos
of all IB World Schools. IB programmes promote
the education of the whole person, emphasizing
intellectual, personal, emotional and social
growth through all domains of knowledge.
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Programmes What is the MYP programme?
Middle Years Ages 11 - 16
School authorization programme evaluation
Curriculum Assessment
Professional development
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Philosophy What are the fundamental concepts of
the MYP?

• Holistic learning
• Intercultural awareness
• Communication

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Definition How is the Middle Years Programme
defined?

• The MYP is
• for students aged 11 to 16
• a framework of academic challenge
• 8 subject groups, plus personal project in the
  final year
• taught in any language
• The MYP encourages students to
• understand the connections between subjects
  through interdisciplinary learning
• understand the connections between subjects and
  the real world
• become critical and reflective thinkers

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Philosophy Programme model
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What are the areas of interaction?

• Approaches to learning
• Community and service
• Health and social education
• Environments
• Human ingenuity (Homo faber)

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Areas of interaction Approaches to learning

• Through approaches to learning, teachers
• provide students with tools to
• Take responsibility for their own learning
• Develop awareness of how they learn best
• Develop problem solving and decision making
  skills
• Develop awareness of thought processes and
  learning strategies
• Develop critical, coherent and independent thought

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Areas of interaction Community service

• This area of interaction extends learning
• beyond the classroom and requires
• students to
• Develop community awareness and concern
• Develop a sense of responsibility
• Take an active part in the communities in which
  they live, thereby encouraging responsible
  citizenship
• Develop skills and attitudes that will enable
  effective contributions to society

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Areas of interaction Health social education

• Deals with a variety of human issues
• including physical, social and emotional
• health and intelligence. Students will
• be aware of the relationship between the
  individual and society
• take responsibility for their own well-being and
  for that of others
• take responsibility for their social environment
• be able to make informed choices for themselves
  with consideration for the wider society

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Areas of interaction Environments

• Aims to develop awareness of humanitys
• interdependence with a range of
• environments so that students
• Understand issues within natural, built and
  virtual environments
• Take responsibility for maintaining and improving
  environments that are fit for the future
• Take action on issues explored through this area
  of interaction

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Areas of interaction Human ingenuity (Homo faber)

• Students explore the ways that human
• minds have influenced our lives. Students
• will
• become aware of the nature of ingenuity
• reflect on the impact of innovations and
  creations, ideologies and ways of thinking,
• appreciate the consequences of actions

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Assessment How do we assess student learning in
the MYP?

• Involves a range of task types
• Assessment of knowledge, concepts, skills and
  attitudes
• Criterion referenced
• Internally assessed (by teachers)
• Externally moderated for global standardization

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Overview

• International Baccalaureate Middle Years
  Programme
• A programme for 11-16 year olds
• Student-centered programme
• Range of academic disciplines
• Academically rigorous
• Areas of interaction connect disciplines to the
  real world
• Can be taught in any language
• Flexible enough to be used with local
  requirements
• Designed and reviewed by experienced, practicing
  educators