• addresses the academic, social and emotional well-being of students
• encourages students to develop independence and responsibility for their own learning
• supports students’ efforts to grasp an understanding of the world and to relate comfortably within it
• helps students to establish personal values as the basis of their local culture and to develop an understanding of mindsets from other countries and cultures.
The six thematic areas identified in the IB PYP
• Language
• Social Studies
• Mathematics
• Arts
• Science
• Personal, social and Physical Education