The International Baccalaureate (IB) aims to develop inquisitive and caring students who help create a more peaceful world. The IB's Primary Years Programme (PYP) expects that inquiry will lead students to take responsible action as a result of their learning. During an exhibition, students demonstrate their acquired knowledge, skills, and attitudes by presenting the process and results of their group inquiry to address an identified topic. The PYP assesses students on their application of skills, demonstration of attitudes, understanding of concepts, acquired content knowledge, final product communicating their learning, and documentation of their inquiry process.

2. The International Baccalaureate
aims to develop inquiring,
knowledgeable and caring young
people who help to create a better
and more peaceful world through
intercultural understanding and
respect.

3. …education must extend beyong the
intellectual to include not only socially
responsible attitudes but also
thoughtful and appropriate action. An
explicit expectation of the PYP is that
successful inquiry will lead to
responsible action, initiated by the
students as a result of the learning
process.
- Making the PYP Happen, p. 25

4. 12 year old studentcreates an I`hone app to teach
children how to take care of and manage their
money (New York Stock Exchange, 2010).
“There are children that spend too
much money in things they don’t
need, when they should be saving…”
– Fabián Fernández-Han

5. Exhibition 2015

6. Demonstrate knowledge and
acquire content.

7. Show understanding of ideas and
relevant concepts.

8. Develop skills

9. Demonstrate attitudes

11. Group inquiry

14. Exhibition – Open Day

15. Tuning In
• Identify a topic for inquiry
• Form collaborative groups

16. Finding Out
• Research
• Use transdisciplinary skills
• Conduct interviews, surveys, site visits…

17. Generalizing
• Reach
conclusions
• Offer a
solution to
the problem
• Find answers

18. Take
Action• Take the
conclusions
to practce.
• Create a
product to
offer a
solution or
response.

19. STAGE OF
INQUIRY
STUDENT’S ROLE PARENT’S ROLE
TUNING IN Reflect on topics of your interest.
Research for general information.
Give suggestions.
Share your own
interests
FINDING OUT Find information in a variety of sources.
Conduct interviews, surveys, visit
factories, companies, organizations…
Keep a record and document the process.
Reference all your sources.
Give suggestions.
Help get in contact.
If possible, take them to
places they need to visit.
GENERALIZING Review the documenattion of your
inquiry.
Reach logical conclusions, justified with
your investigations.
Suggest and encourage.
Give direction so that
they may reach answers
and conclusions on their
own.
TAKING ACTION Take your conclusions to practice: create
a product, a petition, a model…, write a
letter for an important person…
Help out with materials
and transport.
EXHIBITION –
OPEN DAY
Prepare a presentation with the
audiovisual materials needed to
communicate the process and product
you created and your learning.
Help out with materials
and preparation.

20. • Do the work for your child.
• Tell them what to do without letting them
make their own decisions.
• Give them the answers, without the
oportunity to think for themselves.

21. How will we assess?
A) PYP ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
• Applies and recognizes the use of transdisciplinary
skills.
• Demonstrates the PYP attitudes in his/her
interactions.
• Uses the language of the IB Profile and models the
attributes.
• Shows understanding of the concepts that have
been selected for the inquiry.
• Acquires the knowledge and content related to their
inquiry.

22. How will we assess?
B) FINAL PRODUCT
• Designs an audiovisual /visual presentation.
• Prepares a final product in relation to the
inquiry findings.
• Effectively communicates their process of
inquiry and what they have learned.
• Presents a bibliography and references all the
sources used.

23. How will we assess?
C) INQUIRY PROCESS
• Records/documents the inquiry process carried
out.
• Identifies a line of inquiry to guide the inquiry
process.
• Develops and follows an inquiry planner
• Formulates questions associated with the key
concepts
• Collaborates within a group