This article encourages PYP educators to reflect on the giving of awards, particularly in relation to the attributes of the learner profile, and how this practice adheres with the philosophy of the PYP curriculum.
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Chinese class and the programme of inquiry – How to make authentic connections
This article explains how a school in Hong Kong addresses transdisciplinary learning in Chinese class. It illustrates this process by making authentic connections with a year 5 unit under the transdisciplinary theme ‘How we express ourselves’.
A new curriculum and a new way of thinking
In this article a new PYP teacher shares reflection on embracing and teaching in the PYP framework.
How environments can shape inquiry and learning in the early years
This article is available in Spanish and English. It shares an inquiry into the way that the physical space influences teaching and learning with young children. It describes what provoked the inquiry, the questions that were asked, the research done and how the action was taken to re-design learning environments to better support child friendly […]
A wealth of iPad Apps being powerful support for individual learning
This article is available in Chinese and English. It shares the practice of using two kinds of iPad Apps to support writing in Chinese for year one students.
How to connect with local and global cultures
In this article you will read how first graders explore the transdisciplinary theme ‘Who we are’ and learn to compare and contrast cultures from around the world.