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At Grisham, the 2004/2005 MYP programme will
be implemented as a 3-year program starting with the 6th grade. The
curriculum includes 8 academic disciplines (or subject groups), 5
themes called the Areas of Interaction, and a personal project. The
Areas of Interaction will be woven into the instruction of all
disciplines. As the students proceed through the program, they will
produce work that will be incorporated into their portfolios. During
the last year of the program, the students can choose to work on a
personal project that is a culmination of all that they have learned
through the program and this project will be included in their
portfolios. The portfolios are then evaluated by the Grisham faculty
and can optionally be evaluated by the IBO evaluation committee. The
intention of this process is to cultivate independent learners and
international thinkers.
Subject Groups
Language A
the student's best language, usually the school's language of
instruction
Language B
a modern foreign language learned at school
Humanities
history and geography
Sciences
biology, chemistry, physics
Mathematics
course including the five branches of mathematics: numbers, algebra,
geometry and trigonometry, probability and statistics, and discrete
mathematics
Arts
visual arts and performing arts
Physical Education
course, including health and fitness, individual and team sports
Technology
computer and design technology
Areas of Interaction
Approaches to Learning
This area teaches students how to take responsibility for their
learning. They learn study skills, organizational skills, problem
solving, conceptual and thinking skills.
Community and Service
This area encourages students to perform community service in their
communities as well as their schools to expand their knowledge of the
world and to make a difference.
Homo Faber
This area encourages the exploration of human creativity and its
impact on the society and the mind. The personal project is the
culmination of this area where the student investigates an area of
creation.
Health and Social Education
This area teaches the student about the physical, emotional, and
social considerations required when making life choices.
Environment
This area studies the relationship between people and the environment.
Personal Project
The personal project is done in the last year
of the program and it integrates what the student learned of the areas
of interaction.
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