In a move that aims to inspire students to become ‘active world citizens’, one Lethbridge, Alta., school has changed its programming by becoming an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme intitution (IB-PYP).
“For the last two years, (Our Lady of Assumption School) has been working on becoming an IB-PYP school. We received our verification last week, so we are now officially an IB world school – we’re the first elementary school south of Calgary to have that designation,” said Caryn Swark, associate principal of the school.
The designation means students will now learn in new ways.
“It’s a lot about learning to learn. So, what we’re teaching is still the Alberta curriculum, but it’s as important how we’re learning it and the skilled we’re building and who we’re becoming as we learn, as it is what we’re learning,” said Swark.
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