In PYP, just like in life, it’s the journey which counts much more than the destination.
Reaching the destination is but a small event, amidst the ups and downs of the process of how it was attained. And of all the journeys of learning, the PYP Exhibition is, by far, the most important experience.
At our school, year 5 is involved in the ‘PYPEx’ and starts the process at the end of Yr4, when they are taken through the six trans-disciplinary themes with their descriptors. They guided through with what needs to be learnt under each theme before choosing one. Every student then votes for one them choosing the one which they want to work on the exhibition. So before even reaching year 5, their programme of inquiry has the theme identified for the PYPEx.
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