Overview
AIA implements the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), starting from preschool up to grade five. The PYP focuses on approaches to learning, approaches to teaching, concepts, and attitudes to develop the whole child. The program offers six subject areas (Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, Arts, Science, Physical, Social and Personal Education) that are taught through the lens of 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, and sharing the planet.
Who we are
Children will explore this theme to inquire into their physical, mental, and social aspects, as well as human relationships, including those within the family, friends, communities, and cultures.
Where we are in place and time
This theme helps children to inquire into orientation in place and time, personal histories, homes and journeys, the discoveries, explorations, and migrations of humankind, as well as the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from both local and global perspectives.
How we express ourselves
This theme explores the ways in which children discover and express their ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs, and values.
How the world works
This theme encourages children to explore the natural world and its laws, as well as the interaction between the natural world and human societies.
How we organize ourselves
This theme explores social systems, community organizations, societal decision-making, and the impact of economic activities on humankind and the environment.
Sharing the planet
This theme is dedicated to encouraging children to inquire into the rights and responsibilities of sharing finite resources with other people and living things, as well as the communities and relationships within and between them, access to equal opportunities, and peace and conflict resolution.
The Exhibition
During the last year of the program, in grade 5, every student must undertake a collaborative, transdisciplinary inquiry process through which they will identify, investigate, and propose solutions to a real-life problem. The products of this process will be displayed for parents and the community during a special event, where students can explain their inquiry.
For more information about the PYP, please visit the IBO website:
https://www.ibo.org/programmes/primary-years-programme/
