The teaching of our new IB Middle Years Programme curriculum has started! This week in Humanities lessons MYP 1 students have started a unit exploring what it means to be a global citizen and have started by investigating the issue of plastics in the oceans. In Science, MYP 2 have been asking the question; what do scientists do? They have begun by exploring the scientific method. In Music lessons MYP 3 students have started to create their own radio show  - which will even include ‘jingles’ and advertisements. Finally, MYP 4 Art students have been using the IB Learner Profile to inspire their work! 

What an action packed start to the new academic year! Watch this space for more updates on our fantastic new MYP curriculum.

This term the students will have lots of exciting units to explore in IPC. All students will be starting with a Brainwave unit which focuses on how our brains learn and how to be a good learner. After this the units will be as follows:

• Year 1 and 2 Who am I?- a unit about ourselves, friends and family.
• Year 3 and 4 Active Planet- a unit about natural disasters
• Year 5 Making the news- a unit about the development of communication through time
• Year 5 Myths and legends- looking at stories from all around the world and how they affect us today
• Year 6 Extreme Survivors- focusing on animal adaptation in extreme habitats
• Year 6 Black Gold- a unit about the importance of oil to the world’s economy and to the planet

Please talk to your children about these themes and topics over the term and encourage them to share their learning with you.

Rachel Sparrow

IPC coordinator

We are so happy to see lots of familiar faces and to welcome new students who have joined us this year for Summer Camp.

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All the students have now returned from their school trips and they had a fantastic time. They were lucky to have good weather and they said they enjoyed themselves throughout the week. The trips as far away as the USA, Costa Rica or Portugal, were a great learning experience for the students and they were able to meet local people, try the local cuisine and enjoy the activities such as swimming, cycling, zip lining over aligators and canyoning, not to mention their shopping! Overall, a great experience for all the students and staff.