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Middle Years Programme

The unique benefits of the MYP

© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

Contents

IB mission statement What are the IB programmes? Learner profile Fundamental concepts Middle Years Programme definition Programme model Areas of interaction Assessment Overview

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© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007Page 3

Mission

Organization: What is the IB mission and legal status?The IB is a not-for-profit foundation, motivated by its educational mission, focused on the student.

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

To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

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

The IB is a non-profit making Swiss Foundation registered in 1968. The activities of the organization are determined by an Act of Foundation approved by the Swiss authorities.

Further resources:

• The Annual Review including accounts is available on www.ibo.org.

Further resources:

• The Annual Review including accounts is available on www.ibo.org.

Motivated by a missionWe aim to create a betterworld through education

PartnershipsWe achieve our goals byworking together

QualityWe value our reputation for high standards

ParticipationWe actively involve our stakeholders

International mindednessWe embrace diversity

Legal status

Core values


Programmes : What is the learner profile?It’s the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century.

The attributes of the learner profile express the values inherent to the IB continuum of international education: these are values that should infuse all elements of the three programmes and, therefore, the culture and ethos of all IB World Schools.

IB programmes promote the education of the whole person, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth through all domains of knowledge.

IB learners strive to be:

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Open-minded

Caring

Risk-takers

Balanced

Reflective


Programmes: What is the MYP programme?

Curriculum & Assessment

Curriculum & Assessment

Professional developmentProfessional development

School authorization& programme

evaluation

School authorization& programme

evaluation

Middle YearsAges 11 - 16

Middle YearsAges 11 - 16


Philosophy: What are the fundamental concepts of the MYP?

Holistic learning

Intercultural awareness

Communication

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Definition: How is the Middle Years Programme defined?

The MYP is:

for students aged 11 to 16

a framework of academic challenge

8 subject groups, plus personal project in the final year

taught in any language

The MYP encourages students to:

understand the connections between subjects through interdisciplinary learning

understand the connections between subjects and the real world

become critical and reflective thinkers


Philosophy: Programme model


What are the areas of interaction?

Approaches to learning

Community and service

Health and social education

Environments

Human ingenuity (Homo faber)

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Areas of interaction: Approaches to learning

Through approaches to learning, teachers

provide students with tools to:

Take responsibility for their own learning

Develop awareness of how they learn best

Develop problem solving and decision making skills

Develop awareness of thought processes and learning strategies

Develop critical, coherent and independent thought

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Areas of interaction: Community & service

This area of interaction extends learning

beyond the classroom and requires

students to:

Develop community awareness and concern

Develop a sense of responsibility

Take an active part in the communities in which they live, thereby encouraging responsible citizenship

Develop skills and attitudes that will enable effective contributions to society

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Areas of interaction: Health & social education

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Deals with a variety of human issues

including physical, social and emotional

health and intelligence. Students will:

be aware of the relationship between the individual and society

take responsibility for their own well-being and for that of others

take responsibility for their social environment

be able to make informed choices for themselves with consideration for the wider society


Areas of interaction: Environments

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Aims to develop awareness of humanity’s

interdependence with a range of

environments so that students:

Understand issues within natural, built and virtual environments

Take responsibility for maintaining and improving environments that are fit for the future

Take action on issues explored through this area of interaction


Areas of interaction: Human ingenuity (Homo faber)

Students explore the ways that human

minds have influenced our lives. Students

will:

become aware of the nature of ingenuity

reflect on the impact of innovations and creations, ideologies and ways of thinking,

appreciate the consequences of actions

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Assessment: How do we assess student learning in the MYP?

Involves a range of task types

Assessment of knowledge, concepts, skills and attitudes

Criterion referenced

Internally assessed (by teachers)

Externally moderated for global standardization

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Overview

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme

A programme for 11-16 year olds Student-centered programme Range of academic disciplines Academically rigorous Areas of interaction connect disciplines to the real world Can be taught in any language Flexible enough to be used with local requirements Designed and reviewed by experienced, practicing educators

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