In the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the IB’s youngest students learn about and use knowledge, concepts and skills from a variety of subjects to explore six transdisciplinary themes and begin to develop the attributes of the learner profile.
The Value of the IB Primary Years Programme
- Inquiry-based learning experiences
- Agency is fostered by encouraging student interests, questions and discoveries
- Rigorous curriculum in preparation for Middle Years Programme
- Exposure to a second language
- Students learn critical and creative thinking and higher-level questioning
- Students learn to take socially responsible action
- Fifth grade culminates with a group community project
Offered at Jefferson Lighthouse (K-5) and West Ridge Elementary (4K-5)
