The personal project encourages you to practise and strengthen their approaches to learning (ATL) skills, to consolidate prior and subject-specific learning, and to research an area of personal interest. In grade 10 students must research, plan, take action to complete, reflect, report, and present on an inquiry of their choice. MYP projects help you to develop the attributes of the IB learner profile; provide you with an essential opportunity to demonstrate ATL skills developed through the MYP; and foster the development of independent, lifelong learners. The Personal Project begins in March of MYP Year 4 (Grade 9), and is completed by February of MYP Year 5 (Grade 10). All students are supported by a supervisor. Achieving a Grade of 3 and above is the minimum requirement for the Personal Project.
MIDDLE YEARS - MYP
The Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IBO) is a course of study designed to meet the educational needs of students aged 11 to 16 years. This period, is a particularly critical phase of personal and intellectual development and requires a programme that helps students participate actively and responsibly in a changing and increasingly interrelated world. At Notion, we focus on our students developing fundamental skills of researching, thinking critically and creatively, and communicating effectively. Our students begin to appreciate learning but places new knowledge within contexts enabling a deeper and richer more transferable experience of learning. The programme consists of eight subject groups integrated through a conceptual approach to teaching that provide a framework for learning within and across the subjects. At the core of the programme the IB Learner Profile serves as an encouragement to students to learn and develop social responsibility, cooperation, pride, empathy, and a realization of the importance of listening carefully to the opinions of all. Students are encouraged to question and evaluate information critically, to seek out and explore the interdisciplinary links between subjects, and to develop an awareness of their own place in the world. Learning how to learn and how to evaluate information critically is as important as learning facts. At Notion International School Middle School covers the years 6 – 10 or MYP1 – MYP5
Preparing for the IB® Diploma
The best preparation for the IBDP is successful completion of the IB® Middle Years Programme (IB® MYP) course in grades 9 and 10.
The MYP builds on the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in the IB® Primary Years Programme (PYP) and will prepare you to meet the academic challenges of the IB® Diploma Programme (DP). The MYP stands apart from other curricula in requiring you to develop analytical skills and to put learning into contextual understanding.
IB MYP subject groups:
The MYP:
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Addresses holistically students’ intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being.
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Provides students opportunities to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need in order to manage complexity and take responsible action for the future.
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Ensures breadth and depth of understanding through study in eight subject groups.
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Requires the study of at least two languages to support students in understanding their own cultures and those of others.
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Empowers students to participate in service with the community.
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Helps to prepare students for further education, the workplace and a lifetime of learning.
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