Knowledge is one of the five fundamental curriculum areas know as Essential Elements.
This is of course the actual content of the programme, what is it that we are looking to teach in our school through the units of inquiry? What is it that we want students to know about?
The knowledge aspect of the curriculum here at Chatsworth is delivered through our transdisciplinary units of inquiry. Our Kindergarten classes have 4 units then moving into 6 units of inquiry for our Year level classes.
The units bring in the traditional subject areas of mathematics, languages, science, social studies, the arts and personal, social and physical education together in a transdisciplinary environment - showing the students the interrelatedness of the subject areas.
"The PYP aims to create a curriculum that is engaging, relevant, challenging and significant for learners in the 3-12 age range. The curriculum is transdisciplinary, meaning that it focuses on issues that go across subject areas." IB Website 2015
"The PYP aims to create a curriculum that is engaging, relevant, challenging and significant for learners in the 3-12 age range. The curriculum is transdisciplinary, meaning that it focuses on issues that go across subject areas." IB Website 2015
Our units are arranged under transdisciplinary themes, which are the same for every year group, although they may be taught in a different order through the school year.
- Who We Are
- Where We Are in Time & Place
- How We Express Ourselves
- How the World Works
- How We Organize Ourselves
- How We Share the Planet
We will have a look in a later post in more detail as to what each transdisciplinary theme represents.
Alex Inman
PYP Coordinator
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