The Programme

The Programme Model: The MYP Circle

The learner is placed at the centre of the MYP model to emphasize educating the whole person and the importance of student inquiry. The MYP is a skillsbased programme with a focus on academic and extra academic skills. Global contexts are also central to the programme. They help students to see connections between different subjects and they encourage questioning and reflecting on personal experience and perspective.

At Stratford Hall, these eight subject groups are further divided into academic and experiential courses. *Note: This does not mean that academic subjects have no experiential component, or vice versa.

Academic courses: Math, English, Science, Individuals and Societies, Spanish, and French.

Experiential courses: Music, Theatre, Photography, Media Arts, Design, Physical and Outdoor Education, Visual Arts, and Core.

Fine arts and design technology courses: In Grades 6 and 7, our arts programme includes visual arts, music and theatre.

In Grades 9 and 10 students choose from electives in both, Arts and Design Technology. Grade 9 and 10 arts options are: visual arts, media arts, music, theatre, and photography. Grade 9 and 10 design options: theatre production, sports science, sports leadership, computer science and creative writing.

Conceptual and Contextual Learning

MYP Units are built around key concepts and global contexts. Together, these frame subject-specific inquiries that are conceptually driven and set within authentic, real-life contexts. Because the concepts and contexts span the individual subject areas, they also support inter-disciplinary learning.

Key Concepts Across All Subjects

Aesthetics Connections Form

Perspective Change Creativity Global interactions Relationships Communication Culture

Identity Time, place, and space Communities Development Logic Systems

PYP Transdisciplinary Theme

Who we are

Where we are in place and time Forms of expression How the world works

How we organize ourselves Sharing the planet

MYP Global Contexts

Identities and relationships Orientation in space and time Personal and cultural expression Scientific and technical innovation Globalization and sustainability Fairness and development