1. PYP
At GAIS
September 2009

2. Preschool
“Who we are”

3. Displays of the Unit Inquiries

4. Displaying the Attitudes

5. Working with the Learner Profile
• Students define each attribute of
Grade 4 Grade 1
the learner profile
• Students draw and write what it
means to be caring
Grade 1

6. • Preschool students
add their name on a
leave when they
displayed a certain
attribute of the learner
profile
• Grade 2 student
divide peace sign into
the 10 attributes of
the learner profile and
draw symbols on
back

7. Grade 5: Inquiry into Evolution
be like
What would life
on an island
shelter
without tools or
Write a
diary en
what it tr
would b y about
e like!
H ow
di
Why d people m ials
do ater
Some esn’t it w ake fire? nat ural m
ti or
the b mes a fail k for us? A r t using
est le e
sson d project
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8. Grade 5 Classroom Displays
Timeline
This is what we know!

9. Grade 4
Where we are in place and time
Geography
History
Social Studies
German
English
IT
Math
Art
Subject Integration

10. Grade 1 learned more about schools in
“How we organize ourselves”

11. Inquiry based learning
Learning to write
Using letter
combinations
Advertising of a product
Our Identity
How Key concepts/ related concepts
are being used across the subjects
Pre- Assessment
What do we already know?

12. Specials
Library
Music
IT

13. Working with the students

14. Getting ready for class

15. Lunch
Vorschule Preschool g
during Lun etting ready
ch for lunch
eace Day
r Lunch Lunch Activities on P
R ec ycling afte

16. Fieldtrips
• Support
understanding of
central idea
• Helps students gain
an understanding in
an authentic setting
• Promotes social
interaction and
intercultural
understanding

17. Mission Statement
The German-American International School (GAIS) mission is to
provide an outstanding international, bilingual education focused on
inquiry-based learning with the goal to foster confident, creative and
responsible learners and global thinkers.
All we do at GAIS has to support this purpose.