This article talks about the importance of supporting the Primary Years Programe students in taking global action from very young age through learning processes: play-based learning and creative inquiry.
Archive | Early Years
Acknowledging the Hundred Languages of Children
This article draws from learning that took place within the transdisciplinary theme of “sharing the planet”. Listening to learning within the context of the Reggio Emilia philosophy of the Hundred Languages of the Child resulted in a beautiful and authentic path traveled along this inquiry.
The IB learner profile in action: A mindful journey of pre-schoolers
This article depicts the mindfulness journey a preschool class took to develop and learn effectively as part of an inclusive and balanced Primary Years Programme learning community.
Learner agency in kindergarten
This successful experience with the kindergarten students promotes the “agency” and helps to understand what it means to “raise your voice”, “act”, “solve problems”.
Mathematics is creative
This article illustrates a short inquiry into number patterns in kindergarten.
Listening to learning: Agency in the early years
This article is based on an example of listening to learning within a pre-kindergarten classroom and how teachers tuning into student voices helped to shape the direction of our inquiry into the transdisciplinary theme of ‘How we express ourselves’.