Middle Years Programme (MYP)

Language & Literature

Mathematics

Design

Individuals & Societies

Sciences

Physical and Health Education

Arts

MYP assessment standards are consistent around the world. The MYP assessment model is based on four criteria. Teachers structure varied and valid assessment tasks so that students can demonstrate achievement according to objectives defined by the IB. Tasks are always assessed against these established criteria, not against the work of other students.
The MYP also encourages teachers to assess the students’ Approaches to Learning Skills (ATL), including how to succeed in written examinations. 

Typical MYP assessment tasks include open-ended, problem-solving activities and investigations, organised debates, tests and examinations, hands-on experimentation, analysis and reflection. MYP assessment is carried out internally by teachers, according to the criteria defined by the IB, and uses rigorous moderation practices to ensure consistency. However, certain components are also externally marked and moderated by IB examiners, such as the Personal Project.

Staff are fully qualified teachers, and receive regular internal and external training on the MYP framework and assessment, as well as from other expert providers at the forefront of educational pedagogy.

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• IB World Schools (the only schools authorised to offer IB programmes) are subject to a strict accreditation process monitored by the IB, ensuring that academies provide a high-quality education
• IB teaching methods and curriculums are research- based and draw from the best educational practices from systems around the world
• IB teachers are required to participate in many professional development opportunities to continually promote their awareness of current educational practices and new thinking
• IB students develop a sense of the world around them and their responsibility to it. (See “What is an IB Education?”)
• IB programmes are recognised internationally and ease the educational transitions of mobile students so that their education is not adversely affected if their families relocate

The Social Impact Challenge (Large Scale Inquiry) is an annual event in which  students from Grade 6 to Grade 9 work together in mixed teams to solve a specific challenge. Students are tasked with coming up with an impactful, sustainable and scalable solution, service or product to tackle this challenge, and to establish a realistic company to provide or manufacture the product.

This Challenge utilises both the IB inquiry cycle and its EIE pillars, helping students to build on from their PYPX in Grade 5, and continue to develop the skills required for success in their Personal Projects in Grade 10.

A weekly programme of possible activities that take place across each day. This are roughly split into those offered by staff , and those provided by outside companies. Those with outside providers usually incur an additional cost.

Teaching and learning in the MYP is based in the understanding that students learn best when the learning is:

• engaging, challenging, rigorous, relevant and significant
• collaborative
• appropriately supported with feedback
• understood and accommodated for students with diverse needs
• structured so students feel secure and that their ideas are valued and respect
• based on how students "learn best" and supports the development of new thoughts, ideas and connections between other disciplines

The MYP is designed for students aged 11 to 16. 

It provides a framework of learning that encourages students to become creative, critical and reflective thinkers. The MYP emphasises intellectual challenge, encouraging students to make connections between their studies in traditional subjects and the real world. It fosters the development of skills for communication, intercultural understanding and global engagement—essential qualities for young people who are becoming global leaders.

It builds upon the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and prepares students to meet the academic challenges of the IB Diploma Programme (DP) and the IB Career Related Programme (CP).

• IB World Schools (the only schools authorized to offer IB programmes) are subject to a strict accreditation process monitored by the IB, ensuring that schools provide a high-quality education.
• IB teaching methods and curriculums are research- based and draw from the best educational practices from systems around the world.
• IB teachers are required to participate in many professional development opportunities to continually promote their awareness of current educational practices and new thinking. 
• IB programmes are recognised internationally and ease the educational transition of mobile students so that their education is not adversely affected if their families relocate.

All MYP teachers receive professional development in the IB’s approaches to teaching and approaches to learning from certified IB workshop leaders. This is a requirement for IB World Schools implementing the MYP.