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Middle Years Programme © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme (MYP) A five-year programme Academic challenge and life skills © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme (MYP) For students aged 11 to 16 A critical phase of personal and intellectual development A time of uncertainty, sensitivity, resistance and questioning © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme Promotes discipline creativity skills flexibility © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme A personal value system by which students can guide their own lives. . . © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme . . . and become thoughtful members of local communities and the larger world © IBO 2002

Intercultural awareness central to the programme © IBO 2002

based on the premise that education can foster understanding among young people around the world © IBO 2002

enabling future generations to live more peacefully and productively than we do today © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The MYP embraces but transcends traditional school subjects Flexible framework Schools may organize subjects in different ways © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The IBO offers schools. . . flexibility for languages of instruction and languages taught if schools consult with the IBO and meet certain conditions © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The IBO validates the school’s assessment standards at the school’s request The IBO does not set or mark examinations © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The MYP in brief The MYP provides a thorough study of various disciplines Technology It accentuates their interrelatedness It acknowledges the role of the disciplines and transdisciplinary study © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The disciplines and further study The IBO recognizes the importance of respecting the independence and integrity of each discipline as students prepare to do further studies © IBO 2002

The curriculum © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The curriculum approaches to learning community service health and social education areas of interaction these five perspectives are at the core of the MYP environment Homo faber © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The curriculum areas of interaction are themes, not subjects u pervade and recur throughout the five years u © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The curriculum areas of interaction through the subjects and also through interdisciplinary teaching and projects u whole school activities u the MYP personal project u © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The curriculum personal project an independent piece of work u the culmination of the student’s involvement with the five areas of interaction u © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The curriculum personal project topic chosen in consultation with teachers It may take the form of u an essay u an artistic production u other form of expression © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The curriculum Academic disciplines: the 8 subject groups © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The Academic Disciplines The curriculum Academic disciplines: the subject groups language A: the student’s best language, usually the school’s language of instruction © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The Academic Disciplines The curriculum Academic disciplines: the subject groups language A humanities: history and geography © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The curriculum Academic disciplines: the subject groups language A humanities technology: computer technology and design technology © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The Academic Disciplines The curriculum Academic disciplines: the subject groups mathematics: Course that includes the five branches of mathematics: number, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, probability and statistics, discrete mathematics language A humanities technology mathematics © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The Academic Disciplines The curriculum Academic disciplines: the subject groups language A humanities arts: visual arts performing arts technology mathematics © IBO 2002 arts

Middle Years Programme The Academic Disciplines The curriculum Academic disciplines: the subject groups language A humanities sciences: biology, chemistry, physics technology sciences mathematics © IBO 2002 arts

Middle Years Programme The Academic Disciplines The curriculum Academic disciplines: the subject groups language A humanities physical education: course includes physical health and fitness education individual and team sports technology sciences mathematics © IBO 2002 arts

Middle Years Programme The Academic Disciplines The curriculum Academic disciplines: the subject groups language A language B: an additional modern language learned at school humanities physical education technology sciences mathematics © IBO 2002 arts

Middle Years Programme Academic disciplines and the 5 areas of interaction © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme Evaluating the programme u on-site evaluations by teams appointed by the IBO u follows self-study at the school under the guidance of the IBO u teams: IBO personnel, teachers who work with the MYP and professionals in education who are familiar with the programme © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme Evaluating the programme What the evaluation does assesses the effectiveness of the delivery of the MYP at the school individual teachers or students are not assessed © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme Assessing the student Middle Years Programme schools organize their own student assessment and reporting procedures, in accordance with the objectives of the programme © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme Assessing the student teachers assess student work with guidance from the IBO prescribed, published criteria state final levels of achievement in each discipline © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme Assessing the student Formative assessment special emphasis on it in the MYP used at different stages of the learning process © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme Assessing the student Teachers: measure the progress of the student u use formative assessment to adjust teaching plans and methods u Students: do formative self-assessment of their work u reflect on their own approaches to learning u © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The portfolio of achievement Provided by the IBO for students completing the programme accomplishments, noted during the assessment process, are recorded in the portfolio of achievement © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The portfolio of achievement In the portfolio u documents from the IBO u papers and certificates from the school that reflect the local programme u self-evaluation by the student © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The portfolio of achievement The portfolio may also contain academic results and information about community service u the personal project u extracurricular activities u achievements in subjects not part of the MYP u © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme The Middle Years Programme certificate schools often opt for a certificate, accompanied by a record of achievement MYP certificates are formal documents limited to schools that elect to have their own assessment of their students validated by the IBO © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme and at the end. . . © IBO 2002

Middle Years Programme . . . MYP students are prepared emotionally and intellectually for the demands made on older students © IBO 2002

January 2002 © IBO Thank you to the following schools for supplying photos: Vienna International School, Austria Frankfurt International School, Germany St Mary’s, Nairobi, Kenya Casablanca International School, Morocco Gimnazija Bezigrad, Ljubljana, Slovenia Nogales High School, Arizona, USA Designer: Mary Tiegreen Produced by the corporate relations office, The International Baccalaureate Organization, Geneva, Switzerland © IBO 2002