by Matthew RICHMOND | Apr 13, 2023 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
What is inquiry in the PYP? A key feature of an International Baccalaureate (IB) PYP education is how students are supported to take ownership of their learning and to learn through guided inquiry. So, what does it mean to learn through inquiry and how does the IB...
by Matthew RICHMOND | Apr 6, 2023 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
The PYP Exhibition: What is the PYP Exhibition? Grade 6 students have been busy this week (as always!) as they have started the main research phase for their upcoming PYP Exhibition. I would like to use this as an opportunity to talk about the PYP Exhibition and its...
by Matthew RICHMOND | Mar 30, 2023 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
PYP Learner Profiles – Grade 2: Culture is created by what people do and say Last week, I wrote about science in the PYP classroom. This week, I would like to talk about another key part of our programme, the IB PYP learner profiles. The IB programmes want...
by Matthew RICHMOND | Mar 23, 2023 | Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Science in the PYP & the Grade 5 Wadi Hibi Field Trip On Monday this week, I was lucky enough to join the Grade 5 students and teachers on their field trip to the Wadi Hibi area as part of the tuning-in phase for their new unit of inquiry. This unit has a science...
by Matthew RICHMOND | Mar 9, 2023 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
This week provided a great example for how teachers work together to plan how best to begin a new unit of inquiry. Usually, a couple of weeks or so before a new unit is due to begin, grade level teachers meet to discuss the upcoming unit. The central idea and lines of...
