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Primary Years Programme

Primary Years Programme

A methodology designed to promote learning through action. Through transdisciplinary themes, children not only acquire key knowledge and skills, but also integrate the attributes of the IB profile to understand their environment and develop a proactive and responsible attitude towards the world.

Primary Years Programme
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Primary Years Programme
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Primary Years Programme

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The International Baccalaureate Organization's Primary Years Programme has been taught at our institution since 2014.

The Primary Years Programme’s fundamental aim is “to develop internationally minded people who, aware of the common humanity that unites them and of the shared responsibility to care for the planet, contribute to creating a better and more peaceful world.”

Its methodology seeks to develop student’s natural curiosity and love of learning. The programme runs from Nursery (age 3) to Year 5 of Primary School (age 11) and promotes a holistic, student-centred education. In addition, it fosters student’s intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development, preparing them to successfully face the challenges of today’s world.

A curriculum that encompasses the learning proces

Educational Approach
The PYP is based on inquiry as the main method of learning, encouraging students to ask questions, investigate and reflect on their environment. Through meaningful and authentic experiences, students build their conceptual understanding and apply what they have learned to real-life situations. The programme fosters international-mindedness, encouraging children to understand and respect different perspectives, and to act with empathy and global responsibility.
  • Educational Approach
Programme Structure
The Programme integrates areas of knowledge within six transdisciplinary themes, which allow connecting the content with real and global experiences:
The topics are
The topics are
  • Who we are.
  • Where we are in place and time.
  • How we express ourselves.
  • How the world works.
  • How we organise ourselves.
  • How we share the planet.

 

Each theme is explored through Units of Inquiry that integrate Language, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Arts, and Physical Education. This transdisciplinary approach enables students to develop agency (active ownership of their learning). In this way, the learning community among students, teachers, and families is strengthened.

  • Programme Structure
Approaches to Learning (ATL)
The programme develops essential skills for learning how to learn, known as Approaches to Learning (ATL):
  • Thinking skills: analysing ideas and exploring creative solutions to solve problems.
  • Research skills: formulating questions, collecting and organising information.
  • Communication skills: expressing ideas and sharing thoughts.
  • Social skills: developing empathy and the ability to integrate into a learning community.
  • Self-management skills: organising and managing time, tasks, and emotions.

 

This process consolidates students as independent, reflective, and proactive learners.

  • Approaches to Learning (ATL)

Explore the Programme of Inquiry in Detail

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The PYP Exhibition

The culminating event of the Primary Years Programme.

The PYP Exhibition project represents the culmination of the programme, during which students apply everything they have learned to inquire into an issue of global significance, take action, and share their findings with the school community. This project reflects students’ growth as active agents of change and learning, and at our institution it is a major celebration.