From the PYP Coordinator

A warm welcome to all our new parents who have joined the school for the start of semester 2 - welcome to Chatsworth! (And welcome back all our existing parents of course!) Our primary school uses the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP). This is a very widely used educational programme around the world in many international schools. It's the first of three programmes from the IB, the others being the Middle Years Programme and then for the final two years of school the Diploma Programme which has world-wide recognition by universities as a high quality qualification for entry into degree programmes. Here at Chatsworth we use all three programmes so you can have the continuity of a high quality IB education.  

You can find some more information on the IB website

The PYP is an inquiry based programme, so if your family background is from a national state school then this will differ somewhat. We put much more emphasis on your child thinking, investigating, questioning and developing as a whole person. We aim to give them a much more international outlook and bringing into the classroom their prior knowledge and experiences, building on this in the units of inquiry they will be inquiring into.

In this blog you will be able to read in more detail about the aspects and components of the Primary Years Programme to gain more of an understanding of Chatsworth and the PYP and how it may differ from your previous educational experiences. Please also have a look at our Parent Cafe calendar here - a series of informal meetings where we will give talks about our school programme and you can have a chance to ask any questions you may have. Look forward to seeing you there!

Alex Inman