The IB

Primary Years Programme at ISP IB Mission Statement

The Internaonal Baccalaureate© aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a beer and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end, the organisaon works with schools, governments and internaonal organisaons to develop challenging programmes of internaonal educaon and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become acve, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

(IB mission statement)

The Internaonal School of Paris (ISP) is commied to delivering the Internaonal Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes. In the Primary School, the Primary Years Programme (PYP) is followed from Nursery to Grade 5.

The ISP High-Quality Learning Definion

High-quality learning is a social and experienal pracce It sparks students’ curiosity and smulates their natural creavity. It inspires them to strive for excellence, and to take ownership of their own inquiry and research. It shapes the learner and the learning community, nurturing growth and new understandings.