At BMIS our curriculum framework is developed through the IB Primary Years Progamme (PYP). The PYP is an international, transdisciplinary program designed to foster the development of the whole student encompassing social, physical emotional, and cultural needs as well as academic welfare. A PYP school such as BMIS strives toward developing an internationally-minded person who demonstrates the attributes of the IB learner profile.
BMIS has been authorised since 2011 to teach the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) which reflects the best practices from international perspectives, emphasising the BMIS traditions and valuing inquiry as a powerful force in the natural learning of childhood. The programme of inquiry is flexible enough to accommodate the demands of our international curriculum and provides the best preparation for students to engage in the IB Middle Years Programme.
The programme of inquiry is defined by six Transdisciplinary Themes of global significance, explored using knowledge and skills derived from six subject areas, with a powerful emphasis on inquiry-based learning.
These themes provide IB World Schools with the opportunity to incorporate local and global issues into the curriculum and effectively allow students to “step up” beyond the confines of learning within subject areas.
Lower primary students are in three levels; Reception, Year 1, and Year 2. Each teaching group has a Classroom teacher as well as a teacher assistant. There are also Specialist teachers for Music, Art, Physical Education, and Educational Support.
BMIS provides a secure learning environment in which the individual is valued and respected. The child is best served when the relationships between the teacher and the parent, and between the school and the home, are reciprocal and supportive.
