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International School of Stuttgart > learning at ISS > the middle years > the IB Middle Years Programme
The student is at the centre of the Middle Years Programme curriculum model. The programme is designed to guide students in their search for a sense of place in the natural and social environment. The curriculum allows students to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to participate effectively in life in the twenty-first century: • The programme provides learning in a broad base of disciplines to ensure that students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare for the future. • The course objectives include skills and processes as well as a framework of concepts; the aim is to ensure that students are not only knowledgeable about a subject area, but also develop a genuine understanding of principles and an ability to apply these in new contexts, in preparation for further learning. 
• The MYP promotes the principle of concurrent learning, whereby students deal with a balanced curriculum each year. As the students mature and develop thinking skills, they explore the disciplines with increasing depth and realize how they are linked to each other and global issues. • The programme encourages the use of a variety of teaching and learning methodologies to produce a climate where students discover how they learn best in different contexts. • The MYP emphasizes the development of the whole child: affective, cognitive, creative and physical; its effective implementation depends on the school's concern for the whole educational experience, including what children learn outside the classroom.
Text and IB MYP image from: International Baccalaureate Organization / Middle Years Program / Implementation and Development of the Programme |
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