pyp: TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEMES How the World Works • Things we can see and touch. • Nature and its laws. • Things made by humans. • The impact of science and technology. • The interaction between the natural world and human society. • Scientific processes. How We Organize Ourselves • Organizations. • How groups make decisions. • Human systems and communication. • The world of work.
GRADE 6 – PYP / MYP TRANSITION Grade 6 will be the culminating year of the PYP. The Exhibition is a key milestone year for our students in their understanding and application of the three interrelated components: ‘What do we want to learn?’, ‘How best we will learn?’ and ‘How will we know what we have learned?’ Units of Inquiry will form the structural basis for major studies. Equally though, we are very committed to ensuring that the transition from PYP through to the MYP is highly effective. Accordingly, during the Grade 6 year, particular emphasis will be placed on supporting students with their understanding and development related to the transdisciplinary skills, and when applicable, incorporating the MYP Approaches to Learning. In addition, when authentic opportunities arise for the inclusion of other dimensions of the MYP Areas of Interaction, teachers will be encouraged to develop them. We believe that this increased connectedness between the two programmes will provide for a seamless transition and reinforce a continuum of skills, understandings and attitudes that will ensure each student’s development as a successful and responsible international learner.
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