Middle Years Programme
Middle School Assessment
Tsukuba International School is a *candidate school for the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB). We are pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy – a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Tsukuba International School believes is important for our students.
Tsukuba International School is a *candidate school for the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB). We are pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy – a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Tsukuba International School believes is important for our students.
Here at Tsukuba International School, the middle school has been granted ‘Candidate Status’ for its first year of operation. The 2010/2011 academic year has begun with a Grade 7/8 class working on the new curriculum. This means that students will be receiving a new style of report card geared to the objectives of the Middle Years Programme.
In each subject students will receive a level of achievement for the assessment criteria which will then be collated to determine the final grade. Each subject has different criteria and grade boundaries. Please refer to Assessment in the Middle School for specific details including the ‘General Grade Descriptors’.
Prospective parents are encouraged to click the admission procedures tab above, attend an open school day, or contact us for more information about the school and its programmes. Our MYP Coordinator, Mr. Shaun Beilby, will be happy to answer your questions.
See also: Tsukuba International School to Launch Middle School in September 2010
*Note: Only schools authorized by the IB organization can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme (DP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit the International Baccalaureate website.
Tsukuba International School to Launch Middle School in September 2010
In September 2010, Tsukuba International School will be launching its junior high school programme, starting with a Grade 7/8 class for the first year and eventually offering up to Grade 10.
Our school is now a *candidate school for both the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate. We are pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that we believe is important for our students.
The junior high school will eventually comprise Grades 6 to 10. In the 2010-11 academic year, the Grade 7/8 class will be working on the new curriculum. The Grade 5/6 class will do the final year of the Primary Years Programme before entering the junior high school in the following year.
Preparations are underway for the official launch in September 2010:
- The school has appointed a Middle Years Programme Coordinator.
- Staff are undertaking training in all areas of the Middle Years Programme.
- The curriculum framework is being developed.
- Policies regarding student life and well-being at the school have been written.
- A new timetable is under construction.
- New furniture has been added to the classrooms.
- A new student resource centre with computers, audio-visual equipment and a library is being finalised.
- The current grade 6/7 class has moved into a new, previously unused, second floor classroom.
Prospective parents are encouraged to contact us, explore the tuition page, attend an open day or click the admission procedures tab and follow the links.
*Note: Only schools authorized by the IB organization can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme (DP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit the International Baccalaureate website.
