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Chinese International School

THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (IBMYP)

AT CIS IN YEARS 10 & 11


MYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTSMYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS

Intercultural awareness

Developing attitudes, knowledge and skills as students learn about their own and others’ social and national cultures

Fostering empathy with, understanding and tolerance of and respect for the beliefs of others



Holistic education

Teaching and learning includes and transcends traditional subjects

Areas of Interaction

Interdisciplinary links



Communication

Central importance of communication in MYP goals and assessment criteria for all subjects

Two languages required(CIS: Chinese & English)


THE STRUCTURE OF THE THE STRUCTURE OF THE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMMEMIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME

Curriculum modelCurriculum model

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Subject areas: fundamental importance

Language A (English; Chinese) Language B (or second Language A: Chinese) Humanities (History or Geography) Sciences (all three co-ordinated) Mathematics Arts (two of Drama, Film, Music, Visual Arts) Technology (CT or DT) Physical Education An additional elective (e.g. a third language; an extended

course in one of the Arts)


Areas of Interaction: incorporated into the subjects (not separate subjects)

Approaches to Learning Community and Service Health and Social Education Environments Human IngenuityHuman Ingenuity


Personal Project

An individual, independent study started in Y10, completed in Y11

Focuses on the Areas of Interaction

Forms part of summative assessment


External ModerationExternal Moderation

In March of Year 11, samples of student work in each subject and the PP are submitted to the IB for moderation

Type of student work to be submitted is determined by the IB for each subject.

A range of assessment tasks are specified, which in most subjects include testing


Benefits of External ModerationBenefits of External Moderation

International validation of student achievement; university recognition; transferability

Final results determined by application of world wide standards of criterion related assessment

Schools provided with detailed IB moderator’s report on their assessment practices in each subject


Documentation of Student AchievementDocumentation of Student Achievement

Students receive 2 official IB documents:

MYP Record of Achievement

MYP Certificate



MYP YEARS 10 & 11 COURSE SELECTION2011-2013

ALL STUDENTS TAKE:

* as advised by the Department

plus ONE OTHER ELECTIVE SUBJECT (see Electives list)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE A

CHINESE LANGUAGE A* or LANGUAGE B*

MATHEMATICS* or MATHEMATICS EXTENDED*

SCIENCES

HUMANITIES GEOGRAPHY or HISTORY

ARTS (CORE) DRAMA, FILM, MUSIC, VISUALARTS

TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER or DESIGN

PE

CHOICES


MYP YEARS 10 & 11 COURSE SELECTION2011-13 (Cont’d)

You must select:

1) ONE Humanities subject2) ONE Technology subject3) ONE other subject as the first choice from the list headed Electives below 4) ONE reserve choice from the Electives list in case the first choice is not

available

Record selections (3 subjects + 1 reserve subject) on the subject choice form.

1) SelectGEOGRAPHY or HISTORY

2) SelectCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY or DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

3) Select ONE other subject as the first choice from the Electives list


MYP YEARS 10 & 11 COURSE SELECTION2011-13 (Cont’d)

Electives: 2 year courses

DRAMA EXTENDED (Extended: greater depth, wider range of skills than in the MUSIC EXTENDED semester Core Arts courses)VISUAL ART EXTENDEDPE EXTENDED FRENCH B (continuing students only: no beginners)SPANISH B (continuing students only: no beginners)GEOGRAPHY (as a second Humanities subject in addition to History)HISTORY (as a second Humanities subject in addition to Geography)COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (as a second Technology subject in addition to DT)DESIGN TECHNOLOGY (as a second Technology subject in addition to CT)

4) Select ONE further subject as the reserve choice from the Electives list above.


MYP YEARS 10-11STUDENT COURSE SELECTION FORM

2011-13Student name in Capitals:

Homeroom:

You must indicate your 4 selections in the “subject selected” column .

CHOICE # GROUP SUBJECT SELECTED

1 HUMANITIES

2 TECHNOLOGY

3 1ST CHOICE ELECTIVE

4 RESERVE ELECTIVE

Student signature:

Parent signature:

Date:

This form is to be returned to your Home Room Teacher by Wednesday 15 December.


AIMS OF MYP AND IB DIPLOMAMYP

Aims of MYP expressed in

fundamental concepts: intercultural awareness communication holistic learning

Subject specific aims are

concrete expression of

these concepts.

IB DIPLOMA

Aims of IB Diploma expressed in four

statements: educate intelligent, responsible young people

as critical and compassionate thinkers ensure knowledge of academic disciplines,

one’s own heritage and inquisitiveness about new ideas

develop international understanding and responsible citizenship

lifelong learners respecting cultural diversity

Subject specific aims are concrete expressions

of these concepts.


Diploma Programme

Extended Essay

Group 3Economics Geography

History

Group 2Chinese B Language

Group 4Biology, Chemistry

Physics Design

TechnologyGroup 6

Arts: Film, Music, Theatre, Visual ArtsComputer Science, French B,

Spanish BChemistry (2nd Science) or Economics (2nd

Humanities)

Group 5Mathematics

at 3 levels

Group 1Chinese A

Literature; Language & LiteratureEnglish A

Literature; Language & Literature

Theory of Knowledge

CAS


ARTICULATION BETWEENIBMYP YEARS 10 & 11 AND IBDP YEARS 12 & 13

IBDP GROUPS IBDP SUBJECT CATEGORIES

MYP YEARS 10 & 11 SUBJECTS

IBDP YEARS 12 & 13 SUBJECTS

GROUP 1 and GROUP 2 English and Chinese

LANGUAGES: ENGLISH CHINESE (Putonghua)

Language A Language and Literature Language A (Language and Literature) Language B (Language)

English A Literature English A Language & Literature Chinese A Literature Chinese A Language & Literature Chinese B



IBDP GROUPS

IBDP SUBJECT CATEGORIES



GROUP 3 INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY (HUMANITIES)

History Geography

History Geography Economics

GROUP 4 EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES

Sciences Co-ordinated

Biology Chemistry Physics Design Technology

GROUP 5 MATHEMATICS

Mathematics Extended Mathematics

Mathematics HL Mathematics SL Mathematical Studies



IBDP GROUPS IBDP SUBJECT CATEGORIES



GROUP 6 ARTS OPTIONS

Arts (Co-ordinated) Drama Film Music Visual Art French or Spanish History Geography Computer Technology Design Technology PE (Extened)

Theatre Music Visual Art Film Alternative to Group 6 French B or Spanish B Economics (as a 2nd Group 3 subject, with History or Geography) Computer Science Chemistry (as a 2nd

Group 4 subject, with Physics or Biology)





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