Glendale International School (GIP), an IB PYP World School follows a curriculum that is engaging, relevant, challenging & significant for learners. Our curriculum aims at developing inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who will help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding, respect and international mindedness.
What is the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)? The PYP aims to create a curriculum that is engaging, relevant, challenging and significant for learners in the 3–12 age range. It is trans disciplinary and focuses on issues that go across subject areas. The curriculum framework lays emphasis on the essential elements — knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes and action that young students need to equip them for successful lives, both now and in the future.
6 trans disciplinary themes of global significance are explored using knowledge and skills derived from six subjects areas and trans disciplinary skills with emphasis on inquiry. The PYP is flexible enough to accommodate the demands of most national or local curriculum's.
Who we are
Where we are in place and time
How we express ourselves
How we organize ourselves
How the world works
Sharing the planet
The IB Programme is a renowned approach that helps:
Address students’ academic, social and emotional well-being
Encourage students to develop independence and to take responsibility for their own learning
Support students’ efforts to gain understanding of the world and to function comfortably within it
Students establish personal values as a foundation upon which international-mindedness will develop and flourish
Knowledgeable
Learners explore concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance. In so doing, they acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines.
Inquirer
Learners develop their natural curiosity. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning. They actively enjoy learning and this love of learning will be sustained throughout their lives
Thinker
Learners exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems and make reasoned, ethical decisions.
Communicator
Learners understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.
Open Minded
Learners understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities. They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view, and are willing to grow from the experience.
Caring
Learners show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to service and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.
Balanced
Learners give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience. They are able to assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development.
Courageous
Learners approach unfamiliar situations and uncertainty with courage and forethought and have the independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas and strategies. They are brave and articulate in defending their beliefs.
Principled
Learners understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.
Reflective
Learners give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience. They are able to assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development.
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