International Baccalaureate Program

Educating for Excellence

 

Rigor + Relevance + Relationships = Educational Excellence

MYP Areas of Interaction

The Areas of Interaction are not “subjects” studied in a separate class. It’s helpful to think of them as a set of “lenses” teachers use to help students “see” the connections between their regular classroom subjects, as well as between what they learn at school and “the real world” – that’s Relevance. Also, the Areas of Interaction

help students to really think about what they are learning in new and different ways, rather than simply memorizing lots of facts, dates and figures – that’s Rigor. In addition, the Areas of Interaction develop students’ sense of compassion and respect for self, others and our environment – that’s Relationships.

The five Areas of Interaction include:

Ø Approaches to Learning

Ø Community and Service

Ø Homo Faber “Man the Maker”

Ø Environment

Ø Health & Social Education

Links to classroom examples of The MYP in action are available on this site. Click here to view A Basis for Practice, a comprehensive guide to IB’s Middle Years Program.