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International Baccalaureate
Santa Maria College is a candidate school of the International
Baccalaureate: Middle Years Program (MYP). In 2010 we will
begin implementing the MYP with the year 7 cohort and the program
will be progressively phased in, from years 7 through to year
10. By 2013 the program will be in full implementation and
our first cohort of students will be MYP graduates at the end of
Year 10. This group of young women will be prepared to tackle
the demands of the Victorian Certificate of Education. The MYP
serves as excellent preparation for the Victorian Certificate of
Education.
IB Middle Years Program
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) at
Santa Maria is a four-year programme designed to teach students to
become independent learners who can recognise relationships between
school subjects and the world outside. These students can
adapt to new situations and combine relevant knowledge and
practical and social intelligence to solve authentic problems
alone, or in groups.
There are three fundamental concepts underpinning the MYP:
Holistic learning that promotes the discovery of
relationships between areas of study, individuals, communities and
the world.
Intercultural awareness which is concerned with
developing students’ attitudes, knowledge and skills as they learn
about their own and others’ cultures.
Communication that is central to achieving the aims and
objectives of the MYP. This includes verbal and non-verbal
forms as well as use of information and communication
technologies.
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
The IB Middle Years Programme provides a thorough study of
various disciplines (see curriculum model)
AREAS OF INTERACTION
Five central elements known as the Areas of Interaction are at the
core of the MYP Programme.
Approaches to Learning is concerned with providing
students with the tools to enable students to take responsibility
for their own learning.
Community and Service begins in the classroom and extends
beyond it, deepening the students’ knowledge and understanding of
the world around them.
Health and Social Education deals with physical, social
and emotional health and intelligence and develops in students a
sense of responsibility for their own wellbeing and for developing
healthy relationships with others.
Environment aims to make students aware of their
interdependence with the environment so that they accept their
responsibility for maintaining an environment fit for the
future.
 Human Ingenuity allows students to
explore in multiple ways the processes and products of human
creativity. This is at the core of student-centred learning
where students themselves are placed in situations where they solve
problems by showing creativity and resourcefulness.
The Areas of Interaction are not directly assessed nor awarded
individual grades, since they are lenses rather than
subjects. They are, however, indirectly assessed
THE EIGHT SUBJECT GROUPS
Language A: English.
Language B: Italian/Japanese.
Humanities: History, Geography, Commerce
Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
Mathematics: The course includes the five branches
of Mathematics – number, algebra, geometry, trigonometry,
probability, statistics and discrete mathematics
Arts: Visual Arts and Performing Arts.
Physical Education: The course includes health and
fitness and individual and team sports.
Technology: Computer Technology and Design
Technology are integrated within all subjects through the four
years of the programme.
Religious Education is not an MYP-certified subject but
is compulsory for all students.
The following weblinks to the International Baccalaureate will
provide invaluable information:
Middle Years Program http://www.ibo.org/myp/curriculum/
Learner Profile http://www.ibo.org/programmes/slideh.cfm
Short Video on the Learner Profile IBO
Video about communications (This is a large file that may take some
time to download)
The Middle Years Program http://www.ibo.org/myp/index.cfm
IBO Information for Parents http://www.ibo.org/parents/
Parent Information Nights
Learner Profile:
At our Year 7 Information Night, parents were informed of the
International Baccalaureate Learner Profile. The Learner Profile
outlines the ten characteristics of effective learners and citizens
of the 21st Century.
Middle Years Program
Learner Profile
Year 8 and 9 Information Evening:
This year we invited Chris Daicos, an educator and social
worker to talk to our families about effective communication with
young women. Her PowerPoint presentation contains the ideas she
covered in the evening.
Enhancing
Communication With Young People
A second Parent Evening Workshop with Chris Daicos has been
planned for August 6th starting at 7.30pm. Watch the Dates to Remember on the main page of our web
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