UK CURRICULUM & LEARNING
TASIS The American School in England MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME
The MYP is for students aged 11–16. It lasts for approximately five years, and classes are divided into eight subject groups:
• Language acquisition • Language and literature • Individuals and societies • Sciences • Mathematics • Arts • Physical and health education • Design
In their final year of study, students also engage in a personal project, which allows them to demonstrate the understanding and skills they have developed throughout the programme. They are expected to lead the process, with supervision from their teacher.
Students can opt to take MYP ‘eAssessment’, which
provides them with IB-validated grades based on their exams and coursework, and ultimately receive an MYP Certificate.
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
In 1968, the IBO sought to create a programme that would be recognised by universities around the world. Today,
the DP provides learning over a very broad base of disciplines, preparing students for further learning and a future career. It has proved itself to be the success story in secondary education over the past 30 years, and is now recognised as an entrance qualification to universities in nearly 150 countries. Sevenoaks School, a co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11 to 18 in Kent, is celebrating 40 years of teaching the IB diploma this year. Explains head, Katy Ricks, “Sevenoaks has offered the IB since 1978 and it is now taken by our entire sixth form. “Students leave us at 18 with a global network of friends, a qualification which is recognised at universities around the world and an international worldview.”
In addition to their chosen subjects, all DP students take Theory of Knowledge (a challenging critical-thinking course) and undertake an Extended Essay (a dissertation-style research project). Both of these prepare them for the rigour of university, teaching them to research independently, to analyse evidence, and to translate their thoughts into a well-written (or verbalised) point of view. “The design of the IB encourages students to become independent learners, curious about the global environment, skilled in analysis and time management and with an international mind-set,” says Alison Vernon, director of communications and development at Boxhill School, a co-educational day and boarding school in Surrey for students aged 11 to 18. “These
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