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The IB Primary Years Program features six transdisciplinary themes that allow students to explore local and global issues through in-depth inquiries. These themes encourage students to reflect on their roles as learners and engage actively in their education, with each theme being addressed annually across multiple weeks. The themes include 'Who We Are', 'Where We Are in Place and Time', 'How We Express Ourselves', 'How the World Works', 'How We Organize Ourselves', and 'Sharing the Planet'.

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The IB Primary Years Program features six transdisciplinary themes that allow students to explore local and global issues through in-depth inquiries. These themes encourage students to reflect on their roles as learners and engage actively in their education, with each theme being addressed annually across multiple weeks. The themes include 'Who We Are', 'Where We Are in Place and Time', 'How We Express Ourselves', 'How the World Works', 'How We Organize Ourselves', and 'Sharing the Planet'.

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Transdisciplinary Themes

The IB Primary Years Program is distinguished by its inclusion of six transdisciplinary themes. These
themes provide IB World Schools with the opportunity to incorporate local and global issues across the
curriculum. These in-depth inquiries relate to the world beyond the school and are relevant and engaging.
Students who learn in this way begin to reflect on their roles and responsibilities as learners and become
actively involved with their education. They are expected to work in a variety of ways, on their own and in
groups, to allow them to learn to their best advantage. Each theme is addressed each year by all students,
and units of study last for several weeks. (Students in Pre-K engage with four of the themes each year.)

Who We Are
Inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal,
physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships
including families, friends, communities, and cultures; rights and
responsibilities; what it means to be human.

Where We Are in Place and Time


Inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the
discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationship between and the
interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.

How We Express Ourselves


Inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings,
nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on,
extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.

How the World Works


Inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural
world (physical and biological) and human societies; how humans use their
understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific and technological
advances on society and on the environment.

How We Organize Ourselves


Inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems
and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal
decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind
and the environment.

Sharing the Planet


Inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite
resources with other people and other living things; communities and the
relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities;
peace and conflict resolution.

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