Middle Years Programme (MYP)
What is the MYP?
The Middle Years Programme (MYP) is a student-centered, inquiry-based academic programme available to students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades at Lucile Erwin Middle School and 9th and 10th grades at LHS in which:
- Students study between five and eight MYP courses of inquiry concurrently.
- Students explore their interests through completing one extended, self-directed project at each level.
- Teachers and students make connections between what is happening in class and in the world at large.
- Learning is contextualized in six different global contexts, creating interdisciplinary connections.
- The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) emphasizes intellectual challenge.
- It encourages students aged 11 to 16 to make practical connections between their studies and the real world, preparing them for success in further study and in life.
- The MYP aims to develop active learners and internationally-minded young people who can empathize with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning.
- The programme empowers students to inquire into a wide range of issues and ideas of significance locally, nationally and globally. The result is young people who are creative, critical and reflective thinkers.
-What is the MYP?, IBO.org, 2015
Why do it?
Research shows that students participating in the MYP:
- build confidence in managing their own learning.
- learn by doing, connecting the classroom to the larger world.
- outperform non-IB students in critical academic skills.
- consistently have greater success in IB Diploma Programme exams.
- thrive in a positive school culture where they are engaged and motivated to excel.
- develop an understanding of global challenges and a commitment to act as responsible citizens.
-What is the MYP?, IBO.org, 2015