Primary Years Programme (PYP)

What is the Primary Years Programme (PYP)?

PYP (Primary Years Programme)

The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is for those aged from 3 to 12 and is focused on mental and physical development. It is available in any language.

The PYP curriculum covers the following six transdisciplinary themes based on human communalities, which are considered essential in the context of international education. (Four cross-curricular themes at minimum annually for those aged 3 to 5, which correspond to early childhood in the PYP)

Who we are
Where we are in place and time
How we express ourselves
How the world works
How we organize ourselves
Sharing the planet
While addressing these transdisciplinary themes, students study the following six subjects:

  • Language
  • Social studies
  • Mathematics
  • Arts
  • Science
  • Personal, social, and physical education

 

The curriculum framework of PYP