Following on the series of posts about the essential elements of the programme, the next we will look at is ‘attitudes”.
The International Baccalaureate understands and recognizes that to develop a programme that builds a truly internationally minded person it is very important to develop a set of attitudes towards people, the environment and also learning.
What do we want our students to feel, value and demonstrate?
This is the development of personal attitudes towards people, the environment and towards learning. These characteristics are built up by developing the following attitudes: appreciation, commitment, confidence, creativity, curiosity, empathy, enthusiasm, independence, integrity, respect and tolerance.
As with other aspects of the programme such as the learner profile and the skills, there are no set lessons to develop these, rather the teachers look for authentic links within their class time.
In the daily lives of the students, we provide opportunities for students to be aware of, develop and build appreciation for these attitudes. We constantly look for and reinforce the demonstration of the attitudes in the learning environment and develop the child as a whole and not just focusing on the academic side of the programme.
Alex Inman
PYP Coordinator
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