Additional Language in the PYP

Additional Language in the PYP

Additional language in the PYP is always a great topic to discuss or unpack with the PYP teachers. As you know, I always start my blogs by looking at IB documentation: Culture 4: The school implements, communicates and regularly reviews a language policy that helps to...
Close the schools… we have failed…

Close the schools… we have failed…

We have failed … Most schools have failed to raise generations to live peacefully on earth. We have been unable to understand and respect others. We haven’t just failed; we have also distorted everything. All the concepts are mislaid, and humans are divided into three...
I have the right to live

I have the right to live

I write this article while the war on Gaza continues, the killing continues, and the injustice continues… I write this article and a new war started in Lebanon. I write this article knowing well what it means to lose a student, to have your school destroyed, to lose...
Timetables based on questions

Timetables based on questions

As usual, I start my PYP-related blogs with the standards and practices and reference the recent IB documents. Leadership 3: The school organizes time for learning and teaching that provides a broad, balanced and connected curriculum and serves the changing needs of...
A Journey, Not a Race

A Journey, Not a Race

As PYP coordinators, we are no strangers to change. The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a constantly evolving journey to meet our students’ needs and the demands of an ever-changing world. When changes are introduced, it’s natural to feel the urge to implement...