Thoughts from the Chatsworth Primary Hallway

The International Baccalaureate (IB) describes the IB Learner Profile as:

“The IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century and provides a long-term vision of education. It is a set of ideals that can inspire, motivate and focus the work of schools and teachers, uniting them in a common purpose”.  

There are ten attributes that frame the IB Learner Profile. IB schools are charged with developing these attributes in a meaningful and contextual way in the hope that our students are:

• Inquirers
• Risk Takers
• Communicators
• Thinkers
• Knowledgeable
• Principled
• Caring
• Open minded
• Balanced
• Reflective

(To learn more about each specific attribute, please click here.)

What does this look like in the context of teaching and learning in the elementary section at Chatsworth International School?  We begin to introduce the learner profile early with our K1 students.  Although the Learner Profile is composed of big words and even bigger concepts, teachers still use this vocabulary with the students.  This is done through discussions; usually stemming from actions and events that happen in class.  This provides the students with real life situations which can be connected to a specific attribute enabling the children to understand these abstract ideas easier.

Literature is a wonderful vehicle in which to explore the attributes from the Learner Profile for all of our students.  In the elementary library, Mrs. Elaine Fong is currently working to categorize hundreds of picture books according to the attributes connected to that piece of literature. The “Student Profile” category at the end of the page contains books for each of the ten attributes.

We invite you to come visit our library and Mrs. Fong or Ms. Siti can help you locate books should you wish.

I hope you have a safe and lovely weekend.

Dr Michael Berry Head of Primary