International Baccalaureate Program

Educating for Excellence

 

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Middle Years Program

The Corning-Painted Post Area School District is authorized to offer the IB’s Middle Years Program (MYP) in each of its secondary schools. The MYP is a “whole school program” for every C-PP student in grades 6 through 10.

The MYP was designed specifically for students in this critical age group who are transitioning into their teenage years. Most of them have a strong need to ask questions and understand how what they learn in school matters in the “real world.” Therefore, the MYP focuses on the relevance of each subject, how they connect to each other and how they apply to the world outside.

The MYP recognizes that all students learn differently, so tests and assessments are given in different formats – written, oral and demonstrations – so that students have a chance to show what they have learned in ways that best suit their personal learning style.

Changing the way we teach

C-PP students still take English, Math, Science, Art, Humanities, Technology, Phys Ed and Spanish or French. The MYP difference is delivered through the program’s five Areas of Interaction and guided by three Fundamental Concepts that support and strengthen all areas of the curriculum. In addition, the MYP provides accountability for meeting program requirements and standards program through monitoring and moderation of assessment at all World Schools.

The MYP experience ends with a Personal Project, which each student must complete over the course of ninth and tenth grades. Every student who successfully completes the five-year program will receive an official MYP certificate at the end of tenth grade. In addition, these students are well prepared candidates for the IB Diploma Program in their junior and senior years.

Classroom examples of IB in action are available on this site. Click here to view A Basis for Practice, a comprehensive guide to IB’s Middle Years Program. For additional information about this program, visit the IBO Web site or contact C-PP’s MYP Coordinator.