The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is the official curriculum framework and teaching methodology of the International Baccalaureate (IB), developed to meet the needs of children in the primary years of schooling. It is an international programme of education designed to foster the development of the whole child, by teaching and learning across multiple academic subjects. It emphasises learning through active inquiry and aims to develop internationally minded students who exhibit the attributes of the IB learner profile.
Gavin Putterill
Primary Years Programme Coordinator
Gavin.p@sais.edu.kh
THE PYP CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
At the heart of the PYP curriculum framework is the learner constructing understanding through the essential elements:
Concepts
Skills
Attitudes
Action
Knowledge
TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEMES
The six transdisciplinary themes of global significance for all students in all cultures are:
Who we are
How we express ourselves
Where we are in place and time
How the world works
How we organize ourselves
Sharing the planet
Teachers are guided by these six transdisciplinary themes as they design units of inquiry with the driving question of “What is really worth knowing that is engaging, relevant, challenging and significant?” Each unit of inquiry is designed to transcend across all subject boundaries of:
Language
Mathematics
Personal, Social and Physical Education
Social Studies
Arts
Science and Technology
