Program of Inquiry

POI
IB mission statement

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
differences, can also be right.
PYP Curriculum Model

What do we
want to learn?
(written)

Learners
constructing
meaning
How will we
know what we How best will
have learned? we learn?
(assessed) (taught)
Written Curriculum
The 5 essential Elements (pg.10 MPYPH)

5 PYP Essential Elements What we want the students

to:
concepts UNDERSTAND (big ideas)
knowledge KNOW about
skills be able to DO
attitudes demonstrate
action act
 During a game, coaches want their players …
… to understand to win the game, you
have to work together with your
teammates.
There is no “I” in team

… to be able to … to demonstrate
shoot a layup with commitment, cooperation,
proper form enthusiasm.

… to know you can only … to put everything they

take 2 steps during a taught them during
layup practice into action.
… to know you can only take
2 steps during a layup
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Lines of Inquiry