Parents will:
Understand what inquiry-based learning looks and feels like in a PYP classroom.
Explore the key elements of the PYP framework (concepts, skills, learner profile, action, and agency)
Recognize how inquiry nurtures curiosity, critical thinking, and lifelong learning habits
Reflect on how they can support inquiry and agency at home
Parents can ask:
What learning do you notice?
What questions would you ask next?
What feedback would help learning move forward?
Who We Are
An inquiry into identity as individuals and as part of a collective through:
Physical, emotional, social and spiritual health and well-being
Relationships and belonging
Learning and growing
Where We Are in Place and Time
An inquiry into histories and orientation in place, space and time through:
Periods, events and artefacts
Community, heritage, culture, and environment
Natural and human drivers of movement, adaptation, and transformation
How We Express Ourselves
An inquiry into the diversity of voice, perspectives, and expression through:
Inspiration, imagination, creativity
Personal, social, and cultural modes and practices of communication
Intentions, perceptions, interpretations, and responses
How the World Works
An inquiry into understandings of the world and phenomena through:
Patterns, cycles, systems
Diverse practices, methods, and tools
Discovery, design, innovation-possibilities and impacts
How We Organize Ourselves
An inquiry into systems, structures and networks through:
Interactions within, and between, social and ecological systems
Approaches to livelihoods and trade practices - intended and unintended consequences
Representation, collaboration, and decision-making
Sharing the Planet
An inquiry into the interdependence of human and natural worlds through:
Rights, responsibilities, and dignity of all
Pathways to just, peaceful, and reimagined futures
Nature, complexity, coexistence, and wisdom
SMALL ACTIONS BIG IMPACT
Encourage inquiry at home
Ask questions instead of giving answers
Be the model to show independence
