MYP Areas of Interaction

IB MYP Areas of Interaction

At JEB Stuart High School, all 9th and 10th grade students participate in the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), which provides a framwork of academic challenges that encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world as well as to become critical and reflective thinkers.

APPROACHES TO LEARNING (ATL) - Through Approaches to Learning, we aim to help students understand how they learn, know and communicate their understanding. Each course helps students:

Develop their organizational skills

Develop a positive attitude toward work

Learn how to work effectively in groups

Strengthen their oral and written communication skills

Become effective researches by asking good questions

Learn how to evaluate their work

COMMUNITY AND SERVICE - Community and service is imbedded into our curriculum and extends beyond the classroom as students participate in CAS. By giving importance to the sense of community throughout the program, students learn responsible citizenship and deepens their understanding of our global community.

HUMAN INGENUITY - Human Ingenuity allows students to focus on the evolution, process and products of human creativity and their impact on life and society. Students learn to appreciate and develop in themselves the human capacity to create, transform, enjoy and improve the quality of life. Through this area of interaction, students:

Become inventors, creators and developers

Identify why we create or change products

Predict possible future developments

Celebrate human achievement

Evaluate the effects of human invention on individuals, society and/or the world

ENVIRONMENTS - This area of interaction aims to develop students' awareness of their interdependence with the environment so that they understand and accept their responsibilities. The study of environments assists students in:

Understanding the links between economic, political and social issues, and how these affect the environment

Developing positive and responsible attitudes towards their environments

Gaining the skills and commitment to contribute to their environments

HEALTH AND SOCIAL EDUCATION - This area of interaction deals with key aspects of development leading to complete and healthy lives. It encompasses physical, social and emotional health and intelligence. The aim is to develop in students a sense of responsibility for their own well-being and for their physical and social environment. In particular, the exploration of this area in the subject groups allows students to discuss and reflect on the following aspects of health:

Physical

Psychological

Sociological

Economic

Legal

IB/MYP COORDINATOR
Alana Brown
Rm. F114A
(703) 845-4523
anbrown@fcps.edu

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