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suesid · New kid Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 12

Can anyone please explain the curriculum differences between Foundation and International?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I have done some homework on web but am just confused now!

Thanks in advance.

Sue Very Happy

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Jac · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject:

What do you mean by 'international'

dancingqueen · Moderator Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 45317

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How is it different from IBPYP?
We share with IBPYP the aim of improving the education of children in international schools. We support and acknowledge all those schools which have set out to do this using PYP. But there are some differences between the IPC and PYP.

The most important ones are:

· The IPC began by making the Learning Goals (the skills, knowledge and understanding children should learn) explicit. Everything is geared to helping children achieve those Learning Goals.

· The IPC specifically sets out to address the issue of the development of an international mind set. It even has Learning Goals and activities specifically related to international understanding.

· The IPC provides schools with Units of Work which teachers can quickly put into practice with children. These units include activities, teaching advice, information for parents, assessment advice and more.

· The Units of Work are organised in such a way as to reinforce the concepts of 'independence' and 'interdependence', concepts crucial to the development of an international understanding.

· The activities and teaching strategies have been specifically designed to take into account recent research into how the brain works.

any help? is it something specific to your area Sue?

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suesid · New kid Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 12

Thanks Dancing Queen for your help. You are a little star! Very Happy

Sue