(Nursery to PYP 6: ages 3 – 11)

The Primary Years Programme (PYP) focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside.

The PYP provides a curriculum framework of 5 essential elements:
· Knowledge – content in math, language, social studies, science and the arts
· Concepts – important ideas that have universal significance regardless of time or place within and across disciplines. Concepts are presented in the forms of questions that drive the inquiry.
· Skills – specific capabilities in thinking, social interactions, communication, self-management, and research
· Attitudes – dispositions, values, beliefs and feelings towards learning
· Action – Making changes to and in the world.

There are three types of assessment in the PYP:
· Pre-assessment occurs at the beginning of the teaching and learning process in order to establish what the students already know.
· Formative assessment is embedded in the teaching and learning process and therefore occurs in the daily routine of a classroom. It aims to support students to become better learners and helps teachers to plan the next stage of learning.
· Summative assessment occurs at the end of the teaching and learning process and provides students with opportunities to demonstrate what they have learned in a new context.