GREEN LAKE SCHOOL
International Baccalaureate Programme
MYP: A Meaningful
Educational Experience
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.
MISSION STATEMENT
The organization works with schools,
governments and international organizations
to develop challenging programmes of
international education and rigorous
assessment.
MISSION STATEMENT
These programmes encourage students across
the world to become active, compassionate
and lifelong learners who understand that
other people, with their differences,
can also be right.
In sum….
A strong emphasis on the ideals of
international understanding and
responsible citizenship.
Who are IB Students?
573,000 Students Worldwide
125 Countries on 5 Continents
at 2,146 IB World Schools
Angola Antigua/Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria
Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium
Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia/Herzegovina Botswana Brazil
Brunei-Darussalam Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Cayman Islands
Chile China Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus
Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt
El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Georgia
Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Honduras
Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland
Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan
Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kuwait Lao Latvia Lebanon
Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao
Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco
Mongolia Morocco
Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal
Netherlands Netherlands-Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Panama Papua/New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines
Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda
Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia
South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tanzania Thailand
Togo Trinidad/Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands British
Virgin Islands US
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Three High Quality IB Programmes
The Primary Years Programme (PYP) for students
aged 3 to 12 focuses on the development of the whole
child in the classroom and in the world outside.
The Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students
aged 11 to 16 provides a framework of academic
challenge and life skills taught through traditional
school subjects.
The Diploma Programme (DP) for students aged 16
to 19 is a demanding two-year curriculum leading to
final examinations and a qualification that is welcomed
by leading universities around the world.
Middle Years Programme Roots
“Learning how to learn and the development of the
whole person are the guiding principles of the
programme.
The overall curriculum is designed to encourage
moral development in our children and a sense of
responsibility to the world community and its
environment.”
(from the General statement adopted in 1982)
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The Middle Years Programme
Grades 7 - 10
Prepares Students to
Learn how to learn
Ask challenging questions
Develop a strong sense of own identity & culture
Develop ‘international-mindedness’-- an ability to
communicate with and understand people from
other countries and cultures
What Is
‘International-mindedness’?
Recognize our common humanity.
Acknowledge our shared guardianship of
the planet.
Help to create a better and more peaceful
world.
A Balanced Program
Studying a broad base of subjects to
ensure that students acquire the
knowledge and skills necessary to
prepare for the future.
Developing a genuine understanding of
ideas along with the ability to apply these
in new contexts in preparation for further
learning.
‘Concurrency of Learning’
The program promotes ‘concurrency of
learning’ whereby students deal with a
balanced curriculum each year in which
different subjects are studied
simultaneously.
As students mature and develop higherorder thinking skills, they explore the
disciplines in increasing depth and
realize how they are linked to each
other and to local and global issues.
A Variety of Teaching and
Learning Methodologies
The program encourages the use of a
variety of teaching and learning
methodologies to foster a climate in which
students discover how they learn best in
different situations.
The Development
of the Whole Person
The program emphasizes the
development of the whole person–
affective, cognitive, creative and
physical.
Its effective implementation depends on
the school’s concern for the whole
educational experience, including what
students learn outside the classroom.
The Learner Profile
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
Open-minded
Caring
Risk-Takers
Balanced
Reflective
Inquirers
Students develop their natural
curiosity.
Students acquire the skills
necessary to conduct inquiry
and research and show
independence in learning.
Students actively enjoy
learning and this love of
learning will be sustained
throughout their lives.
Knowledgeable
Students explore concepts, ideas and
issues that have local and global
significance.
In so doing, students acquire in-depth
knowledge and develop understanding
across a broad and balanced range of
disciplines.
Thinkers
Students exercise initiative in applying
thinking skills critically and creatively to
recognize and approach complex
problems, and make reasoned, ethical
decisions.
Communicators
Students understand and express ideas
and information confidently and creatively
in more than one language and in a
variety of modes of communication.
Students work effectively and willingly in
collaboration with others.
Principled
Students act with integrity and honesty,
with a strong sense of fairness, justice
and respect for the dignity of the
individual, groups and communities.
Students take responsibility for their
own actions and the consequences that
accompany them.
Open-minded
Students understand and appreciate their
own cultures and personal histories, and
are open to the perspectives, values and
traditions of other individuals and
communities.
Students are accustomed to seeking and
evaluating a range of points of view, and
are willing to grow from the experience.
Caring
Students show empathy, compassion
and respect towards the needs and
feelings of others.
Students have a personal commitment
to service, and act to make a positive
difference to the
lives of others and to the environment.
Risk-takers
Students approach unfamiliar situations
and uncertainty with courage and
forethought, and have the independence
of spirit to explore new roles, ideas and
strategies.
Students are brave and articulate in
defending their beliefs.
Balanced
Students understand the importance
of intellectual, physical and emotional
balance to achieve personal wellbeing for themselves and others.
Reflective
Students give thoughtful consideration to
their own learning and experience.
Students are able to assess and
understand their strengths and limitations
in order to support their learning and
personal development.
The MYP Programme Model
Eight Subject Areas in the
Middle Years Program
1. Language A
English
2. Humanities
Integrated Social Studies
3. Technology
4. Mathematics
5. Arts
Music and Art
6. Sciences
Physical and Life Science
7. Physical Education
8. Language B
French or Spanish
‘Areas of Interaction’
in the Middle Years Program
1. Approaches to Learning
2. Community Service
3. Health/Social Education
4. Environments
5. Human Ingenuity
Areas of Interaction
(Using Best Classroom Practice)
The areas of interaction,
put simply, are the
contexts through which
the curriculum content
interacts with the real
world.
Approaches to Learning
How do I learn best?
How do I know?
How do I communicate my understanding?
All teachers have the responsibility to ensure
that students acquire the skills and the
confidence to take ownership of their own
learning.
Students are encouraged to take increasing
responsibility for their learning, to question and
evaluate information critically, and to seek out
and explore the links between subjects.
Learning how to learn and how to evaluate
information critically is as important as the
content of the subject disciplines themselves.
Community and Service
Community awareness and understanding
Reflection
Involvement through service
Encourages students to become aware of their
roles and their responsibilities as members of
communities.
All MYP students are required to become involved
with their communities– an involvement that
benefits both parties.
Health and Social Education
How do I think and act?
How am I changing?
How can I look after myself and others?
Encourages students to explore personal,
physical and societal issues and to develop
respect for body and mind.
Environments
What are our environments?
What resources do we have or need?
What are my responsibilities?
Encourages students to become aware of
their interdependence with the world and
to develop responsible and positive
attitudes towards their environments.
Human Ingenuity
Why and how do we create?
What are the consequences?
Encourages students to examine and
reflect on the ingenious ways in which
humans think, create and initiate change.
Interdisciplinary Learning
Students demonstrate interdisciplinary
understanding when they can:
Bring together concepts, methods or forms
of communication from two or more
disciplines.
Explain a phenomenon, solve a problem,
create a product or raise a new question in
ways that would have been unlikely
through a single disciplinary means.
The Personal Project
The personal project is a significant
body of work undertaken by all MYP
students over an extended period of
time in the last year of the program.
It is the culminating activity where
students present in a personal way,
their understanding of real-world
themes, concepts and issues using the
areas of interaction.
Academic Honesty
Personal Skills: integrity; confidence in one’s own
work; willingness to work independently;
willingness to achieve individual potential.
Social Skills: how to work collaboratively; how to
contribute to a group; how to acknowledge work
by team members; peer-evaluation skills.
Technical Skills: Acknowledging sources;
understanding plagiarism; constructing a
bibliography; referencing correctly.
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