Internationally Minded: Mother Tongue

We can learn from other countries and cultures and find appreciation of our differences through open-mindedness. Language is involved in all learning and provides the support to the inquiry that is experienced in our classrooms on a daily basis. There are many...

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International Mindedness: One World, One Night

What is an internationally minded person? As students inquire into the transdisciplinary theme, Who We Are, each year, they are provided with an opportunity to further investigate and explore "... the nature of self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental,...

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Global Mindset through Language & Culture

We want all of our students to graduate the program with an established personal set of values (Learner Profile), in turn laying a foundation in which international mindedness will develop and flourish. The transdisciplinary themes allow for an exploration of concepts...

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Students’ Role in Inquiry

The IB encourages students to be inquirers, thinkers, and actively responsible for their own learning. With that said, we explore the design process with our students in a few units of inquiry, Day of Global Design, design challenges in the library, and during our...

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Making Student Thinking Visible

At the core of the PYP program lies the Learner Profile. Inquirers Knowledgeable Thinkers Communicators Principled Open-minded Caring Risk-takers Balanced Reflective These ten attributes, valued by the IBO, develop an internationally minded person. Walk into any...

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