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Goodbye, PYPHello MYP!

PYP Coordinator: Ms. Patricia Maher MYP Coordinator: Ms. Roula Azzam

What do PYP and MYP have in common?

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IB Mission Statement IB Learner Profile Standards and Practices Holistic Education

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Intercultural Awareness Communication Inquiry Driven End of Program Inquiry

IB Mission Statement
Mission
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. 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.

Core values
Motivated by a mission We aim to create a better world through education
Partnerships We achieve our goals by working together Quality We value our reputation for high standards Participation We actively involve our stakeholders International mindedness We embrace diversity

Legal status
The IB is a non-profit making Swiss Foundation registered in 1968. The activities of the organization are determined by an Act of Foundation approved by the Swiss authorities.

Emirates National Schools


Abu Dhabi City Campus
Emirates National Schools, Abu Dhabi City campus, founded in 2008 is a coeducational institution that strives to provide its students with a world class education that will enable them to achieve their full potential within an ever changing world. We are an internationally-minded learning community dedicated to the development of inquiring, critical thinking, globally responsible citizens who are challenged to realize their full potential through authentic learning experiences. With this mission Emirates National School has pledged to promote health and safety, pursue academic excellence and preserve every individuals heritage and identity while facilitating educational programs that develop character, use technology to improve learning, and prepare students to be leaders and community members. We are committed to ensuring only the most rigorous curriculum is adopted and implemented, therefore, providing a range of opportunities both internationally and nationally. As a community committed to involving all stakeholders, we strive towards meeting our mission of providing students with the skills needed in order to reach their full potential, both academically and personally.

Core values
Promote Health and Safety to ensure all members of the ENS community work and study in a healthy environment. Preserve Heritage and identity while embracing diversity Pursue Academic excellence by adopting rigorous standards and the IBO framework which focuses on 21st century skills and conceptual learning.

The Learner Profile:

Our mission statement translated into 21st century attributes

IB learners strive to be:

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Inquirers Knowledgeable Thinkers Communicators Principled Open-minded Caring Risk-takers Balanced Reflective

IB programmes promote the education of the whole person, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth through all domains of knowledge.

Standards and Practices


Section A: Philosophy
A1:The schools educational beliefs and values reflect IB philosophy.

Section B: Organization
B1: The schools leadership and administrative structures ensure the implementation of the IB program(s). B2: The schools resources and support structures ensure the implementation of the IB program (s).

Section C: Curriculum
C1: Collaborative planning and reflection supports the implementation of the IB program(s). C2: The schools written curriculum reflects IB philosophy. C3: Teaching and learning reflects IB philosophy. C4: Assessment at the school reflects IB assessment philosophy.

Three Pillars of the International Baccalaureate


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Holistic learning: representing the notion that all knowledge is interrelated and that the curriculum should cater to the development of the whole person, the attributes of which are described by the IB learner profile Intercultural awareness: representing the notion that school communities should encourage and promote internationalmindedness by engaging with and exploring other cultures, a key feature of international education as reflected in the attributes of the IB learner profile Communication: representing the notion that schools should encourage open and effective communication, important skills that contribute to international understanding as exemplified by the attributes of the IB learner profile.

Curriculum Framework
PYP MYP

Curriculum framework organized around units of inquiry within 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

Curriculum framework organized around disciplines with interdisciplinary global contexts: identities and relationships orientation in space and time personal and cultural expression scientific and technical innovation globalization and sustainability fairness and development

Programme of Inquiry
PYP MYP

Programme of inquiry and scope & sequence for six subject areas: Language Mathematics Social studies Science Arts Personal, social & physical education

Eight subject areas with aims, objectives & assessment criteria: Language and Literature Language Acquisition Individuals and Societies Sciences Mathematics Arts Physical and Health Education Design

End of Programme Project


PYP MYP

Final Year of PYP: Grade 5 Exhibition Real life issue identified by students and explored through an extended and collaborative inquiry Learner profile attributes reflected on and developed.

Final Year of MYP: Grade 10 Personal Project Independent project resulting from the student s own initiative and creativity integrating the areas of interaction Learner profile attributes reflected on and developed.

Number of MYP Schools


As of March 2013 there were 1,000 IB World Schools offering the MYP (including partner schools) in 90 countries. A list of schools that have been authorized since the November 2012 issue of MYP Coordinators notes can be viewed on the IBs website at http://www.ibo.org. A directory of all IB World Schools is also available on the site. Of the 1,000 IB World Schools offering the MYP, 207 are authorized to also offer both the PYP and the DP. See diagram1 for a breakdown

Pass rate comparison

MYP Study on Graduation Achievement

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