S The PYP Exhibition Parent Information
Feb 25, 2016
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The PYP ExhibitionParent Information
Desired Outcomes
Short Introduction of the PYP Exhibition Role of parents/guardians in the Exhibition General Timeline Themes Visual Journals Parent experts
PYP Exhibition
Introduction: The Primary Years programme (PYP) exhibition
represents a significant event in the life of a PYP school and student, synthesizing the essential elements of the PYP and sharing them with the whole school community. As a culminating experience it is an opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the International Baccalaureate (IB) learner profile that have been developing throughout their engagement with the PYP.
Transdisciplinary Theme
Who we are
An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human.
Transdisciplinary Theme
This unit is all about: who the students are what they really care about what changes they want to make
PYP Key Concepts
Form
What is it like?FunctionHow does it workCausation
Why is it like it is?ChangeHow is it changing?ConnectionHow is it connected to other
things?
Perspective
What are the points of view?ResponsibilityWhat is our responsibility?Reflection
How do we know?
How can parents help?
Parents can:
keep informed about the process by reading emails and talking to their child
support and encourage their children provide knowledge respect ownership of the process help to access resources – people, places,
media and information Celebrate with the students by attending the
final presentations.
Exhibition Timeline
Visual Journals Official start of the Exhibition unit Mentor meetings Exhibition Day
IB Community Theme:Sharing our Humanity
Global poverty Education for all Peace and conflict Global infectious diseases Digital divide: uneven access to information and
communication technologies Disasters and emergencies Environmental issues
Visual Journals
Students will create a Global Issues Visual Journal
They will take pictures, cut newspaper articles They can write questions, cite interesting quotes,
draw pictures, create poems, etc. Students should have at least two entries for each
of the themes
Parent Experts
Please contact us if you are an expert in any of the themes or if you know of someone who would be willing to share their expertise.