IB Primary Years Programme
Concepts
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Central to the philosophy of the PYP is the principle that structured inquiry is a powerful vehicle for learning that promotes meaning and understanding, and challenges students to engage with significant ideas. Hence, in the PYP there is a commitment to a concept-driven curriculum as a means of supporting inquiry.
A set of eight key concepts have been drawn up to deepen each inquiry in this transdisciplinary curriculum. The concepts and their guiding questions are:
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Form
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What is it like?
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Function
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How does it work?
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Causation
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Why is it like it is?
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Change
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How is it changing?
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Connection
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How is it connected to other things?
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Perspective
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What are the points of view?
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Responsibility
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What is our responsibility?
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Reflection
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How do we know?
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When viewed as a set of broad, open-ended questions, the concepts form a manageable research tool with a structure that helps deepen and sustain inquiry.