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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