Primary Years Programme
Introduction to the PYP
- Video about the PYP by the International Baccalaureate
- Slideshow introducing the PYP to TIS Parents [Please note that we received authorization to implement the Primary Years Programme in November 2011. This slideshow was prepared in January 2009.]
Programme of Inquiry
The Primary Years Programme is organized around six transdisciplinary themes that students engage with throughout the year.
- Who we are
- Where we are in place and time
- How we express ourselves
- How the world works
- How we organize ourselves
- Sharing the planet
Units of Inquiry
Here are the units that the elementary students will engage with in the 2011-12 school year.
- Grade 1 — Personal Health, Places We Know, Celebrations, Rocks and Minerals, Transportation, Habitats
- Grade 2 — Waste, Occupations, Folk Tales, Natural Forces (Earth Science, Disasters), Inventions, Biomes
- Grade 3 — Public Health, Space, Communication, Matter, Money, Energy
- Grade 4 — The Human Body, Architecture, Traditions and Values, Weather, Government, Water
- Grade 5 — Medicine, Journalism, Archaeology, Engineering, Consumerism (Exhibition), Biodiversity
Students engage with these units through the inquiry cycle, which gives them the chance to tune in to the topic, find out more about it, sort out their understanding of the topic, research further to consolidate their learning, make conclusions, and take action.
Term Overviews
Here are overviews of what our students studied in the 2011-12 school year.
- First Term PYP Overview (November 2011)
- Second Term PYP Overview (March 2012)
- Third Term PYP Overview (June 2012)
Weekly Schedules
Download the 2011-12 weekly schedules for Grades 1 to 9.
