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What is
the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme? |
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The IBMYP is an
internationally recognised curriculum, which was
developed by the International Baccalaureate
Organisation to ensure that international standards were
upheld within their schools.
The Middle Years
Programme (MYP) is designed to meet the educational
needs of students between 11 and 16 years of age and to
provide students with the values and opportunities,
which will enable them to make sound choices.
The MYP fosters
intercultural, environmental, social and personal
awareness and understanding, whilst encouraging students
to develop sucessful learning and communication
strategies. The South Australian Curriculum,
Standards and Accountability Framework (SACSA) supports
the MYP principles. |
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What has
been happening at Direk Schools? |
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We belong to a
cluster of schools, which consists of The Pines and
Salisbury High School.
Teachers at the three
schools have been undertaking intensive Training anf
Development in the principles of the MYP and exploring
ways of implementing the MYP into their classroom
practices.
As the programme
covers Years 6 - 10, teachers from The Pines and
Salisbury High will be working collaboratively with our
teachers to develop a common Scope and Sequence for all
subject areas to ensure that there is sequential
development of skills and understandings throughout the
five years of the MYP. |
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the MYP mean for students at Direk Schools? |
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In line with our
Vision of developing successful learners and responsible
citizens, students at Direk will be engaged in exploring
local and global issues. They will be provided
with a carefully developed and review curriculum that
spans both primary and high school years.
Students will be provided
with activities and opportunities to enable them to make
sound choices and well informed decisions about
themselves, their community, the environment and both
local and global issues.
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IBMYP
Subjects |
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The subjects that the
IBMYP offers are Mathematics, Language A (English),
Language B (Spanish), Humanities (History and
Geography), The Arts, Sciences, Technology and Physical
Education.
Teachers from Direk have been working with other
teachers in our cluster to make sure that there is
consecutive learning across the five years of the middle
years programme. |
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Areas of
Interaction |
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There are 5 Areas of
Interaction, which are woven through the 8 subject
areas. The underlying aims of these areas are to
develop knowledgeable, thinking, caring, responsible and
active citizens of the future. |
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*contributing their time to meet a need within
the community
*gaining an
appreciation of their community
*valuing the
importance of community service in our world |
*critical literacy
& thinking skills
*problem solving
*making informed
decisions
*study skills
*organisation and
presentation |
Health and Social Education
*develop a sound
knowledge and understanding of health and social
issues
*accept
responsibility for self, family, community and
the environment
*gain self-esteem
and confidence
*develop and use
effective decision making and problem solving
skills |
*develop an
appreciation of the inventive and creative
genius of people and their impact on society
*learn to value
the motivation, persistence and achievements of
others to change and improve our world
*demonstrate their
own creative and inventive capacities |
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*making the best
use of resources
*investigating
environmental issues and exploring ways to
contribute to possible solutions |
*reflecting on the
impact that consumer choice has on the local and
global environment.
*taking actions to
contribute to environmental improvements and
sustainability |
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Download
International Baccalaurate Middle Years Programme
pamphlet |
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