Kennedy School Kennedy School

Implementing the Implementing the

Primary Years ProgrammePrimary Years Programme

May 2010May 2010

Aims of workshopAims of workshop

To model the philosophy and To model the philosophy and pedagogy of the PYP pedagogy of the PYP

To get to know the IB Learner Profile.

To introduce the whole school To introduce the whole school Programme of InquiryProgramme of Inquiry

To offer suggestions for parents to To offer suggestions for parents to support their childrensupport their children

To provide a platform for you to To provide a platform for you to ask questionsask questions

Learners Constructing Learners Constructing MeaningMeaning

What do we want to

learn?

How will we know what we have learned?

How best will we learn?

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IBO mission statementIBO mission statement

The International Baccalaureate Organization The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end the IBO works with schools, To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous international education and rigorous assessment.assessment.

These programmes encourage students across These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.people, with their differences, can also be right.

Kennedy Mission Kennedy Mission StatementStatementINSPIRE – ACHIEVE - EXCELINSPIRE – ACHIEVE - EXCEL Kennedy School is a learning community Kennedy School is a learning community

where we respect, trust and value where we respect, trust and value everyone. We have high expectations of everyone. We have high expectations of ourselves and others. ourselves and others.

Enthusiastic, motivated happy childrenEnthusiastic, motivated happy children Skilled, dedicated, effective staffSkilled, dedicated, effective staff Encouraging, involved, positive parentsEncouraging, involved, positive parents

We aim to create internationally-minded, life We aim to create internationally-minded, life long learners who take action to create a long learners who take action to create a better world. better world.

The Primary Years The Primary Years Programme at Kennedy:Programme at Kennedy: Is an approach that is supported by Is an approach that is supported by

the ESF & IB Scope and Sequence the ESF & IB Scope and Sequence documents.documents.

involves all students, staff and involves all students, staff and adultsadults in the school community. in the school community.

Will extend & build on current good Will extend & build on current good practice in teaching and learning.practice in teaching and learning.

Will deepen students Will deepen students understanding through in depth understanding through in depth inquiry. inquiry.

Will help prepare students for 21Will help prepare students for 21stst Century life. Century life.

The Essential Elements The Essential Elements of the PYP Curriculum of the PYP Curriculum FrameworkFramework

KnowledgeKnowledge - - What do we want the What do we want the students to know about? students to know about?

Concepts Concepts -- What do we want the What do we want the students to understand?students to understand?

SkillsSkills - - What do we want the students to What do we want the students to be able to do?be able to do?

AttitudesAttitudes - - What do we want the What do we want the students to feel?students to feel?

ActionAction - - How do we want the students to act?

Open mindedOpen minded KnowledgeablKnowledgeabl

ee CaringCaring Well balancedWell balanced ReflectiveReflective

InquirersInquirers ThinkersThinkers Communicators Communicators Risk takersRisk takers PrincipledPrincipled

Learner ProfileLearner Profile - Desired attributes Desired attributes and traits that and traits that characterize students with an characterize students with an international perspectiveinternational perspective..

Which profile do parents Which profile do parents consider the consider the most most important?important?

Which profile parents consider the most important.

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Which profile would you Which profile would you like a teacher to like a teacher to demonstrate?demonstrate?

Which profile would you like a teacher to demonstrate?

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KnowledgeKnowledge - - What do we What do we want the students to know about?want the students to know about?

Who we areWho we are Where we are in place and timeWhere we are in place and time How we express ourselvesHow we express ourselves How the world worksHow the world works How we How we organiseorganise ourselves ourselves Sharing the planetSharing the planet

Homework Homework How to support How to support your childyour child

Ask questionsAsk questions Do not do the work for them, they Do not do the work for them, they

will learn by doing. will learn by doing. Ask them what the instructions Ask them what the instructions

mean.mean. Feedback, help them to self assess.Feedback, help them to self assess. Support them in taking responsibilitySupport them in taking responsibility Follow up on teacher suggestionsFollow up on teacher suggestions

How can I find out How can I find out more?more? www.ibo.org/pyp/www.ibo.org/pyp/ Kennedy school website – Learning Kennedy school website – Learning

at KSat KS VLE – PYP areaVLE – PYP area Each Year bands VLE areaEach Year bands VLE area E mail questions to: E mail questions to:

pyp@kennedy.edu.hkpyp@kennedy.edu.hk