Middle Years Programme - Raha International School in Abu Dhabi, UAE

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John Dewey
1859 – 1952

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Middle Years Programme

Raha International School is proud to offer the International Baccalaureate's Middle Years Programme for students in Grades 6-10. The Middle Years Programme is specifically designed for students aged 11 to 16 years when students are making the transition from early puberty to mid – adolescence. This time of life is characterized by significant period of personable, social and intellectual development, of uncertainty and questioning. The MYP is designed to assist students in their search for a sense of place in their world. It is programme based on best practice, educational research and informed development. It is a programme that is rigorous and challenging, yet flexible enough to allow for the adoption of national standards as needed. At Raha International School, we have implemented the MYP along with the required courses of the local Ministry of Education. The programme model places the learner at its centre highlighting the belief in educating the whole person and placing importance on student inquiry. The final year of the programme includes the completion of an extended, independent inquiry by each Grade 10 student called the Personal Project.

The MYP at Raha International School is based on a set of principles that are deeply rooted in international education. We are a community of learners who aim to develop the qualities of international mindedness outlined in the IB learner profile. The programme is designed to provide opportunities for students to develop, challenge and reflect upon their personal value systems. The development of these value systems and the ability to make sound judgments are seen as key components of adolescent development. The MYP is based on three fundamental concepts that help meet the needs of adolescent learners and goals of international education: holistic learning, intercultural awareness and communication.

Raha International School offers a balanced curriculum model that allows for discipline specific study but is deeply rooted in contexts and connections that provide opportunities for students to explore how their studies at school are connected to their real world. These contexts are called the MYP Areas of Interaction and are common perspectives or areas of student inquiry that form the basis of teaching and learning in the MYP. The five Areas of Interaction are Approaches to Learning, Community and Service, Health and Social Education, Environments and Human Ingenuity. The curriculum framework includes the knowledge, skills, application and attitudes that students need to be confident citizens of the world.

MYP Curriculum Handbooks

Whilst the 2011-2012 handbooks are being revised, kindly use the documents below as guidelines to the curriculum being taught:-

MYP Guide 2010-2011 Grade 6.pdf