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Our Program
The Middle Years Program provides a
curriculum which allows students to develop the knowledge, attitudes
and skills they need to participate effectively in life in the
twenty-first century. The concept of balance is fundamental to the
programme in a number of ways.
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The program provides learning in a
broad base of disciplines to ensure that students acquire the
knowledge and skills necessary to prepare for the future.
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The course objectives include
skills and processes as well as a framework of concepts; the aim
is to ensure that students are not only knowledgeable about a
subject area, but also develop a genuine understanding of
principles and an ability to apply these in new contexts, in
preparation for further learning.
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The MYP promotes the principle of
concurrent learning, whereby students deal with a balanced
curriculum each year. As the students mature and develop
thinking skills, they explore the disciplines with increasing
depth and realize how they are linked to each other and global
issues.
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The program encourages the use of
a variety of teaching and learning methodologies to produce a
climate where students discover how they learn best in different
contexts.
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The MYP emphasizes the development
of the whole child; affective, cognitive, creative and physical;
its effective implementation depends on the school's concern for
the whole educational experience, including what children learn
outside the classroom.
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The program also encourages a
balance between formative and summative assessment, using a
range of activities within units to allow students to use and
demonstrate a full range of thinking skills. Assessment
strategies used by teachers should also combine teacher-led
assessment, group and/or peer evaluation, and student
self-assessment.
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