Transdisciplinary Themes
Transdisciplinary Themes
International Baccalaureate: Primary Years Program
The IB Primary Years Programs focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside.
The most significant and distinctive feature of the IB Primary Years Program are the six transdisciplinary themes.
Each theme has indicators that help to define the scope of the theme.
Six Transdisciplinary Themes
- Have global significance – for all students in all cultures.
- Offer students the opportunity to explore the commonalities of human experience.
- Are supported by knowledge, concepts, and skills from the traditional subject areas but utilize them in ways that transcend the confines of these subjects, thereby contributing to a transdisciplinary model of teaching and learning.
- Will be revisited throughout the students’ years of schooling, so that the end result is immersive in broad-ranging, in-depth, articulated curriculum content.
- Contribute to the common ground that unifies the curriculums in all PYP schools.
- Each theme has a descriptor that explains what students will be inquiring into under this theme.
