What
is the Primary Year Programme Curriculum
Framework?
At
the heart of the programme’s philosophy
is a commitment to structured, purposeful
inquiry as the leading vehicle for learning.
Six transdisciplinary themes
Six transdisciplinary themes of global
significance provide the framework for
exploration and study:
* who we are
* where we are in place and time
* how we express ourselves
* how the world works
* how we organize ourselves
* sharing the planet.
Teachers are guided by these six transdisciplinary
themes as they design units of inquiry
that both transcend and articulate conventional
subject boundaries.
The programme can be illustrated by
a hexagon with the six transdisciplinary
themes surrounding six subject areas:
* language
* social studies
* mathematics
* arts
* science
* personal, social and physical education.
Five essential elements
The five essential elements - concepts,
knowledge, skills, attitudes, action,
are incorporated into this framework,
so that students are given the opportunity
to:
* gain knowledge that is relevant and
of global significance
* develop an understanding of concepts, which allows them to make connections
throughout their learning
* acquire transdisciplinary and disciplinary skills
* develop attitudes that will lead to international-mindedness
* take action as a consequence of their learning.
