International Baccalaureate - Primary Years Programme Curriculum Outline

Primary Years Programme Curriculum Outline

Six transdisciplinary themes

  • Who we are
  • Where we are in place and time
  • How we express ourselves
  • How the world works
  • How we organize ourselves
  • Sharing the planet

Six subject areas

  • Language
  • Social studies
  • Mathematics
  • Arts
  • Science
  • Personal, social and physical education

Five essential elements

  • Concepts
  • Knowledge
  • Skills
  • Attitudes
  • Action

The curriculum is expressed in three ways

  • The written curriculum
  • The taught curriculum
  • The assessed curriculum

All four programmes (PYP, MYP, DP and IBCC) use the IB learner profile.

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