MYP Curriculum:
As a candidate school for an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program authorization, teaching practice is centered on IB Philosophy, Principles, and Practices. The following Standards are woven into each unit along with the IB Subject Objectives:
- Common Core Math Standards
- Common Core ELA Standards
- OSPI Social Studies Standards
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Archdiocesan Religion Standards
- Second Step Social and Emotional Learning Standards
Our units of study are guided by inquiry, action, and reflection.
Teaching in IB programmes is:
- inquiry-based—provoking curiosity in order to structure and sustain exploration
- concept-driven—planning and teaching through concepts that are transferable to new contexts
- contextualized—reaching beyond the scope of individual subjects to establish relevance
- collaborative—promoting effective teamwork and purposeful/productive collaboration
- differentiated—providing access to learning for a diversity of learners
- informed by assessment—balancing assessment of, and for, learning.