This is the December 2013 presentation to parents introducing PYP.

1. An introduction to
learning at RCHK
2013-14

2. The IB mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to
develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young
people who help to create a better and more
peaceful world through intercultural understanding
and respect.
To this end the IBO works with schools, governments
and international organizations to develop
challenging programmes of international education
and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the
world to become active, compassionate and lifelong
learners who understand that other people, with
their differences, can also be right.

3. The RCHK mission Statement
• To seek. To serve. To strive.
• Renaissance College Hong Kong (RCHK) is a
student-centred independent school.
• Through a rigorous and holistic curriculum, the
college will develop global citizens who strive for
excellence, appreciate the aesthetics and are
empowered to take progressive action.
• RCHK strives to build a culture that promotes
peace and democracy, values diversity and works
towards a sustainable future for all.

4. Introduction to the PYP curriculum

5. The learner
and Learner
Profile are at
the heart of
the
curriculum
model

6. The IB Learner Profile The aim of all IB
programmes is to develop internationally
minded people who, recognizing their
common humanity and shared guardianship
of the planet, help to create a better and
more peaceful world.
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The IB mission as learning outcomes
Shows the curriculum addresses the whole person
For the whole community
Not a check list of an ideal student – focus on the
process – learning to be
• Only self/peer assessed

7. The IB Learner Profile
Knowledgeable
Caring
Risk-taker/
Courageous
Communicator
Reflective
Principled
Thinker
Balanced
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Inquirer
Open-minded

8. Exploring what
the Learner
Profile means to
us….

9. Approaches to Teaching
Written Curriculum
Taught
Curriculum
Assessed Curriculum

10. The Written Curriculum - Essential elements of the PYP
Concepts
Action
Approaches to
learning - skills
Attitudes

11. What we want students to know?

12. ESF & IB Scope and Sequence Documents

13. • ESF –
Maths/English/Chinese
• RCHK – Science & Social
studies
• PSE
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IB
PSPE
Visual Art
Music

14. What we want students to
know?Transdisciplinary units

15. Whole school
Programme of
Inquiry (POI)
http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/content/pyp

16. Year 1 Units of Inquiry

17. What do we want students to understand?
Key
Concepts
Related
concepts
Concepts are:
• Universal
• Timeless
• Abstract
• Represented by 1 or 2
words
• Focus the inquiry

19. How is a concept driven curriculum
different?
Topics
and
Knowledge
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People
Countries
Wars
Treaties
Outcomes
Dates & Numbers
Concepts and
big ideas
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Change
Causation
Power
Conflict
Peace

20. What do we want students to
be able to do?

21. How do we want students to feel?
I care about
people and
places.

23. The attitudes in
the classroom

24. How do we want students to act?

25. What might action look like?

26. What might action look like?
Learning in action
Advocacy
• Posters
• Sending petitions to local
government

27. What might action look like?
Direct Action
• Year 6 Laos trip
• Reusable mug service
• Supporting the school fair
Indirect Action
• Terry Fox Run
• Philippines collection

28. How can we start taking action?
Start Doing
Stop Doing
Do more of
Do less of

29. The Taught Curriculum
How best will we learn?

30. PYP at RCHK & Traditional schooling
Contextual
language
development
Isolated language
skills teaching
Concept driven
Knowledge driven
Explicit values
Students seated in
groups, working
collaboratively
Students seated in
rows, working
individually
Learning about host
country and culture
Drill and practice
Technology resources
Resources representing
multiple perspectives
Some stand
alone subjects
Transdisciplinary
Assessment, recording
and reporting
Process as the focus
Learning as the focus
Many
correct
answers
One correct answer
Hidden curriculum
Product as the focus
Teacher as the focus
Focus on
formative
assessment
Reliance on
standardised tests

31. What does inquiry learning look like?

32. The Assessed Curriculum
How will we know what
we have learned?

33. Assessment for learning
Assessment of learning
The purpose of Assessment is “to support
student learning and help teachers better
understand the progress of their learners.”
Before
Preassessment
During
End
Formative assessment
Summative
assessment
If you wish to know more about assessment we will be running an information evening
focused on assessment in January.

34. Reporting to parents
Reporting Method
Date
Written report
January and June
3 way conferences
(target setting)
Student led conferences
October
(celebrating student learning)
June
Portfolios/Evidence of
learning
Meeting with teachers
Between CNY-Easter
When needed

35. End of Year Outcomes

36. Helping your child at home
School website
• http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/content/pyp
Subject specific and class weeblies/websites –
please contact your child’s teacher for access

37. Library resources to support you and
your child
http://lirc.rchk.edu.hk/how-to-use-guides.html

38. How can you find out more?
• Website: Learning at RCHK – PYP section.
Eg. Learner Profile in Chinese, Programme of
Inquiry
• Future parent session – ASSESSMENT
• IB website: www.ibo.org/pyp/
• E mail questions to:
jharmer@rchk.edu.hk