We cater to students studying many IB Middle Years Programme subjects.
We cater to students studying many IB Middle Years Programme subjects.
Below is a brief descriptive outline of the eight subject groups for the IB Middle Years Programme:
The MYP Language and Literature courses develop skills in six areas:
They are designed to:
Below is a link to the subject brief for Language and Literature:
Click here to view the Language and Literature page of the IB website for more information.
Language Acquisition is a compulsory component of the MYP in every year of the programme. Schools must provide sustained language learning in at least two languages for each year of the MYP.
In this subject group, teaching and learning is organised into six phases, which correspond to three increasing proficiency levels of the target language:
These phases do not necessarily correspond to particular age groups or MYP year levels, and students do not necessarily begin in phase one – they can begin at any phase, depending on their prior experiences, and may exit from any phase on the continuum.
Below is a link to the subject brief for Language Acquisition:
Click here to view the Language Acquisition page of the IB website for more information.
For this subject group, schools develop courses in:
Students collect, describe and analyse data used in studies of societies, test hypotheses, and learn how to interpret complex information, including original source material. This focus on real-world examples, research and analysis is an essential aspect of the subject group.
Below is a link to the subject brief for Individuals and Societies:
Click here to view the Individuals and Societies page of the IB website for more information.
MYP Science courses usually include biology, chemistry and physics, but schools may develop and offer other sciences courses that meet the subject group's aims and objectives. These can include:
The MYP Science framework encourages students to investigate issues through research, observation and experimentation, working independently and collaboratively. As they investigate real examples of science application, students will discover the tensions and dependencies between science and morality, ethics, culture, economics, politics, and the environment.
Below is a link to the subject brief for Sciences:
Click here to view the Science page of the IB website for more information.
The MYP Mathematics framework encompasses four areas of mathematics:
Students learn how to represent information, to explore and model situations, and to find solutions to familiar and unfamiliar problems. The topics and skills for mathematics are organised so that students can work at two levels of challenge:
Below is a link to the subject brief for Mathematics:
Click here to view the Mathematics page of the IB website for more information.
The MYP Arts subject group offers five disciplines:
In Years 1 to 3 of the programme, Arts course structures include a minimum of one visual arts discipline and one performing arts discipline, followed by a choice of disciplines in Years 4 and 5.
Schools may organise the study of Arts in the MYP as:
Below is a link to the subject brief for Arts:
Click here to view the Arts page of the IB website for more information.
Physical and Health Education focuses on both learning about and learning through physical activity. MYP physical and health education courses must engage students in physical education activities for at least half of the total teaching time allocated to the subject group.
Schools may include content such as the following in their Physical and Health Education courses:
Below is a link to the subject brief for Physical and Health Education:
Click here to view the Physical and Health Education page of the IB website for more information.
MYP Design focuses on a holistic design process rather than final products and solutions. It challenges students to:
Schools may offer Design courses as:
Below is a link to the subject brief for Design:
Click here to view the Design page of the IB website for more information.
The IB uses both internal and optional external assessment (eAssessment) in the MYP.
Click on the button below for more information on assessment of the Middle Years Programme.