Primary Years Programme
The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is designed for students aged 3 to 12. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is a framework guided by six transdisciplinary themes of global significance, explored using knowledge and skills derived from six subjects areas, as well as interdisciplinary skills, with a powerful emphasis on inquiry. The PYP is flexible enough to accommodate the demands of most national or local curriculums and provides the best preparation for students to engage in the IB Middle Years Programme. It is a unique international programme of guidelines that encompass social, physical, emotional, and cultural needs in addition to academics.
The Primary Years Programme (PYP) emphasises internationalism and identifies what students from all cultures should learn in six subject areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, ICT, Art and Personal, Social and Physical Education.
The central purpose of the Primary Years Programme is to develop the attributes and traits identified in the IB Learner Profile. Students are taught to become; inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk-takers, and to be knowledgeable, principled, caring, open-minded, balanced and reflective.