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The IB Primary Years Programme

At NES International - IB World School Mumbai, the Primary Years Programme is a blend of the best of both worlds - the IB (International Baccalaureate) Programme and the various national education systems.

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The IB PYP programme focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is defined by six transdisciplinary themes of global significance, explored using knowledge and skills derived from six subject areas, with a powerful emphasis on inquiry-based learning.

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Transdisciplinary POI/UOI
A transdisciplinary programme of inquiry offers students a broad, balanced, conceptual and connected learning experience.
Six transdisciplinary themes form the structure of the programme of inquiry.
The themes capture human commonalities that are significant and relevant across cultures, geographic regions and student learning stages.
A well-designed programme of inquiry ensures students gain a balance of subject-specific knowledge, conceptual understandings and skills, alongside opportunities to develop the attributes of the IB learner profile and to take action.
Units of inquiry are collaboratively planned, developed and continually modified based on reflection with students.

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Benefits

Approaches To Learning (ATL) Skills

Approaches to learning (ATL) are an integral part of an IB education and complement the learner profile, knowledge, conceptual understanding and inquiry.
These skills are grounded in the belief that learning how to learn is fundamental to a student’s education. Five categories of interrelated skills aim to support students of all ages to become self-regulated learners who know how to ask good questions, set effective goals and pursue their aspirations with the determination to achieve them. These skills also help to support students’ sense of agency, encouraging them to see their learning as an active and dynamic process.

How can I refine my ATL skills ?
How can I refine my ATL skills ?
Research Skills
Research Skills
Self Management Skills
Self Management Skills
Skills
Social Skills
Social Skills
Thinking Skills
Thinking Skills
Thinking Skills

Learning

Importance of Concept-Based Inquiry
A concept is a “big idea”—a principle or notion that is enduring and is not constrained by a particular origin, subject matter or place in time (Erickson 2008). Concepts represent ideas that are broad, abstract, timeless and universal. Concepts add depth and rigour in student thinking to the traditional “two-dimensional” curriculum consisting of facts and skills. Concepts place no limits on breadth of knowledge or on depth of understanding, and therefore are accessible to every student.
Concept-based inquiry is a powerful vehicle for learning that promotes meaning and understanding, and challenges students to engage with significant ideas.
Concepts are powerful, broad and abstract organizing ideas that may be transdisciplinary or subject-based.
Concepts help to build understandings across, between and beyond subjects.
Key concepts provide a lens for conceptual understandings within a transdisciplinary unit of inquiry; related concepts provide a lens for conceptual understandings within a specific subject.

Achievement

Learner Profiles
At the heart of the IB is the “learner profile”, a long- term, holistic vision of education that underpins all three programmes and puts the student at the centre of everything we do. The learner profile is the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century. The ten aspirational qualities of the learner profile inspire and motivate the work of teachers, students and schools, providing a statement of the aims and values of the IB and a definition of what we mean by “international-mindedness”.
The learner profile unites us all with a common focus: on the whole person, as a lifelong learner. It applies to us all – student, teacher, parent or administrator – for we are all continually learning.
The Learner Profile Aims to Develop Learners Who Are:
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Principled
Open-minded
Caring
Thinkers
Communicators
Risk-takers
Balanced
Reflective
Balanced
Balanced
Caring
Caring
Communicator
Communicator
Communicator
Inquirers
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Learners & Teachers
Reflective
Reflective
Reflective
Reflective
Reflective
Reflective
Reflective
Risk Taker
Thinker
Thinker
Thinker
Thinker

Action

Inspiring Student-Led Action in the IB PYP

Our aim is, through inquiry, to have the children come up with responsible, thoughtful and meaningful action that will make an impact. This impact does not have to be earth-shattering for the world. It does have to connect with their learning, giving a sense of purpose to their learning through experience and enabling their voice to shine through. This is extremely empowering.Action, ideally, is the voice of the children. It is a student agency at its finest. Action promotes a connection to learning. It’s a transferrable process that, surprise, needs to be developed over time.

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