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Middle Years
Programme
The MYP is designed for students aged 11 to 16. It provides a framework of learning
that encourages students to become creative, critical and reflective thinkers.
The MYP emphasizes intellectual challenge, encouraging students to make connections between their studies in traditional subjects and the real world. It fosters
the development of skills for communication, intercultural understanding and
global engagement—essential qualities for young people who are becoming
global leaders.
At the International School of Hamburg, the MYP consists of
eight subject groups: language acquisition, language and
literature, individuals and societies, sciences, mathematics,
arts, physical and health education, and design. In grades 9
and 10, students have the option to take courses from six of
the eight subject groups, which provides greater flexibility.
Conceptual understanding
Our MYP teachers organize the curriculum with appropriate
attention to:
Approaches to learning (ATL)
Teaching and learning in context
Students learn best when their learning experiences have
context and are connected to their lives and the world that they
have experienced. Using global contexts, MYP students explore
human identity, global challenges and what it means to be
internationally minded.
Concepts are big ideas that have relevance within specific
disciplines and across subject areas. MYP students use
concepts as a vehicle to inquire into issues and ideas of
personal, local and global significance and examine knowledge holistically.
A unifying thread throughout all MYP subject groups, approaches to learning provide the foundation for independent
learning and encourage the application of their knowledge
and skills in unfamiliar contexts. Developing and applying
these skills help students learn how to learn.
Service as action (community service)
Action (learning by doing and experiencing) and service have
Viggo, Grade 7
“ The NECIS programme and the MYP is very
useful, and the school is multicultural”
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