{"id":303944,"date":"2024-03-28T09:09:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T05:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=303944"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T05:09:25","slug":"week-27-international-mindedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2024\/03\/28\/week-27-international-mindedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 27: International-Mindedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear Primary Families,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week I enjoyed meeting some new families who are considering sending their children to ABIS next year. During these meetings I shared information about our Primary Years Programme and what this looks like throughout our school. As part of the discussion we talked about the IB learner profiles and how developing and demonstrating these attributes provides an important foundation for international-mindedness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What is international-mindedness?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International-mindedness means having a global perspective and understanding that we are all connected to the world. It involves taking responsibility for each other and recognizing the complexity of our relationships. People who are internationally-minded appreciate and respect the diversity of different cultures and societies. They strive to learn about others, develop empathy, and work towards understanding and respecting each other. In the Primary Years Programme, students and their communities have different backgrounds and beliefs, and international-mindedness helps them find common ground and care for our planet together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Developing international-mindedness<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The learner profile attributes and approaches to learning are important skills and qualities that help develop international-mindedness. An internationally minded learner:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is good at communicating.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is open-minded and knowledgeable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cares about others and thinks ethically.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uses curiosity and research skills to learn about the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thinks critically about different situations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Takes action to make positive changes, like promoting understanding between cultures, building caring relationships, and taking care of themselves and others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Takes risks to learn and understand more about others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Introducing international-mindedness in the PYP framework<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International-mindedness and the learner profile are important parts of the PYP curriculum. The framework focuses on knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and taking action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To develop international-mindedness, it&#8217;s helpful to ask questions and have discussions about what people have in common. When students lead their own inquiries based on their interests, it creates opportunities to understand different cultures. We encourage local and global engagement by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Setting aside time for students to explore important local, national, and global issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discussing topics like the environment, peace, rights, migration, and different forms of governance in a way that is suitable for their age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Considering inequalities and power dynamics in their inquiries, actions, and reflections, and recognizing the challenges faced by different groups.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thinking about sustainable development and how we can protect the Earth&#8217;s resources for future generations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During inquiries, students can share their knowledge and perspectives with their peers and teachers. It&#8217;s important to have conversations with people who have different backgrounds and perspectives to understand international-mindedness better. Sharing experiences, both similar and different, can expand our knowledge, understanding, and perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have any questions about the Primary Years Programme, please ask.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best regards,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Matthew<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Primary Team Lead\/PYP Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Reminders<\/b><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monday 15th April: Return to school after the Eid holiday (Dates to be confirmed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday 21st April: Round 4 ASAs begin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuesday 23rd April: Student-Led Conferences<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday 23rd April: Student-Led Conferences<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Primary Families, This week I enjoyed meeting some new families who are considering sending their children to ABIS next year. During these meetings I shared information about our Primary Years Programme and what this looks like throughout our school. As part of the discussion we talked about the IB learner profiles and how developing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1063,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-primary-team-leader"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1063"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}