Uppsala International School is an IB Candidate School which delivers the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). The PYP provides a holistic approach to curriculum design and places the child at the centre of the learning process. The PYP framework shows a series of concentric circles representing the essential elements within the PYP curriculum. These elements interconnect to meet the personal, social, emotional, and physical needs of the whole child.
The Primary Years Programme is the first of four IB programmes of education. It provides a curriculum framework of essential elements — the knowledge, concepts, skills, learning dispositions, and action that young students need to equip them for successful lives, both now and in the future and significant for learners in the 3–12 age range.
The six subject areas identified within the IB Primary Years Programme:
An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and responsibilities; and what it means to be human.
An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; and the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.
An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.
An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; and the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment.
An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organisations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.
An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.
The Primary Years Programme is the first of four IB programmes of education. It provides the Academy with a curriculum framework of essential elements — the knowledge, concepts, skills, learning dispositions, and action that young students need to equip them for successful lives, both now and in the future and significant for learners in the 3–12 age range.
All PYP teachers receive professional development in IB’s approaches to teaching and learning from certified IB workshop leaders. This is a requirement for IB World Schools implementing the PYP.
The PYP is able to develop students to possess the skills below. Click here to learn more.