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Primary Years Programme Exhibition
A celebration of a culmination of learning
It is wonderful to see our young people critically engage with the world around them – something that we strive to facilitate for our students at every stage of their Trinity journey.
Through the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) Exhibition event in August, we saw our Year 6 students demonstrate their ability to navigate topics of local and global significance using their PYP skillset.
The Exhibition, which is a core component of the IB PYP, gives students agency to undertake an inquiry in their final year of Junior School. Year 6s work in small groups to thoroughly research chosen topics over a series of months using the frameworks that have characterised their PYP learning journey. They then present their findings to their peers, teachers and families via visual displays on Exhibition Night.
‘It was a great experience to participate in the PYP Exhibition’, Year 6 student Scott said.
‘I learnt how to care more about the environment, and I also learnt a lot from this project. I found that the project was inspiring and entertaining for me and I enjoyed linking all of my research back to the central idea.’
Scott and his peers clearly demonstrated all the PYP “Approaches to Learning”, including research, communication, selfmanagement, social and thinking skills. When students were questioned about what action they have taken and will take for the future, their detailed answers and descriptions demonstrated a strong understanding of their chosen inquiries.
The PYP Exhibition also provides an opportunity for the whole community to be involved and to see how the students link the IB “Learner Profile Attributes” (Balanced, Reflective, Risk-Takers, Inquirers, Caring, Communicators, Knowledgeable, Principled, Open Minded and Thinker) to their learning.
Year 6 students present their project findings to their peers
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.
To this end the organisation works with schools, governments and international organisations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
The students were also able to elaborate on the “Lines of Inquiry” and the “Key Concepts” they focused on that enabled their understandings of the “Central Idea” to become understood with deeper and broader conceptual links.
The Year 6 students were very proud of the learning processes they undertook, having been given agency for their learning, in addition to the support they received on their journey from their mentors and staff. Learning showcases such as the PYP Exhibition demonstrate the inspirational learning community that we are at Trinity.
By learning through inquiry and reflection, each of our students develop knowledge, understanding and skills to become caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.
Jon Knight
Primary Years Programme Coordinator (PYPC)
Year 6 students walk from their classroom to the Peter Crawley Centre for the Arts to set up their Exhibition presentations.
