IB Middle Years Programme
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) runs from Grade 5 to 7 and provides excellent preparation for the IB Diploma Programme our school offers in Grades 11 and 12.
The MYP aims to develop independent students who are internationally minded and have the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to participate in a responsible way in a changing and increasingly inter-related world. Our Middle School was authorized to implement the Middle Years Program (MYP) by the International Baccalaureate Organization on April 28, 2023.
The MYP curriculum consists of eight subject groups: Language and Literature (Turkish), Language Acquisition (English, French, German and Spanish), Mathematics, Sciences, Individuals and Societies, Physical and Health Education, Arts and Design to provide a broad and balanced education for our students.
Other significant elements of the MYP are:
MYP Service as Action
The MYP Service as Action Programme in Irmak Schools requires the students from every grade to participate in Service As Action Activities. The school offers opportunities such as School Initiated Service activity for each grade, MYP Unit Driven Service as Action in subjects and student self-initiated service activities.
Global Contexts
In our highly interconnected and rapidly changing world, IB MYP aims to develop international-mindedness through global contexts. The aim of the mentioned contexts is to enable students to connect their classroom learning within a real-world context.
- Identities and relationships
- Orientation in space and time
- Personal & cultural expression
- Scientific and technical innovation
- Globalization and sustainability
- Fairness and development
Approaches to Learning
Approaches to learning (ATL) skills in the IB MYP, enables students to develop skills that help them to become self-regulated learners and help them “learn how to learn”. The 5 sets of skills are:
- Thinking skills
- Social skills
- Communication skills
- Self-management skills
- Research skills
Community Project
The MYP Community Project is an important activity that must be completed in the third year (7th grade) of the MYP program at Irmak Schools. The community project focuses on community and service and gives the opportunity to develop awareness of needs in various communities and addresses these needs through service learning. The community project is completed individually or in groups of up to three people. The choice of the project topic is made in consultation with the supervising teacher, who is responsible for overseeing the development of the project according to the Community Project objectives and evaluation criteria published in the IB Projects Guide. Regular meetings are held with the supervisor and the supervisor signs the relevant documents for each of the mandatory meetings. A record of these meetings is kept by the students in their Process Journals. It is the students’ responsibility to meet the deadlines. Research, Planning, Taking Action and Reflection steps are followed during the project. Community projects are evaluated by the supervisors and juries according to the criteria published in the MYP Projects Guide. The timeline shared with students and counselors at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year, each student is expected to present their Community Project. The presentations are presented in a festive atmosphere at our school with a big organization to which parents are also invited.
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