The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)

Practical connections between their studies and the real world.

IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)

The MYP (Middle Years Programme) is a comprehensive five-year educational program designed for students aged 11 to 16. It aims to develop active learners and internationally-minded young people who can empathise with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning through a challenging and engaging educational experience that prepares students for further studies and for life as responsible global citizens.  

The IB MYP aims to cultivate a nurturing and stimulating environment where students, embodying the IB Learner Profile, develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to thrive as inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring global citizens in a rapidly changing world

The IB Learner Profile

The IB learner profile represents 10 attributes valued by IB World Schools. These attributes, and others like them, can help individuals and groups become responsible members of local, national and global communities.

The MYP encourages students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world, fostering critical and creative thinking skills. Through a challenging framework that includes eight subject groups, the MYP provides a broad and balanced education for ages 12 - 16.

Approaches to Learning (ATLs)

The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) emphasizes the development of essential skills through its Approaches to Learning (ATLs). These are not subjects themselves but rather transferable skills that students can apply across all areas of their learning and beyond. Here's a breakdown of the five ATL categories:

• Thinking skills
• Research skills
• Communication skills
• Social skills
• Self-management skills

Global Contexts

The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) utilises six Global Contexts to provide a framework for exploring real-world issues and connecting learning to global perspectives. These contexts are:

• Identities and Relationships: This context explores the nature of the self, beliefs, values, personal health, human relationships, and our rights and responsibilities.
• Orientation in Space and Time: This context focuses on exploring our personal histories, journeys, discoveries, and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilisations.
• Personal and Cultural Expression: This context focuses on the various ways humans discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs, and values.
• Scientific and Technical Innovation: This context explores the natural world and its laws, focusing on the physical and biological systems, the principles governing the natural world, the relationship between humans and the natural world, and scientific and technological advancements.
• Globalization and Sustainability: This context explores the interconnectedness of individuals and organisations within human-made systems, focusing on the nature of organisations and institutions, societal decision-making, economic activities and their impact, and the rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups.
• Fairness and Development: This context focuses on exploring the rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things, communities and the relationships within and between them, access to equal opportunities, peace and conflict resolution.

Service as Action

Service as Action (SA) is a crucial component of the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), designed to foster students' personal and social development through meaningful engagement with their communities. It's not just about volunteering; it's about learning through service and taking action to make a positive difference. 

Key Principles of Service as Action:

• Learning Through Service: SA emphasizes the reciprocal nature of service. Students not only contribute to their communities but also gain valuable knowledge, skills, and insights.
• Developing Responsibility: SA encourages students to take ownership of their actions and understand their role in creating a better world.
• Promoting Ethical Action: SA fosters ethical decision-making and a commitment to social justice.
• Connecting Learning to Action: SA provides opportunities for students to apply their classroom learning to real-world situations.
• Developing the Learner Profile: SA helps students develop the attributes of the IB Learner Profile, such as being caring, principled, and reflective.