The Middle Years Programme at ISP

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The Middle Years Program
Education is our passport to the future, for
tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it
today. - Malcolm X
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The programme model
The MYP Program Model
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8 Subject Areas

• MATHEMATICS
• SCIENCES Integrated Sciences, Physics, Chemistry
  and Biology
• LANGUAGE A English, French, Korean, Japanese,
• Spanish, Hindi
• LANGUAGE B English, French, Spanish, Chinese
• P.E. Health and Physical Education
• HUMANITIES Social Studies, Geography, History
• EXPRESSIVE ARTS Art, Music, Drama
• TECHNOLOGY Computer Technology, Design Technology

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The Areas of Interaction

• There are 5 AOIs
• You will see these in all of your subjects
• The AOIs are there to make a connection between
  the subject and the real world
• Can you think of an example?

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There are5 Areas of Interaction

• Approaches to Learning
• Environment
• Health and Social Education
• Homo Faber
• Community and Service

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Approaches to learning (ATL)
How do I learn best? How do I know? How do I
communicate my understanding?
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Environments (ENV)
What are our environments? What resources do we
have or need? What are my responsibilities?
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Community and service (C S)
How do we live in relation to each other? How
can I contribute to the community? How can I
help others?
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Health and social education (H S)
How do I think and act? How am I changing? How
can I look after myself and others?
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Human ingenuity (HI)
Why and how do we create? What are the
consequences?
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Grade 6 Water Day Environment

• Included work from Art, French, English, Science
  and PE

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Grade 9 World Aids Day Health and Social
Education and Community and Service

• Included work from PE, English, Art, Music,
  Japanese, and Science

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Can you guess which AOI these are?
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and these?
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The IB Learner Profile

• Inquirers
• Knowledgeable
• Thinkers
• Communicators
• Principled
• Open-minded
• Caring
• Risk takers
• Balanced
• Reflective

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• The Learner Profile
• Places focus on the development of you as a
  person
• Helps you develop an international perspective
• Encourages you to consider others points of
  view in the classroom and beyond
• Helps you become aware of the local and national
  community.

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Graduation from MYP

• At the end of grade 10, students currently work
  towards the ISP Middle Years Diploma.
• To receive the diploma, they must have
• completed two years in the MYP
• achieved a minimum level /7 in all subject areas
• completed an MYP Personal Project
• met all ISP Community and Service requirements