Middle Years Programme | Tashkent International School

Overview

Students in grades 6-10 are at a critical stage of development as they are undergoing dramatic physical, personal, social and intellectual changes. They are also becoming more aware of the wider world around them. It is a time of questioning and challenging, which can be exciting, confusing and a bit frightening all at the same time. The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) aims to help students through this crucial time by fostering a sense of belonging and a positive attitude to learning. Learning how to learn, how to evaluate information and communicate their learning are important to the program.

The MYP has three fundamental concepts:

The programme is holistic
The programme fosters inter-cultural awareness
A programme that stresses the importance of communication

Middle Years Programme Model

Subject groups:

Language A (English, Russian and Korean (9&10))
Language B (English, Russian and French)
Humanities
Mathematics
Sciences
Physical Education
Technology
Arts

IB Learner Profile:

Balanced
Knowledgeable
Inquirers
Communicators
Principled
Thinkers
Open-Minded
Caring
Risk-takers
Reflective

Areas of Interaction (AOI):
These are lenses through which we develop lines within and between individual subject groups. They ask students be involved in a cycle of gaining knowledge, reflection and thoughtful action.

AOI	Key Questions
Approaches to Learning	How do I learn Best? How do I know? How can I communicate my understanding?
Community & Service	How do we live in relation to each other? How can I contribute to the community? How can I help others?
Health & Social Education	How do I think and act? How am I changing? How can I look after myself and others?
Environments	What are our environments? What resources do we have or need? What are my responsibilities?
Human Ingenuity	Why and how do we create? What are the consequences?

Personal Project: The culminating project of the MYP is the Personal Project. Each grade 10 student have this exciting opportunity to complete a major piece of work on a project of their choice, under the guidance of a supervising teacher.
If you have any questions about the Middle Years Programme at TIS, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Fiona Moss
MYP Coordinator
mypcoord@tashschool.org

International Baccalaureate MYP sites & documents:
General MYP Site: http://www.ibo.org/myp/
MYP Curriculum Site: http://www.ibo.org/myp/curriculum/index.cfm
MYP General Regulations for students and parents
MYP preparing students for university in the 21st Century