• IB Primary Years Programme

     

    The Primary Years Programme is designed for ages 3-12. It frames all learning activities throughout the school community, integrating itself within and around the Common Core framework. In addition to meeting North Carolina and federal requirements, schools offering the IB Programme must meet strict guidelines and evaluation by the International Baccalaureate Organization ® in order to attain and maintain authorization as an IB school.

    As part of the IB authorization requirements, Smith offers instruction in a variety of world languages. Students receive instruction in their chosen world language, Spanish or Mandarin Chinese, each week.

    The IB Primary Years Programme:

    • Encourages a positive attitude to learning by engaging students in inquiries and developing their awareness of the process of learning so that they can become lifelong learners
    • Reflects real life by encouraging learning beyond traditional subjects with meaningful, in-depth inquiries into real life issues based on the Transdisciplinary Themes
    • Emphasizes, through the IB Learner Profile, the development of the whole student – physically, intellectually, emotionally, and ethically.
    *To learn more about the IB-PYP, go to http://www.ibo.org/
     

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