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The IB Primary Years Programme

Students in the 21st century are faced with the challenge of learning about an interconnected world where knowledge is constantly developing. The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Primary Years Programme prepares students to be active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.

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In our daily work with students, we consider the following Guiding Principles of the Reggio Emilia Approach developed by Louise Cadwell [From Bringing Reggio Home: Teacher College Press, 1997]:

• The child as a protagonist. Children are curious and interested in constructing their learning, negotiating with everything their environment brings to them;
• The child as a collaborator. Education focuses on each child in relation to other children, the family, the teachers and the community, rather than each child in isolation;
• The environment as a third teacher. The design and use of space encourages encounters, communication and relationships;
• The teacher as a researcher. Teachers document their work with children, whom they also consider researchers;
• The parent as a partner. The exchange of our collective wisdom broadens our understanding of each child.

Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.  ~Mark Twain

If you are applying for grades 2, 3, 4 or 5, your child should bring:
1. a portfolio which includes work on academic subjects as well as an example of creative arts. A portfolio is a collection of the student’s work and interests (from home and school). Please include a sample of writing, math, a social studies project, or photo of a project, a reading comprehension piece or a book report, a science journal and a creative arts piece. The student will be asked to discuss his/her portfolio.

  2. a book the student is currently reading.