MYP Presentation for Year 6 Parents, December 2010

Chinese International School

THE INTERNATIONAL THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATEBACCALAUREATE

MIDDLE YEARS MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME (IBMYP)(IBMYP)

AT CISAT CIS


MYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTSMYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS

Intercultural awareness

Holistic education

Communication



Intercultural awareness

Developing attitudes, knowledge and skills as students learn about their own and others’ social and national cultures

Fostering empathy with, understanding and tolerance of and respect for the beliefs of others



Holistic education

Teaching and learning includes and transcends traditional subjects

Areas of Interaction

Interdisciplinary links



Communication

Central importance of communication in MYP goals and assessment criteria for all subjects

Two languages required


THE STRUCTURE OF THE THE STRUCTURE OF THE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMMEMIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME

Curriculum modelCurriculum model

© IBO


Areas of Interaction: incorporated into the subjects (not separate subjects)

Approaches to Learning Community and Service Health and Social Education Environments Human ingenuityHuman ingenuity


Subject areas: fundamental importance Chinese (language & literature) English (language and literature) Humanities (History & Geography) Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics: co-ord.) Mathematics Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Arts: semesterised) Technology (CT, DT) Physical Education CIS additional elective subject (a third language or

Arts/Technology semester courses)


Elective in Years 7-9

a third language (French or Spanish)

or

a range of non-language electives in the Arts/Technology areas


Personal Project

An individual, independent study in the last two years (Years 10 - 11)

Focuses on the Areas of Interaction

Forms part of summative assessment


Documentation of Student AchievementDocumentation of Student Achievement

Students receive 2 official IB documents:

MYP Record of Achievement

MYP Certificate


Diploma Programme

Six subjects studied concurrently

major fields of learning, sciences & humanities

one subject from each of the six groups

at least three but not more than four taken at higher

level (HL)

others at standard level (SL)

Requirements for Requirements for the subjectsthe subjects

Group 6

experimental sciences

The six academic subjectsThe six academic subjects

Theory of Knowledge

the arts

Group 1

language A1

extended essay

Group 3

Group 5

Group 2

second language

creativity, action,service

individuals & societies

mathematics

Group 4


Diploma Programme

Extended Essay

Group 3Economics Geography

History

Group 2Chinese B,

ab initio

Group 4Biology Chemistry

Physics Design

TechnologyGroup 6

Film, Music, Theatre, Visual ArtsComputer Science, French, Spanish,

Chemistry or Economics

Group 5Mathematics

at 3 levels

Group 1Chinese A English A

Theory of Knowledge

CAS

MYP Presentation for Year 6 Parents, December 2010

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