Parent Presentaion

Purpose• Provide parents with information about

the Middle Years Programme• Give parents a working knowledge of

the MYP vocabulary

The International Baccalaureate Organizationaims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable

and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

From the IBO Mission Statement

To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations

to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous

assessment.

From the IBO Mission Statement

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and

lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be

right.

From the IBO Mission Statement

The International Baccalaureate Programme

• Established in 1968– Has United Nations roots– Desire by diplomats to have a rigorous academic

program for their sons and daughters– The Diploma Programme is the oldest of the three

programmes• Three Programmes

– Primary Years Programme– Middle Years Programme– Diploma Programme

Total International Baccalaureate Programs

1,825449

803

The Primary Years Programme

Primary Years Programme (PYP) – For students aged 3-12 – Started in 1997– Offered by over 800 IB World Schools. 

“It is a transdisciplinary programme of international education designed to foster the development of the whole child.”

The Diploma Programme

Diploma Programme (DP)– For students aged 16 to 19 – Started in 1968– First examinations in 1970– Offered by over 2300 IB World Schools. 

“The Diploma Programme is a challenging two-year programme of international education for students aged 16 to 19.”

The Middle Years Programme

Middle Years Programme (MYP) – For students aged 11-16 – Started in 1994– Offered by over 900 IB World Schools. 

“It is a programme of international education designed to help students develop the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and skills necessary to participate actively and responsibly in a changing world.”

PYP MYP DIPLOMA

Action Community Service CAS

Exhibition Personal Project Extended Essay

CRITERION REFERENCED ASSESSMENT

LANGUAGES

Transdisciplinary

Integration

Concurrency of learning

Programme of Inquiry TOKAreas of

Interaction

PYP MYP DP

The IB Learner Profile

IB learners strive to be:InquirersKnowledgeableThinkersCommunicatorsPrincipledOpen-mindedCaringRisk-takersBalancedReflective

The Middle Years Programme

Development of:– Knowledge– Attitudes– Skills

Concurrent Learning– Interrelated disciplines among subjects

Development of the Whole Child

North Middle School

Fundamental Concepts Of The Middle Years Programme

Intercultural Awareness– Awareness of other social/national cultures– Tolerance and respect of other cultures

Holistic Education– Interrelated disciplines among 8 subjects

Communication– Verbal and non-verbal– Language acquisition

• Develop at least two languages

Eight Subject Areas Of The Middle Years Programme

PEArtsHumanitiesLanguage ALanguage BMathScienceTechnology

North Middle School

Areas of Interaction of The Middle Years Programme

Approaches to Learning

Community and Service

Health and Social Education

EnvironmentsHuman Ingenuity